Voices from the land
by Susan Leopold This year’s Journal celebrates 25 years of Medicinal Plant Conservation and is our most extensive publication to date. The theme is Voices …
Demographic response of American ginseng to three natural canopy disturbances common in mixed mesophytic forests
Chandler, Jennifer L. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. (Presented at The Future of Ginseng and Forest Botanicals Symposium, July 12-14, 2017, Morgantown, WV) Abstract …
What is going on with White Sage?
by Susan Leopold This year it was evident due to the social media reaction that people were expressing anger and concern over the increase …
Report on a Deep Ecology Artist Fellowship at the United Plant Savers Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary
by Katherine Ziff “The plants are calling you. They have a rich and diverse vocabulary and speak in many tongues…the plants are calling us now, …
Shifting the Paradigm: Consciousness in Plant Medicine
by Shantree Kacera In the last decade, especially the previous year or two, the field of herbalism has been shifting—the consciousness of both herbalists and …
Rural America: The New Global Heartland for Traditional Medicinal Plants
by Dr. Michele Devlin The population of rural America is changing very quickly due to the global economy, new labor needs, and an influx of …
Unregulated Wild Collection and Habitat Loss Lead to Vulnerable Status for Medicinal Goldenseal
Republished with permission of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature The latest update to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ saw Goldenseal classified …
Ancient Saw Palmettos in the Heart of Florida
Reprinted with permission of Matt Candeias, In Defense of Plants When we think about long lived plants, our minds tend to fixate on bristlecone pines …
Lessons on Stewardship: Chinquapins, Chiggers, and Indian Pipes
by Ruth Davis Plants are often introduced into my garden by a share from a friend. Sometimes it is only a fond memory shared that …
