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Native Plant Societies
Native Plant Societies of the United States and Canada
— Compiled by Mary M. Walker, New England Wild Flower Society Librarian
Statistics
- More than 64,000 people belong to native plant societies or botanical clubs in United States and Canada.
- Oldest botanical club: Torrey Botanical Society, 1867
- Oldest native plant society: New England Wild Flower Society, 1900
- Youngest native plant society: Finger Lakes Native Plant Society of Ithaca, NY, 2002
- Largest societies: Twelve societies have 1,000 or more members. The four largest are Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center with 13,000 members; followed by the California Native Plant Society (9,500); New England Wild Flower Society (5,000); and Florida Native Plant Society (3,000). Twenty-nine societies have 300-1,000 members; all but four of the remaining 30 have 100-300 members.
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United States
ALABAMA
Alabama Wildflower Society (8 chap.)
Margie Anderton, Treas
271 County Rd. 68
Killen, AL 35645
256-757-7064, margmick271@aol.com
Pres. Steve Threlkeld; threlkel@hiwaay.net
Website lists 11 Southeast plant photograph collections
ALASKA
Alaska Native Plant Society (2 chap.)
P.O. Box 141613
Anchorage, AK 99514-1613
907-563-7216, Andersonsmith@gci.net
Pres. Andy Anderson, 907-258-1414
ARIZONA
Arizona Native Plant Society (5 chap.)
Nancy Zierenberg, Adm. Assistant
Sun Station, P.O. Box 41206
Tucson, AZ 85717-1206
520-882-7663, anps@aznps.org
Pres. Barbara Phillips, bgphillips@fs.fed.us
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Native Plant Society
Maury Baker, Memb. ch
29 Pandilla Way
Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-7121
501-922-6077; mbbaker@suddenlink.net
http://www.anps.org/ anps@yahoo.com
Pres. Brent Baker, btb2000@hotmail.com
CALIFORNIA
California Botanical Society
Susan Bainbridge, corr. secty
Jepson Herbarium, Univ. Cal., Berkeley, CA 94720-246
sjbainbridge@berkeley.edu
Pres. Dean Kelch, Jepson Herbarium
dkelch@SSCL.berkeley.EDU
California Native Plant Society (34 chap.)
Amanda Jorgenson, Exec. Dir.
2707 K St., Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-447-2677; cnps@cnps.org
Pres. Brad Jenkins
Extensive info plant images (25+ sites); books
Southern California Botanists
Alan Romspert, Treas
Dept. of Biology, California State University
Fullerton, CA 92834
714-448-7034, aromspert@fullerton.edu
www.socalbot.org
Pres. Sula Vanderplank
COLORADO
Colorado Native Plant Society (6 chap.)
Kim Regier, Secty
P.O. Box 200, Fort Collins, CO 80522-0200
303-556-8309, kimberly.regier@cudenver.edu
www.conps.org
Pres. Leo Bruederle
Link to images of Colorado plants on website
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Botanical Society
Casper Ultee, Pres
P.O. Box 9004
New Haven, CT 06532-0004
860-633-7557, casperu@aol.com
www.ct-botanical-society.org
Pres. Casper J. Ultee, 55 Harvest Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
Website: good photos of plants of Northeast; key to ferns, goldenrods
DELAWARE
Delaware Native Plant Society
William McAvoy, Pres
P.O. Box 369
Dover, DE 19903
302-376-5416, william.mcavoy@state.de.us
www.delawarenativeplants.org
Pres. William McAvoy
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Botanical Society of Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Dept. of Botany, NHB/166
Washington, DC 20560
Pres. Julie H. Moore, Julie_H_Moore@fws.gov
FLORIDA
Florida Native Plant Society (27 chap)
Karina Veaudry, exec. dir
P.O. Box 278
Melbourne, FL 32902-0728
321-271-6702, info@fnps.org
www.fnps.org
Pres. Shirley Denton
GEORGIA
Georgia Botanical Society
Rich Reaves, Treas
2718 Stillwater Lake Lane
Marietta, GA 30066-7906
770-827-5186, members@gabotsoc.org
www.gabotsoc.org
Pres. Leslie Edwards, edwa1616@bellsouth.net
Georgia Native Plant Society (4 chap.)
