Alberta Native Plant Council

The Council’s specific objectives are:

• To educate individuals, industry, and government about native plants.
• To promote awareness of native plant issues through a newsletter, an annual workshop, and in the media.
• To co-ordinate information and activities concerning Alberta’s native plants.
  • To develop briefs or position papers for special projects; for example, biodiversity, forest vegetation management, wetlands, rare species or phenology.
  • To organize field trips and plant study groups.
  • To update lists of current research and conservation projects.
• To preserve natural habitats and plant communities.
  • To support legislation that protects native plants.
  • To take action to establish, preserve and manage protected areas.
  • To undertake Alberta projects jointly with groups such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada
• To encourage appropriate use of Alberta’s native plants.
  • To produce information on the use of native plants in land reclamation.
  • To develop and distribute collection, salvage and management guidelines.
  • To update a list of native seed sources and suppliers for horticulture and reclamation.

The Council has four active committees:

Education and Information

Disseminates information on native flora; produces displays; runs field trips and courses; co-ordinates activities with other environmental groups.

Rare Plants

Conducts life history studies; monitors populations; sets priority lists for rare plants; assists with populating the rare plant data bank, maintained by the Alberta Conservation Information Managment System (ACIMS).

Restoration and Reclamation

Compiles guidelines for defining and collecting native plants; produces lists of native seed and nursery stock suppliers; provides reclamation information to interested groups.

Conservation 

Protects rare Alberta species and habitats by: directing public attention to pressing issues; assist in preparing COSEWIC status reports on rare, threatened or endangered species for national listing; gaining stewardship of natural areas; monitoring how habitats are affected by development.

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Recipient of a 2010 Emerald Award! The ANPC was recognized for its efforts in promoting knowledge of Alberta’s native plants; conserving Alberta’s native plant species and their habitats; and preserving plant species and habitat for the enjoyment of present and future generations

 

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