New England Wild Flower Society 2007 Conservation Activities

View Map 1 (file is large, please be patient)New England Wild Flower Society’s Conservation staff and many extremely dedicated volunteers have been busy in the field again this year. This map, freshly updated for 2007, shows our rare plant population surveys in all the counties of New England.

To see a large, full-color version of the Rare & Invasive Plant Surveys map, CLICK HERE.

Squares on the map indicate the number of rare plant population surveys scheduled in each county. The Conservation staff contacts landowners to obtain permission for the volunteers and staff to go to the rare plant sites and update the population record information, including population size and overall health. This data then goes to the Natural Heritage Program in the appropriate state.

Circles on the map indicate the number of work days the Conservation staff has scheduled in that county. Work days include invasive plant management days and botanical inventory days.

The enormous amount of work we manage to accomplish on these days would not be possible without our volunteers!