Ed McDowell, Treas
P.O. Box 422085
Atlanta, GA 30342-2085
770-343-6000, ed.macdowell@cox.net
www.gnps.org
Pres. Eddi Minche, mcminche@mindspring.com
Interesting plant ident key under links
HAWAII
Hawaiian Botanical Society
Botany Dept., Univ. of Hawaii
3190 Maille Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
www. botany.hawaii.edu/botsoc/htm
Pres. Eileen Helmstetter, plaskettd002@hawaii.rr.com
Native Hawaiian Plant Society
P.O. Box 5021
Kahului, Maui, HI 96733-5021
nhps@maui.net
www.angelfire.com/h14/nhps
Pres. Linda Nelson, 808-661-4303, linda@maui.net
IDAHO
Idaho Native Plant Society (7 chap.)
Jodi Hull, INPS Treasurer
P.O. Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707-3451
208-342-2631, idahoplants@arczip.com
www.IdahoNativePlants.org
Pres. Janet Benoit
ILLINOIS
Illinois Native Plant Society (6 chap.)
Lorna Konsis, member ch
P.O. Box 3341
Springfield, IL 62708
217-662-2142, illnps@aol.com
www.ill-inps.org
Pres. Bo Dziadyk, bidziadyk@augustana.edu
INDIANA
Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society (4 chap.)
P.O. Box 30317
Indianapolis IN 46230-0317
www.inpaws.org , khartlep@ratioarchitects.com
Pres. Karen Hartlep, 317-253-6164
khartlep@ratioarchitects.com
IOWA
Iowa Native Plant Society
Deb Lewis
Ada Hayden Herbarium, 340 Bessey
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011-1020
515-294-9499, dlewis@iastate.edu
www.public.iastate.edu/~herbarium/inps
Pres. Brian Hazlett, Brian.Hazlett@briacliff.edu
KANSAS
Kansas Native Plant Society (3 chap.)
c/o R. L. McGregor Herbarium
Univ. of Kansas,
2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66047-3729
785-864-345, email@kansasnativeplantsociety.org
www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org
Pres. Jeff Hansen, Topeka
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Native Plant Society
Thomas G. Barnes, Pres
Dept. Forestry, Univ. KY
Lexington, KY 40546-0073
859-257-8633 tbarnes@uky.edu
www.knps.org
Pres. Thomas G. Barnes
LOUISIANA
Folsom Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 1055
Folsom, LA 70437, info@folsomnativeplant.org
http://folsomnps.org , fnpsinfo@aol.com
Pres. Yvonne Bordelon; ylbordelon@bellsouth.net
Louisiana Native Plant Society
Jackie Duncan, Treas
114 Harper Ferry Rd
Boyce, LA 71409
www.lnps.org , jduncan@fs.fed.us
Pres. Rick Webb rwebb@i-55.com
MAINE
Josselyn Botanical Society
Rick Speer, 566 N. Auburn Road
Auburn, ME 04210
207-783-8463, rspeer@ ci.lewiston.me.us
MARYLAND
Maryland Native Plant Society (7 chap.)
Karyn Molines Member. ch
P.O. Box 4877, Silver Spring, MD 20914
410-286-2928, membership@mdflora.org
www.mdflora.org
Pres. Cris Fleming, cjfleming@aol.com
Ext. bibliog. of regional books
MASSACHUSETTS
Botanical Club of Cape Cod and the Islands
P.O. Box 423
Woods Hole, MA 02543
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bcci/page
Donald Schall, 508-385-6182
dschall@ensr.aecom.com
New England Botanical Club
Gray Herbarium, 22 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138-2020
617-383-3656 neystersmith@bentley.edu
www.rhodora.org
Pres. Karen B. Searcy, Biology Dept., Univ. MA, Amherst. MA, 01003
New England Wild Flower Society
180 Hemenway Rd
Framingham MA 01701-2699
508-877-7630, information@newenglandwild.org
www.newenglandwild.org
MICHIGAN
Michigan Botanical Club (5 chap.)
