Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta Award

Join us in congratulating our dedicated authors whose determined efforts made the second edition of the Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta book a reality, as they received their Gold Medal (Canada-West – Best Regional Non-Fiction) in the 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs).

Check out the Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta second edition award at 2024 Medalists | Independent Publisher Book Awards  and purchase the book at Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta, Second Edition  or at a 2025 Alberta Native Plant Council event. Every year since 1996, the IPPYs have celebrated the best independently published titles from around the globe Prestigious Indie Book Awards | IPPY Book Awards.

From left: Amy Griffiths, Kristen Foreman, Jenalee Mischkolz (holding a framed book cover), Gina Fryer (holding the IPPY Gold Medal), Kimberly Ottenbreit, Jane Lancaster (holding the framed IPPY Certificate), and Christina Metke; unfortunately Donna Cherniawsky was unable to make the trip to Calgary.