Boston Flora

Tag: Seed Bank

  • Ten Million Seeds

    Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announced it has received a generous $1.5M bequest from an anonymous donor for endowment funds supporting its ongoing work in conservation, including banking the seed of rare and endangered native plants in New England and preservation of its herbarium, and for creating a new endowment for communications and visual resources. Native Plant Trust confirmed that as of November 2025 over ten million seeds have been banked in their facilities, supporting the organization’s continued
    work to protect biodiversity. Please visit www.NativePlantTrust.org for more information on its work to conserve native plants.

  • Thursday, October 18, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Seed and Fruit Morphology

    Join the New England Wild Flower Society’s Seed Bank Coordinator, Michael Piantedosi, on October 18 from 6 – 9 at Garden in the Woods to explore the variety of plant reproduction forms in the New England flora. Participants examine the wide array of fruiting morphologies in various plant families and gain a comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary advantages of fruit and seed physiology for distribution, germination, and perpetuation of species. $40 for NEWFS members, $48 for non members. Register online at www.newenglandwild.org.

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  • Tuesday, October 16, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Ex-situ Conservation: Global Initiatives and Context Webinar

    Ex-situ (or off-site) conservation is a means of preserving genetic materials outside of a plant’s natural habitat. Among the many methods of ex-situ conservation, the New England Wild Flower Society’s regional Seed Bank is a local example of an effort to preserve rare and endangered species. Many other plant materials can be stored this way, including rare heirloom vegetables. There are also other ways to store seeds. Join Seed Bank Coordinator Michael Piantedosi on line on Tuesday, October 16 from 2 – 3 to discuss the many efforts to preserve given genotypes throughout the world and close to home. $10 for NEWFS members, $13 for nonmembers. Register at www.newenglandwild.org.