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.
Washington Park Arboretum
Address: 2300 Arboretum Drive E.
University of Washington, XD-10
Seattle, WA 98112
Region: Northwest
Phone: (206) 543-8801
Fax: (206) 325-8893
Web: www.weber.u.washington.edu/~wpa/
Organization Scope: National
Organization Type: Arboretum
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Membership program
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
Native Plant Focus: Native/Endangered species in collections.
Publications: Arboretum Bulletin and Newsletters to members
Description: 230 acre Arboretum containing 4400 different species; 10,000 plants in collection - 2nd largest colection of woody plants in North America.
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