New England Wild Flower Society

 Framingham     Massachusetts

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New England Wild Flower Society Charity Profile

New England Wild Flower Society is a 107-year-old success story! We are recognized nationally as one of the nation's leading plant conservation organizations. The founders of New England Wild Flower Society had a compelling vision — a plant conservation society that would protect our native flora. At the beginning of our second century, we are very grateful for the stewardship of our predecessors and we acknowledge their many accomplishments. Because of the New England Wild Flower Society, the native plants of New England are better protected and more appreciated than ever before.

Our mission is to promote the conservation of temperate North American flora through education, research, horticulture, habitat preservation, and advocacy. Our vision is a future where vigorous native plant populations live in healthy, balanced, natural ecosystems—protected, enjoyed, and beneficial to all life.

Over the past decade, the Society has prepared itself for the plant conservation, habitat protection, and environmental leadership challenges of the 21st century. If industrialization, development, and pollution have severely challenged plant and habitat conservation in our first century, the next century will be even more demanding. As we enter our second century, we seek to sustain and expand the conservation gains so well begun in our first 100 years.

New England Wild Flower Society Volunteer Information

The Society offers various ways to share your time, energy, and expertise in support of our mission

OpportunitiesShare your talents and time, learn and grow, and connect with people and plants close to home or across New England.

Volunteer opportunities abound in 2008 with the return of BIG BUGS, an astounding giant insect sculpture exhibit starting July 12 in Garden in the Woods.

You can provide “people power” for native plant conservation in many ways, whether monitoring invasive plants in your home state, searching out rare species with our Plant Conservation Corps, leading tours at Garden in the Woods. lending a hand with horticultural projects, or helping with administrative tasks at Society headquarters.