Policies & Guidelines

Display & Distribution

Reintroduction

The purpose of these policies is to provide ethical, rational, and practical guidelines for the varied activities of New England Wild Flower Society ("the Society"). The complex nature of the issues covered by these policies makes it difficult to define “absolute” principles to govern the Society's conduct. Although the intent of these policies is to guide actions by the Society's staff, volunteers, and, members, the policies may be useful in providing standards for others to evaluate their own conservation-related activities.

Note: These policies are for native plant species. New England Wild Flower Society does not propose policies on collection of non-native species except to recommend that collection or use of non-native species—seeds, plants parts, or whole plants— should not aid in the dissemination of non-native invasive species in any manner. Because most states consider plants to be the property of the landowner, landowner permission and permits from public agencies are also likely to be required in order to collect non-native species.

New England Wild Flower Society Announces Policy on Climate Change (4-17-07)

CLICK HERE to download the press release. [in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.]

CLICK HERE to download the entire policy document.  [in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.]

Conservation Policies and Guidelines

for Native Plant Collection, Native Plant Distribution and Invasive Plants.

CLICK HERE to download the entire publication approved by the Society's Board of Trustees in on May 29, 2002.  [in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.]

Guidelines for Ethical Field Research on Rare Plant Species.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the Guidelines and download a copy.

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Reintroducing Native Plants into the Wild

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