Programs

  • Horticulture and Native Plant Management

    HORTICULTURE - THE HORTICULTURE PROGRAM, BASED AT GARDEN IN THE WOODS AND NASAMI FARM, FOCUSES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF GARDEN IN THE WOODS, NATIVE PLANT GARDEN DESIGN, ECOLOGICAL HORTICULTURE, AND THE PRODUCTION OF NATIVE NEW ENGLAND PLANTS. GARDEN IN THE WOODS EXPERIENCE WELCOMED 19,322 VISITORS, A 9% INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, IN ITS 6-MONTH OPEN SEASON. HORTICULTURAL STAFF ADDED 13,722 PLANTS AND 57 SPECIES TO THE GARDEN IN 2024, ALL GROWN FROM SEED; 64% OF THESE WERE SOURCED FROM WILD POPULATIONS WITH PERMISSION FROM DEED HOLDERS. SEED PRODUCTION PLOTS WITH FIVE SPECIES, ESTABLISHED IN 2022, YIELDED THEIR THIRD SEED HARVEST. NURSERY STAFF AT NASAMI FARM PRODUCED OVER 51,00 PLANTS FROM SEED, REPRESENTING 177 SPECIES OF LOCAL NATIVE PLANTS. COMBINED, GARDEN IN THE WOODS AND NASAMI FARM VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 856 HOURS OF SERVICE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1M

  • Public Education and Engagement Programs

    PUBLIC PROGRAMS - PUBLIC PROGRAMS OFFERED 133 COURSES IN 2024 REACHING 2,440 REGISTRANTS. SIXTY-TWO OF THESE WERE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE TO LEARNERS EVERYWHERE WITH SEVENTY-ONE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A MULTI-DAY EXHIBIT AT GARDEN IN THE WOODS FROM VISITING ARTIST JULIE C BAER, REGARDING NATURE, INSPIRED BY THE CHANGING FORMS OF PLANTS, ALGAE, FUNGI, AND LICHENS ACROSS THEIR LIFE CYCLES; "LEAVE THE LEAVES, SAVE THE STEMS," A VIRTUAL COURSE OFFERING FOCUSED ON PROVIDING POLLINATOR HABITAT; AND "EMERGING TRENDS IN PLANTS, LANDSCAPES, AND LAND CARE," HIGHLIGHTING CHANGING TRENDS IN LAND MANAGEMENT AND HOW NATIVE PLANTS ARE IMPACTING THE INDUSTRY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $476.7K

  • Conservation and Rare Plant Initiatives

    CONSERVATION - NATIVE PLANT TRUST'S WORK WITH RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS IN 2024 INCLUDED RARE PLANT MONITORING AND DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, SEED BANKING AND GERMINATION RESEARCH, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, FIELD WORK, AND IN SITU RESTORATION. WORK ON THE 3RD EDITION OF "FLORA CONSERVANDA", A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PLANT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN NEW ENGLAND, CONTINUED. DELAYS IN BUILDING THE LARGE DATASET AND COORDINATING FEEDBACK ACROSS THE REGION HAVE MEANT PUSHING BACK THE EXPECTED PUBLICATION DATE TO LATE 2025. THIS REPORT IS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW ENGLAND PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDING THE SIX STATE NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAMS. IN 2024, 110 TRAINED PLANT CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS SPENT 5,550 HOURS CONDUCTING 376 SURVEYS FOR RARE PLANTS. SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN ALL NEW ENGLAND STATES AND 70% OF SURVEYS LOCATED THE TARGET RARE SPECIES. IN 2024 THE SEED BANK RECEIVED 41 NEW ACCESSIONS FROM 35 RARE SPECIES LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SIX STATES OF NEW ENGLAND. THE SPECIES ADDED INCLUDED RARE VIOLETS, SEDGES, THISTLES, GRASSES, ASTERS, MILKWEEDS, AND RHODODENDRONS. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW SEED FREEZER AT NASAMI FARM AND SATELLITE FREEZERS AT GARDEN IN THE WOODS WERE PUT INTO SERVICE TO EXPAND LONG-TERM SEED STORAGE CAPACITY. A REMOTE TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED TO ENSURE TIMELY DETECTION OF TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS AND A BACKUP GENERATOR WAS INSTALLED AT NASAMI FARM TO PROTECT AGAINST POWER OUTAGES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $413.1K