Publications

2026 Call for Articles and Contributions for the Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation

How do we learn about plants? Who teaches us, and in what settings – kitchens, gardens, forests, classrooms, apprenticeships, stories, or moments of necessity? The …

Botanical Sanctuary Resource Guide

The Resource Guide is a comprehensive collection of articles and listings of supportive publications, organizations and agencies to assist stewards of healing plants. The first …

Take Action! Guide

Grassroots activism is the heart of United Plant Savers’ impact on communities of plants and people. Take Action! is full of great examples of projects …

UpS At-Risk Presentation

These slides provide a visual guide to the purpose, projects and people who make up United Plant Savers. Through beautiful photos of “at risk” medicinal …

The Forest Farmers Handbook – 2nd Edition (Free Download)

The Forest Farmers Handbook: A Beginners Guide to Growing and Marketing At-Risk Forest Herbs by United Plant Savers & Rural Action & Appalachian Sustainable Development …

Introducing the NEW WildAmericanGinseng.org Website

We are pleased to announce the new website: WildAmericanGinseng.org! Created in collaboration with United Plant Savers and the Wild American Ginseng Conservation Collaborative, WildAmericanGinseng.org is …

COMPENDIUM: Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation – Free PDFs Now Available

This is United Plant Savers’ complete collection of The Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation. In honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary, we have published all …

Essential Oils

There is a heavy and growing demand in the US, Canada and the world for essential oils. We need to be mindful of the choices …

Tonnage Surveys of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants, 2006–2010

Tonnage Surveys of Select North American  Wild-Harvested Plants, 2006–2010 This report presents the findings of surveys conducted by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) to …

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