Dorothy A. Sibley, Corresp. Secty
7951 Walnut Ave
Newaygo, MI 49337-9205
616-652-2036, dbsibley@mail.riverview.net
www.michbotclub.org
Pres. Pamela Lauretto,); (616-234-3896 w);
lauretto@attbi.com
Extensive list native pl soc.;
ext. bibliog. bks useful in region
Wildflower Association of Michigan
Jean Weirich, Treas.
3147 E. St. Joseph
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
www.wildflowersmich.org weirichj@aol.com
Pres. Cheryl Smith Tolley; cherylt@iserve.net
MINNESOTA
Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc
P.O. Box 3793
Minneapolis MN 55403-0793
612-348-5702
www.minneapolisparks.org
Pres. Steve Pundt
Friends of the Eloise Butler Wild Flower Garden
P.O. Box 11592
Minneapolis, MN 55412
612-370-4903
Minnesota Native Plant Society
220 Bio Sci Center
U. Minn., 1445 Gortner Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108-1020
www.mnnps.org : contact@mnnps.org
Pres. Scott Milburn, president@mnnps.org
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Native Plant Society
Dr. Debora Mann, Member ch
Biology Dept
Box 150307, Millsaps College
Jackson, MS 39210-0001
601-974-1415, manndl@millsaps.edu
http://groups.msn.com/mississippinativeplantsociety
Pres. Marc Pastorek
MISSOURI
Missouri Native Plant Society (5 chap.)
Ann Earley, membership ch.
P.O. Box 20073
St. Louis, MO 63144-0073
314-963-0103, aee623@prodigy.net
http://herb arium.missouri.edu/monps
Pres. Rex Hill, rexlhill@earthlink.net
MONTANA
Montana Native Plant Society (7 chap.)
Madeline Mazurski, Treas
P.O. Box 8783
Missoula, MT 59807-8783
406-542-0202, susan213@msn.com
www.umt.edu/mnps/
Pres. Susan Winslow, P.O.Box 502, Bridger, MT
susan213@msn.com
NEVADA
Nevada Native Plant Society
Arnold Thiem, Corr. Secty.
P.O. Box 8965
Reno, NV 89507-8965
702-329-1645, atiehm@unr.edu
http://heritage.nv.gov/nnps.htm
Pres. Ann Pinzl, apinzl@sbglobal.net
NEW JERSEY
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
Peggie Leifeste, Treas
Cook College
102 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519
732-583-2768, info@npsnj.org
www.npsnj.org
Pres. Kathleen V. Salisbury
NEW MEXICO
Native Plant Society of New Mexico (8 chap.)
John Freyermuth, Memb.Secty.,
P.O. Box 2364
Las Cruces, NM 88004
505-523-8413, jfreyerm@lib.nmsu.edu
Pres. Chick Keller
NEW YORK
Finger Lakes Native Plant Society of Ithaca
Sarah McNaull, Treas
532 Cayuga Hts. Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-255-9865, sm256@cornell.edu
www.fingerlakesnativeplantsociety.org
Pres. Nat Cleavitt
Long Island Botanical Society
Eric Lamont, Pres
P.O. Box 507
Aquebogue, NY 11931
631-722-554, libs-members@att.net
www.libotanical.org
Pres. Eric Lamont, Biology Dept, Riverhead High School
Riverhead, NY 11901, elamont@optonline.net
New York Flora Association
Steve Young
New York State Museum
3140 CEC, Albany, NY 12230
www.nyflora.org
Ch Person, Troy Weldy
Niagara Frontier Botanical Society
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14211
716-896-5200
www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~insrisg/botany
Pres. Margaret Partridge, 4512 E Lake Rd., Wilson, NY 14171
Mapart744692053@aol.com
Syracuse Botanical Club
Debby Shanahan, Pres
128 Buffington Rd
Syracuse, NY12224
318-446-1273; debby@verizon.net
Pres. Debby Shanahan
Torrey Botanical Society
Susan K. Pell, Corresp. Secty
www.torreybotanical.org
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225
718-623-7371, susanpell@bbg.org
Pres. Brian M. Boom, 718-817-8959, bboom@nybg.org
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Native Plant Society (5 chap.)
c/o N. Carolina Botanic Garden
UNC-CH, Totten Garden Center,3375
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375
919-834-417
Pres. Tom Harville, tom@ncwildflower.org
Western Carolina Botanical Club
Jenny Lellinger, Pres
16 Nottingham Rd
Brevard, NC 28712
828-884-7129, jlellinger@earthlink.net
Pres. Jenny Lellinger
OHIO
Ohio Native Plant Society (6 chap.)
