Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
Pacific Biodiversity Institute
Address: PO Box 298
Winthrop, WA 98862
Region: Northwest
Phone: 509-996-2490
Web: www.pacificbio.org
Organization Scope: International
Organization Type: Plant Research Center
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Natural habitat management
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Membership program
- Membership list
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
Native Plant Focus: We engage in botanical and ecological surveys and analysis of ecological condition of native plant communities. We are active in studies of alien plant invasions and how they effect native plants. We provide information on rare and endangered native plants though our Endangered Species Information Network that can be accessed through our web site: www.pacificbio.org We are developing a community herbarium of native plants in the North Cascades ecosystem.
Publications: We have many publications that are available on our web site: www.pacificbio.org
Description: Pacific Biodiversity Institute focuses on bringing the best conservation science to bear on issues of habitat loss, maintenance of native biodiversity, non-native species invasions, and other conservation issues. We engage in research in ecology, botany, biology and biogeography to shed light on pressing conservation issues. We also engage in public education efforts.
Last Update: 2003-12-12
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