2011 Registration Form in Word format

2011 Registration Form in PDF format

2011 Conference Information in Word format

25th Idaho Rare Plant Conference, 19 & 20 Oct 2011

The 25th Idaho Rare Plant Conference will be held 19 and 20 Oct 2011, in Boise. The conference is sponsored by the Pahove Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society, and held every two years in Boise. It is a gathering of professional and lay botanists, native plant devotees, and wildflower enthusiasts from across Idaho, and is always a great chance to meet with friends and colleagues, and to learn the latest on rare plants of Idaho.

The first full day of the meeting is devoted to evaluating the rare plant list and rankings maintained by the Idaho Native Plant Society. Though INPS tracks over 400 taxa, only a subset of these are covered at the conference, based on abstracts submitted prior to the conference. Using recent data and range maps, attendees discuss species or varieties in need of rank changes, possible new additions to the list, or taxa now known to be too common to warrant listing. This year, BLM botanist Beth Corbin will be leading us in the use of NatureServe’s Rank Calculator--a new tool that builds on the strengths of our past discussions.

On the second day of the conference, Michael Mancuso, a botanist in Boise, will lead a field trip to select locations in the Boise Foothills to showcase various rare plant monitoring and conservation efforts.

The conference is a great chance to meet others with similar interests. Many of the attendees and speakers are government employees, academicians, or private consultants, while some are members of the general public. Attendees have ample time for networking and discussions--at the Tuesday evening social, Wednesday dinner, and meals and breaks throughout the two days of conference activities.

Idaho Rare Plant Conference-Past Conferences

The Idaho Rare Plant Conference is a gathering of professional and lay botanists, native plant devotees, and wildflower enthusiasts from across Idaho. It is sponsored by the Pahove Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society, and held every two years in Boise.

The conference is a chance to meet others with similar interests. Many of the attendees and speakers are government employees, academicians, or private consultants, while some are members of the general public. Attendees have ample time for networking and discussions—at the Tuesday evening social, Wednesday evening banquet, and meals and breaks throughout the two days of presentations. They can also display posters of their work related to native plants.

The first full day of the meeting is devoted to evaluating the rare species list and rankings maintained by the Idaho Native Plant Society. Though INPS tracks over 400 species, only a subset of these are covered at the conference, based on abstracts submitted prior to the conference. Using recent data and range maps, attendees discuss species in need of rank changes, new species that may be added to the list, or listed species now known to be too common to warrant listing.

The second day of the conference features presentations and workshops related to the theme of the conference. Past themes have included invasive species, pollinators, natural communities, and Palouse Prairie. For 2009, our theme is “Success Stories”—so join us to learn from others who have had special successes in native and rare plant conservation!

Past Keynote Speakers at the Conference

• 2009 -- Del Wiens, Plant Associations of Africa
• 2007 -- George Wuerthner, WILDFIRE A Century of Failed Forest Policy
• 2006 -- Bob Moseley, Plant Conservation in the Tibetan Borderlands
• 2005 -- Bruce Welch, Countering Misinformation Concerning Big Sagebrush

RPC: 2009 Conference Results in PDF Format (statewide)

RPC: 2007 Conference Results in PDF Format (statewide)

RPC: 2007 Conference Results in PDF Format (by region)

RPC: 2006 Conference Results in MS Word Format

RPC: 2005 Conference Results in MS Word Format

RPC 2005: Conservation Working Group Agendas and Notes