United Plant Savers Membership

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1 United Plant Savers Membership Thank you for participating in our mission The pressures on American and Canadian native, wild medicinal plant populations are heavier than they have ever been before. Your membership with United Plant Savers strengthens the voice of concern for conservation, habitat protection, and solution-driven outreach initiatives to wild-crafters, growers, researchers, manufacturers, and consumers of these precious resources. years advoca and raising public awareness about the plight of our native wild medicinal plants.and we are ever so excited that you have decided to participate in our mission to Plant the Future! We are sincerely grateful to you and would like to take this opportunity to highlight our work and the features of your membership Upcoming Events and Appearances August New England Women's Herbal Conference, New Found Lake, NH Visit our Events Calendar for United Plant Savers Events and Appearances in 2015 PO Box 776 Athens, OH (740)

2 United THE LOREM Plant IPSUMS Savers Member SprigSs 1) Species At-Risk and the At-Risk Assessment Tool United Plant Savers' At-Risk and To-Watch lists were first officially published in the book Planting the Future in 2000 (available for purchase at our online store). You can view our current At-Risk and To-Watch Lists on our website: These lists were compiled based on concerns from leaders in the herbal industry including herbalists, ecologists, growers, and buyers who were very familiar with wild-harvesting, supply and demand, and habitat concerns for certain native medicinal species. It then became apparent, due to continued and rapid growth of the herbal industry, that our organization needed a transparent methodolgy that could easily be used and shared, to assist in quantifying conservation concerns. This adaptable, transparent tool can be used to quantify and compare vulnerability to overharvest for wild-collected medicinal plants. Subsequently, we are re-creating the list of the most threatened medicinal plants in temperate North America by scoring species according to their life history, the effects of harvest, their abundance and range, habitat, and demand. The resulting rankings, based on explicit criteria rather than expert opinion, will make it easier to discuss areas of vulnerability and set conservation priorities. At-Risk List First published in Planting the Future, This list is currently being revised based on the At-Risk Assessment Tool. American Ginseng - Panax quinquefolius Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa L. Blue Cohosh - Caulophyllum thalictroides Echinacea - Echinacea spp. Eyebright - Euphrasia spp. False Unicorn Root - Chamaelirium luteum Goldenseal - Hydrastis canadensis Lady s Slipper Orchid - Cypripedium spp. Lomatium - Lomatium dissectum Osha - Ligusticum porteri, L. spp. Peyote - Lophophora williamsii Sandalwood - Santalum spp. (Hawaii only) Slippery Elm - Ulmus rubra Sundew - Drosera spp. Trillium, Beth Root -Trillium spp. True Unicorn - Aletris farinosa Venus Fly Trap - Dionaea muscipula Virginina Snakeroot - Aristolochia serpentaria Wild Yam - Dioscorea villosa, D. spp Life History Effects of Harvest Population Size Habitat Demand Urtica dioca (OTH) 8 Sambucus canadensis (OTH) 19 Mitchella repens (TW) 27 Podophyllum peltatum (TW) 34 Ulmus rubra (ATR) 34 Spigelia marilandica (TW) 35 Castela emoryi (TW) 39 Chimaphila umbellata (TW) 40 Actaea racemosa (ATR) 40 Euphrasia spp. (ATR) 40 Anemopsis californica (TW) 41 Asclepias tuberosa (TW) 41 Collinsonia canadensis (TW) 41 Dioscorea villosa (ATR) 41 Baptisia tinctoria (TW) 42 Bursera microphylla (TW) 44 Echinacea angustifolia (ATR) 44 Caulophyllum thalictroides (ATR) 45 Aletris farinosa (ATR) 46 Trillium spp. (ATR) 46 Aristolochia serpentaria (ATR) 47 Sanguinaria canadensis (ATR) 47 Ligusticum porteri (ATR) 48 Epipactis gigantea (TW) 49 Salvia apiana (TW) 49 Chamaelirium luteum (ATR) 49 Lophophora williamsii (ATR) 49 Hydrastis canadensis (ATR) 50 Lomatium dissectum (ATR) 50 Allium tricoccum (OTH) 50 Dicentra canadensis (TW) 51 Frangula purshiana (TW) 51 Adiantum pedatum (TW) 52 Aralia racemosa (TW) 53 Drosera spp. (ATR) 58 Dionaea muscipula (ATR) 61 Panax quinquefolius (ATR) 63 Cypripedium spp. (ATR) 66 Piper methysticum (TW) 68 Santalum spp. (ATR) 75 Figure 1. Scores of species and genera scored using the At Risk Tool. Parentheses indicate previous lis ng by the United Plant Savers (as of December 2012) as At Risk (ATR), To Watch (TW) or unlisted ( Other, OTR). Colored regions indicate magnitude of the subscores for life history, e ects of harvest on individuals and popula ons, popula on size, habitat, and demand. This At-Risk Assessment Tool has now been published as the following reference: Castle, L., Leopold, S., Craft, R. and Kindscher, K Ranking tool created for medicinal plants at risk of being overharvested in the wild. Ethnobiology Letters 5: Society for Ethnobiology. Free download of the above publication and the associated components of the At-Risk Assessment Tool available at:

