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.
Morton Arboretum
Address: 4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532
Region: Midwest
Phone: (630) 968-0074
Fax: (630) 719-2433
Web: www.mortonarb.org
Organization Scope: National
Organization Type: Arboretum
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
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
- Native plant sales
Native Plant Focus: Plants from around the world; endangered native plants of the upper midwestern USA.
Publications: Member's Newsletteer (bi-monthly); Education Program (quarterly); Plants of the Chicago Region (book); Selecting & Planting Trees (booklet)
Description: A 1700 acre arboretum that collects and studies trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. Significant programs in Research and Education, along with plant collections of more than 3600 different types of trees, shrubs, and other plants.
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