March 27, 2017
The purposes of the Illinois Native Plant Society are: 1) to promote the study, appreciation, and conservation of the native flora and natural communities of Illinois; 2) to provide education to the general public as to the value of the native flora and its habitat; and 3) to produce publications that provide an outlet for such information, including but not limited to, the peer-reviewed journal of the INPS (Erigenia) and the quarterly newsletter (The Harbinger).
The Illinois Native Plant Society was organized as the Southern Illinois Native Plant Society by Dr. Robert Mohlenbrock at Southern Illinois University in 1982. In 1986 it expanded to become the statewide organization we know today.
INPS
activities include field trips, lectures, slide shows, and workshops. The Society currently consists of approximately 500 members who participate at two levels, state and chapter. There are currently
7 active chapters of INPS located across the state. Members include professionals and amateurs who share an interest in all aspects of the flora native to the state of Illinois.
Welcome to the Native Plant Conservation Campaign Illinois Native Plant Society!!
_________________________________
Native plant conservation advocates: if your organization would also like to become an Affiliate of the NPCC, please let us know!
Benefits of Affiliation with the NPCC include:
• Join our growing community of grassroots native plant conservation organizations!
• Find opportunities to pool resources, materials, and ideas!
• Speak out for Equal Protection for Plants!
• Help us make plant science and conservation national priorities!
• Learn about what other plant conservation groups are up to!
• Share strategies, challenges, and success stories!
• Keep up with the latest in plant conservation policy news!
• Support your local botanists!