3 United THE LOREM Plant Savers IPSUMS Member 2) Explore our website We hope that you will pay special attention to the News, Events and Travel and Learning menus on the left hand side of our homepage. Here you will find information regarding current affairs in medicinal plant conservation, as well as educational opportunities, workshops and events in your area. Be on the look out for special discounts for United Plant Savers Members. Member Resources Tab This section is a continual work in progress and our hope is to build upon and publish content that will be useful to our members. Here you will find Nursery and Bulk Herb Directory: a constant work in progress but a great starting place for finding medicinal plants to grow or use from businesses you can trust. An updated version is to be published in Education Guide: An informative guide to educating others about cultivating plants on our At Risk List, as well as pointers for organizing your own presentations and events. Take Action Guide: Not sure where to start? This guide will outline how you can fulfill your goal of becoming a United Plant Saver and steward of medicinal plants. Botanical Sanctuary Network Guide: The Resource Guide is a comprehensive collection of articles and listings of supportive publications, organizations and agencies to assist you in creating a botanical sanctuary on your property. At Risk Presentation: This slideshow, complete with a presentation guide, can be used as a tool to communicate the plight of native medicinal plants like American Ginseng and Goldenseal. PowerPoint and PDF versions available. Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation and Bulletin Archive: Did you just join and miss out on our annual journal? Do you want to share it with others? Are you interested in the history of the organization? In the Members Resources area you will find back-issues of our Journals and Bulletins in PDF format. Download and enjoy! 3) Link up with Social Media Keep in touch with our work, interact with other members, ask us questions, and read about current affairs in plant conservation on our Social Media channels. We invite you to check out our Facebook Fan pages ( and as well as our Facebook Group page ( Here you will find information about all of the exciting things happening around the country and beyond in regards to medicinal plant conservation, research and ethics as well as real-time snapshots of life at our Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary! Not on Facebook? You can also find us on Instagram and Pinterest. We look forward to seeing you there!

4 United THE LOREM Plant IPSUMS Savers Member 4) Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation Every year, as Winter is opening its way to Spring, United Plant Savers publishes and mails out to our membership our annual Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation. This is one of the most exciting and satisfying accomplishments for United Plant Savers. Through dedicated collaboration and contributions from across the medicinal plant and plant conservation communities, every journal carries with it a theme, or focal point for the year ahead. In these journals you will find quality research, news and stories from not only our contributors, but also from our membership. In our Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation you will also find summaries of the successes of our Botanical Sanctuary Network and Partners in Education programs (more on these below), as well as our Community Grant winners and Medicinal Plant Conservation Award recipients. 5) Spread the word about your business, school or botanical sanctuary If you are a Corporate Member, Botanical Sanctuary Network member, or Partner in Education School, you have the opportunity to promote your school, classes, workshops, and initiatives on our Website and Social Media Channels! All that is required is your current membership and a deliberate regarding your outreach. For more information contact our Main Office: office@unitedplantsavers.org GIFT MEMBERSHIPS, T-SHIRTS, STICKERS, TOTES, POSTERS, and BOOKS available from our online store:

5 United THE LOREM Plant IPSUMS Savers Member 6) Membership Perks Planting the Future for sale on our website: Seeds and Roots for your land and garden! As a member of United Plant Savers you are invited to participate in our seed and bare root dispersals! This happens two times a year, Spring and Fall, as a commitment to our mission of Planting the Future! For a nominal cost, the species we select for each giveaway arrive to you by mail along with instructions on how to plant and tend to their growth. We will contact you by mail or when we are ready to start taking your orders! Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary Discounts on Events and Workshops Keep your eyes peeled on our website and social media channels for exciting events and workshops that are offering a United Plant Savers member s discount. If there is a special event happening in your area also offering a discount to our members, we will you to let you know! And of course you will receive a discount to any of United Plant Savers Planting the Future conferences! We invite you to plan a visit to our Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary in Rutland, OH, a 370-acre parcel of land in the heart of the Appalachian deciduous forests. As a member of United Plant Savers, you can access our Talking Forest Medicine Trail for free and rent accommodations for a discounted price. information about planning a visit! See page 6 of this packet for more Community Grants Program Every year United Plant Savers receives applications from our members United Plant Savers Community Grants to assist with funding for a replanting project. Our guidelines require that the project have educational merit and that the land proposed for replanting be protected either by individual ownership, or be a part of a school or park system. For more information, go to our website and click on Awards and Grants!

