Make Your Collections Count in 2010!

HOW MUCH of North America's plant diversity is safeguarded in living collections?

The short answer is we don't know, but in 2010, BGCI-US is working to answer this question by engaging the living collections* of North America, large and small, in a global initiative. We are asking the nearly 900 gardens in every region and ecosystem in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to contribute to the North American Collections Assessment by August 1, 2010.

*Including living plant, seed bank, and tissue culture collections.

Deadline Extension: If your institution will not be able to meet the August 1 deadline for uploading a plant list, please contact us and we would be happy to discuss it further.

New! Updated Plant Upload Instructions for any plant records database - plus instructions for BG-BASE users (PDF) (TXT)

Call to Collections Managers: How to Participate

Gardens can participate by uploading a simple spreadsheet of taxa held in their living collections to BGCI's online PlantSearch database.

Data submitted online will be used in an important assessment of progress towards the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in 2010. PLUS, PlantSearch offers great opportunities for gardens to share and learn about their collections. Read more on how you can take action!

Benefits

This is a free way for you to quickly and easily:

(1) make your collections count in a global conservation
assessment in 2010
(2) find out the conservation value of your collections
(3) securely connect your garden’s entire collections to
a global botanical network

Mark Your Calendars!

Participate by August 1, 2010 to be included
in the North American Collections Assessment.

See our Resources/Calendar for important dates.

Update your collections annually to gain the full
benefit of the PlantSearch network.

Take the First Step NOW

Collections Managers: apply to become a Garden Editor so you can update your garden’s online BGCI profile…and submit your garden’s collection data today!

Special thanks to the above Partners, and the Collaborators of the North American Collections Assessment!

Please Contact us for more information.