Ann Malmquist, membership
6 Louise Drive
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-4231
440-338-6622, inky5@juno.com
http://dir.gardenweb.com/directory/onps1
Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio, Main Chap. ONPS
Judy Barnhart, Pres
10761 Pekin Rd
Newbury, OH 44065
440-564-915, npsohio@hotmail.com
http://groups.msn.com/nativeplantsocietyofnortheastohio/homepage
Pres. Judy Barnhart; bunchberry1@netzero.net
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Native Plant Society (4 chap.)
Tulsa Garden Center
2435 S. Peoria, Tulsa, OK 74114-1350
918-496-2218, chadwick.cox@cox.net
www.usao.edu/~onps/
Pres. Kim Shannon, okpenstemon@yahoo.com
OREGON
Native Plant Society of Oregon ( 13 chap.)
David Lebo, Pres.
P.O. Box 902
Eugene, OR 97440-0902
503-236-8787 president@NPSOregon.org
www.npsoregon.org
Pres. David Lebo
PENNSYLVANIA
Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Loree Speedy, Bulletin editor
279 Orr Rd., West Newton, PA 15089
724-872-5232 , mousemapper@verizon.net
www.botanicalsocietyofwesternpa.org
Pres.Bonnie Isaac, 412-831-2724;
isaacb@CarnegieMuseums.org
See website for purchase of "Wildflowers of Pennsylvania"
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Assoc
1635 River Rd
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938-0685
215-862-2924, burian@bhwp.org
Miles Arnott, director
Delaware Valley Fern & Wildflower Society
Alice-Blake Simonson, Treas.
1030 Limekiln Pike, Maple Glen, PA 19002
215-723-3639, alice-simonson@webtv.net
www.dvfws.org
Pres. John DeMarrais
Muhlenberg Botanical Society
Franklin and Marshall Coll., North Museum
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, t pdraude@aol.com
http://snipurl.com/Muhlenberg
Pres. Tim Draude, 717-393-7233; tpdraude@aol.com
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
Maggie Harlan, Pres
1001 E. College Ave
State College, PA 16801
www.pawildflower.com, president@pawildflower.org
Pres. Maggie Harlan
Philadelphia Botanical Club
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195
215-299-1192
www.ansp.org/hosted/botany_club/
Pres. Robert J. Holt, jack@mobilelifts.com
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Karen Asher, Pres
P.O. Box 414
Exeter, RI 02822
401-789-7497, office@riwps.org
www.ri wps.org
Pres. Karen Asher; kasher2@cox.net
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Native Plant Society (4 chap.)
Bill Stringer, Pres
P.O. Box 491
Norris SC, 29667
www.scnps.org , bill.stringer@scnps.org
Pres. Bill Stringer
SOUTH DAKOTA
Great Plains Native Plant Society
P.O. Box, 461
Hot Springs, SD 57747
605-745-3397
www.gpnps.org , info@gpnps.org
Pres. Margaret Barney
SOUTHEAST
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
Charles N. Horn, Secty/Treas
Newberry College, Biology Dept
2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108
803-321-5257, chorn@newberry.edu
www.newberrynet.com/sabs
Pres. Howard S. Neufeld, neufeldhs@app.state.edu
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Native Plant Society
Mary Priestley, Pres
P.O. Box 159274
Nashville, TN 37215
www.tnps.org , info@tnps.org
Pres. Mary Priestley, marypriestley@bellsouth.net
Follow links to Univ. Tenn Herbarium and Vanderbuilt Univ. for nearly 7,000 images of Southeastern plants
TEXAS
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Susan K. Rieff, Exec. Dir.
