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The Friends of Plant Conservation supports the

North Carolina Plant Conservation Program in its efforts to

conserve and protect North Carolina’s imperiled native plants in their habitats.

 

  

  

 

Guided Preserve Tours ~ 

 

 

 

April 19: Join PCP staff at the Cedar Mountain Bog Preserve (Transylvania County); view ongoing ecological restoration efforts and participate in census of several interesting and rare species.

(Registration limited to 15)

 

May 11: Laura Gadd, NC Natural Heritage Program botanist, and PCP staff will lead survey efforts to re-discover a "lost" population of Sandhills milkvetch (Astragalus michauxii) at the Pondberry Bay Preserve (Sampson County).

(Registration limited to 20)

 

May 12: Mothers Day trek amongst big leaf magnolias (Magnolia macrophylla) at Redlair Farm (Gaston County) with Haywood Rankin,  Catawba Land Conservancy, and NCPCP. (Registration limited to 20)

 

May 18: Join PCP staff and Preserve Stewards to see what is blooming in the Piedmont’s most floristically rich location— the Eno Diabase Sill Preserve (Durham County). Co-sponsored with Eno River Association.

                        

 

                                                                                                                                                                               

                           Magnolia macrophylla.   

 

 Registration required for all events:contact NancyStewart                                                                                       

at 919-707-3755 or send an email:  click here                                                 

                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Visit the NCPCP website!

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRIENDS OF PLANT CONSERVATION

 

  • Preserving rare plants in unique habitats through supporting, through education, resource development, and advocacy,  the efforts of  the NC Plant Conservation Program. 

           

 

  • Recognizing that issues have human and social dimensions, not just environmental ones

 

  • Supporting and respecting the role of volunteers for the organization

 

  • Providing information to the public about native plant conservation issues.

 


Paul Hosier, Bruce Williams, and Tom Harville explore Pondberry Bay Preserve.
 
 
For information on the Friends of Plant Conservation, membership, or imperilled plants: 

Friends of Plant Conservation
1060 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1060