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Botanical Web Resources

Clubs & Societies

New England Botanical Club

Founded in 1895 the NEBC promotes the study of plants in North America especially the flora of New England and adjacent areas.

New England Wildflower Society

NEWFS maintains a great garden of native plants – Garden in the Woods – in Framingham MA and promotes conservation of N. American native plants through education,, research, horticulture, habitat preservation , and advocacy.

Gardens & Herbaria

The Pringle Herbarium

The herbarium of the University of Vermont.

Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

The herbaria of Harvard University. This site had a number of interesting plant databases.

New York Botanical Garden

Home to a world famous public garden which is a National Historic Landmark. This website has lots of interest including under their science and research tab their International Plant Science Center which among other things includes a virtual herbarium with images of many plants from around the world.

Missouri Botanical Garden

One of the world’s top botanical research and conservation institutions. Under their plant science tab are many botanical databases which include lots of plant images to view.

Other Links

Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage Program

The Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage Program (NNHP), is part of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department's Wildlife Division. The focus of this program area is to inventory, manage, and conserve Vermont's nongame wildlife (vertebrates and invertebrates), native plants, and natural communities.

Vermont Invasive Exotic Plants

This 55-page fact sheet was produced by the Departments of Environmental Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, Forests Parks and Recreation, of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources; and The Nature Conservancy of Vermont.

Endangered & Threatened Plants of Vermont

This list includes species protected by the Vermont Endangered Species Law. Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
Nongame and Natural Heritage Program.

Student's Guide to the Environmental Impact of Deforestation

An overview of the deliterious impacts of deforestation with a series of links on the topic. Our thanks to Julia, a student visitor to the VB&B web site, for finding this helpful resource.