Colorado Native Plant Society
Conservation Committee
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The objectives of the Conservation Committee of the
Colorado Native Plant Society are to:
• Contribute to the recognition of and advocate the conservation of endangered, threatened, sensitive and special concern taxa by the public and by state and
federal agencies.
• Promote recognition and conservation of the natural diversity of native plant communities in Colorado.
• Promote legislation, rules and regulations concerning Colorado that will advance the objectives of the Society and to take action to protect sensitive, special concern, threatened and endangered Colorado native plants and plant communities.
• Work against the passage of legislation, rules or regulations that will adversely affect the objectives of the Society.
• Take actions as needed to protect the objectives of the Society when environmental documents indicate those objectives are endangered.
• Discourage the use and spread of non-native species, especially those that pose an immediate threat to Colorado’s native flora.
• Work to have plant communities recognized as worthy of official listing just as are species.
For more information about the Conservation Committee,
please email Tom Grant, the Conservation Committee Chair.
Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative
The Conservation Committee is currently involved in developing a statewide strategy for native plant conservation in partnership with other public and private organizations dedicated to conserving Colorado’s most imperiled plant species. This strategy will represent a collective vision for the future of plant conservation in Colorado emphasizing a coordinated and proactive approach to identifying and carrying out the actions needed to address increasing impacts to our imperiled species and providing for their long-term stewardship.
Members of the Rare Plant Conservation Initiative include:
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
Bureau of Land Management
Center for Native Ecosystems
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Transportation
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs
Colorado Native Plant Society
Colorado Natural Areas Program
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Colorado Open Lands
Denver Botanic Gardens
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
University of Colorado Herbarium
Click for more information about this initiative.
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