4801 La Cross Ave.
512-292-4200
www.wildflower.org
Comprehensive & outstanding information on
6,500 native plant species
17,000 picture image gallery
950 native plant books
Native Plant Society of Texas (32 chap.)
Melissa Miller, Pres
P.O. Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
830-997-9272, president@npsot.org
www.npsot.org
Pres. Mellissa Miller
UTAH
Utah Native Plant Society (8 chap.)
Celeste Kennard, Treas
P.O. Box 520041
Salt Lake City, UT 84152-0041
801-377-5918, celeste@byu.edu
www.unps.org , unps@unps.org
Pres. Bill Gray
VERMONT
Vermont Botanical and Bird Club
Deborah Benjamin, Pres
Warren Road,
P.O. Box 327, Eden, VT 05652
802-635-7794
www.vtbb.org
Pres. Deborah Benjamin
VIRGINIA
Virginia Native Plant Society (11 chap.)
Karen York, Office Manager
400 Blandy Farm Lane, Unit 2
Boyce, VA 22620
540-837-1600, vnpsofc@shentel.net
Pres. Sally Anderson
Extensive bibliography of books
WASHINGTON
Washington Native Plant Society (11 chap.)
Catherine Hovanic, WNPS Administrator
6310 NE 74th St, Suite. 215
E Seattle, WA 98115-8171
206-527-3210
www.wnps.org , wnps@wnps.org
Pres. Dean Longrie
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Native Plant Society (2 chap.)
Steve Mace, Corr. secty
P.O. Box 808
New Haven, WV 25265
303-882-2450
www.wvnps.org
Pres. Chad Kirschbaum, cdkirschbaum@yahoo.com
WISCONSIN
Botanical Club of Wisconsin (4 chap.)
Mariquita Sheehan, Treas. BCW
3576 Deerskin Rd.
Phelps, WI 54554
715-546-3764, wrex@nnex.net
http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/BCW
Pres. Lynn White, bcwlynn@frontiernet.net
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Donna VanBuecken, Exec. Dir.
P.O.Box 1274
Appleton, WI 54912-1274
877-394-9453, execdirector@for-wild.org
WYOMING
Wyoming Native Plant Society (2 chap.)
P.O. Box 2500
Laramie, WY 82073
www..uwyo.edu/wyndd/wnps/wnps_home.htm.html
Pres. Beth Burkhart , 605-673-3159
CANADA
North American Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 84, Sta. D.
Etiobicoke, ONT M9A 4X1
416-631-4438, nanps@nanps.org
www.nanps.org
Pres. Grif Cunningham
ALBERTA
Alberta Native Plant Council
52099 Garneau, PO
Edmonton AB T6G 2T5, Canada
www.anpc.ab.ca, info@anpc.ab.ca
Pres. Kelly Ostermann; kostermann@eba.ca
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Native Plant Society of British Columbia
2012 William St
Vancouver BC V5L 2XS, Canada
604-255-5719, information@npsbc.org
www.npsbc.org
Pres. Virginia Skilton, Surrey BC
dvskilton@shaw.ca
NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick Botany Club
Treas. Dwayne Sabine
48 Bridge St., Fredericton NB E3A 4K9 Canada
nbbotclub@yahoo.ca
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Wildflower Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
The MUN Botanical Garden
Memorial University
St. John's Nfld A1C 5S7, Canada
709-753-6415,
www.chem.mun.ca/~hclase/wf/
Pres. Carmel Conway abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com
NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St
Halifax NS Can. B3H 3A6, Canada
www.navnet.net/~csensen : www. chebucto.ns.ca/~nswfs;
Pres. Charles Cron, 902-477-8272, ccron72@hotmail.com
ONTARIO
Field Botanists of Ontario
W. D McIlveen
www.trentu.ca/fbo/, wmcilveen@sympatico.ca
QUEBEC
Flora Quebeca PQ
www.floraquebeca.qc.ca, floraquebeca@hotmail.com
Pres. Alain Meilleur
SASKATCHEWAN
Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan
P.O. Box 21099
Saskatoon, SK S7H 5N9, Canada
306-668-3940, info@npss.sk.ca
Pres. Michael Champion, M_Champion@ducks.ca