Dear Members,

Read all about it! We are delighted to reveal the 2016 spring/summer issue of Native Plant News, the Society's magazine for our members. Your personal copy will arrive in your mail box very soon, and it is also available to download online. When making your donation to the 2016 Spring Appeal please remember your gift supports ALL the projects mentioned in the magazines, e-newsletters, and on our website. For example, support from friends like you helps fund our work to collect seed to restore storm-ravaged coastal areas, protect and manage rare plant populations, and find new ways to inspire twenty-first century students of botany...all projects featured in this edition of Native Plant News. Thank you, and happy reading!

The staff of New England Wild Flower Society

Endangered Species

Continuing our restoration efforts with state and federal partners, Society staff grew and planted more than one hundred Jesup's Milk Vetch (Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii) at sites on the Connecticut River to boost the current populations and create new ones. This federally listed as Endangered Species is found at only three locations along the river in Vermont and New Hampshire!

Center for Plant Conservation

New England Wild Flower Society is a founding member of this national collaborative of institutions dedicated to saving rare plant species from extinction and, in May, we hosted the Center for Plant Conservation's annual meeting at Garden in the Woods. Staff from participating organizations enjoyed presentations about regional botanic conservation by Jesse Bellemare, Bill Brumback, and Elizabeth Farnsworth.

Plants and Pints

Celebrate summer solstice with plants, music, and craft beer enjoyed in our gorgeous Garden in the Woods on Saturday, June 18, 5-8 p.m. Somerville's Aeronaut Brewing Company will pour seasonal craft beer and discuss the science of brewing. Dan Jaffe will demonstrate how to make cocktails with native plants. Live music by The Ways And Means Committee. Register online.

Spring Appeal

Your kind donations are vitally important for our work across all of New England in native plant conservation, horticulture, and education. We hope you'll be as generous as possible with your gift to our 2016 Spring Appeal as we all know it takes far more than membership dues alone to fully fund our programs. Thank you!

Visit to Vermont

Our Contributor, Supporter, Sustainer, and Conservation Circle members are invited to meet the sanctuary stewards, Roni and Irma, and take a special tour of our Eshqua Bog Natural Area in Vermont on Saturday, June 25. This 40-acre sanctuary protects an 8-acre wetland and a 460 foot boardwalk allows access yet protects the fragile showy lady's-slippers (Cypripedium reginae) from foot traffic.

Call for Photos

We are in the process of creating a digital database of botanic images of New England native plant species. We are especially interested in photos which have strong color, contrast, and artistic value. Images must be a minimum of 300 dpi, 8"X10", and in jpeg or tiff formats. Send submissions by email to Rachel Wolff Lander or read more online.

Did You Know?

Shredded paper is a great addition to your compost pile! Recycling centers need long lengths of paper fibers so the contents of your home shredder won't work for their purposes. Instead, reuse your shredded waste in your garden. The Sierra Club recommends keeping colored and glossy paper out of your compost pile, but newsprint and other papers are fine.

New at the Garden Shops

Garden Revolution has been hailed as "an invaluable and provocative resource for gardeners who want to collaborate with their local ecologies--and save themselves both heartbreak and back-break" by the NYT Book Review. Revolutionize your garden with the "giants of summer!" We have great meadow plants like joe-pye weed, bee-balm, ironweed, and sneezeweed, and pollinator plants such as milkweed.

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