Idaho
Rare
Plant
Conference
What is the Idaho Rare Plant Conference?
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: 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