6 THE LOREM United PlantIPSUMS Savers Member 7) Member Opportunities Botanical Sanctuary Network Are you a landowner interested in cultivating At Risk medicinal plants? Do you want to learn about creating sanctuary on your property? As a member of United Plant Savers, we invite to our online Members Resources where you will find our Botanical Sanctuary Network Guide. This step-by-step guide is designed to inspire you with examples of medicinal plant stewardship and creating dedicated habitat on your land. Becoming a part of the BSN requires only a current membership and a simple application process! For more information visit us online: Partners in Education If you are a school or apprenticeship program and have joined our membership at the educational/non-profit level, you are eligible to enroll your school in our Partners in Education Program. This provides your students the opportunity to join our membership at the individual level for a student-friendly price. In addition, your school will receive publications from United Plant Savers including Planting the Future by Rosemary Gladstar and The Medicinal Herb Grower by Richo Cech, as well as opportunities to promote your school, classes, and workshops on United Plant Savers website and social media channels! or call our main office with questions about how to get your school enrolled. Medicinal Plant Conservation Certificate Program Formerly known as the United Plant Savers Internship Program, this is an excellent opportunity to receive hands-on training in medicinal plant conservation and sustainable land use. Hosted at our Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary in Rutland, Ohio, this 6 week program runs in the Fall of each year and will expose you to general plant propagation techniques, trail-building and maintenance, plant identification, sustainable wildharvesting techniques, and herbal medicine products manufacturing techniques. Visit us online at or our main office for more information. 6

7 2 1 THE LOREM IPSUMSMember United Plant Savers United Plant Savers Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary Rutland, Ohio In 1998, one of the founding fathers of United Plant Savers, Paul Strauss, donated 70 acres of his land to the organization helping to form the first UpS Botanical Sanctuary. Shortly thereafter, Michael & Judy Funk of Mountain People, a natural products distributor, made a considerable donation that enabled UpS to buy 300 adjoining acres, completing the first United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. is dedicated to promoting research into population dynamics, seed germination and cultivation studies, and habitat preferences (i.e. soil types, light and water requirements, disease challenges). As a member of United Plant Savers we invite you to plan a visit to our Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary. There is a variety of onsite accommodation available, from primitive camping to temperature-controlled full bath and kitchen facilities. We are only 25 minutes from Athens, Ohio, whose locavore mentality and Athens Farmers Market have warranted national recognition. This 370-acre property is 50% mature diverse native hardwood forest and 50% fields. Extensive botanical assays have been performed to determine the resources present on the land. To date over 500 species of herbaceous plants, over 120 species of trees and over 200 species of fungi have been identified. Half of United Plant Savers "At Risk" native medicinal plants are thriving in abundance on this land. Large communities of Goldenseal, American Ginseng, Black and Blue cohosh, and medicinal tree species such as white oak and slippery elm flourish in prosperity. The United Plant Savers Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary is a living model for protecting diversity, and ensuring that the rich traditions of the North American and Euro-American folk medicine continue to thrive. Interested in hosting a retreat, class or educational event at the Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary? Both in-door and outdoor educational space, is available for rent to our members and member organizations. Whether you are a researcher, landowner, gardener, farmer, teacher, birder, or a wildlife enthusiast, there is majesty in this forest for all who come to visit. The Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary is open by appointment only. Over the years the Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary has also become an educational center and alongside our Medicinal Plant Conservation Certificate Program, provides diverse learning opportunities for children, university students, herbal products industry members, and scientists. United Plant Savers For more information about the Sanctuary or to schedule a visit, please call our main office: (740) or visit the Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary online at: facebook.com/goldensealsanctuary 7

8 THE LOREM IPSUMS United Plant Savers Member Help United Plant Savers, bring awareness and action to saving a valuable and culturally significant native medicinal plant! United Plant Savers has been concerned about the sustainability of the American Ginseng industry since we first published our At-Risk list in In our 2012 Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation, we published an article on the dramatic decline of American Ginseng (Panax quinqifolius) populations in our National Forests and National Parks due to poaching (illegal harvesting) and over-harvesting. American Ginseng is an amazing American medicinal plant of great value to rural communities, as a sustainable nontimber resource for both landowners and the National Forest Service, and if managed and protected, ginseng can be a sustainable source of wild medicine for future generations. Dig Roots? American Ginseng needs your help United Plant Savers supports the efforts for National Forests to co-manage for non-timber forest products, such as medicinal plants. Achieving this goal requires seed banks of regional ginseng populations to ensure genetic integrity and supply of local seeds. This effort would support farmers to plant wild-simulated ginseng to meet market demands. We are asking you to sign the online petition in order to demonstrate that the public would like to see Congress dedicate more financial support for American Ginseng conservation, and that plants are just as worthy of protection and just as vulnerable to wildlife trafficking. Bring awareness and action to saving a valuable and culturally significant native medicinal plant! Sign our online petition: search: Save American Ginseng