Native Plant Society of New Mexico Native Plant Society of New Mexico

The NPSNM uses your contributions to fund projects that promote our goals of botanical/environmental education, research, conservation, and restoration. We award one-year grants, with occasional renewals. The lists of grants awarded are found on the Grants Page. Reports from the Grantees on their projects are listed below.

In addition to funding grants, the NPSNM has donated $600 annually to the four major herbaria of the state. Our state herbaria provide an important resource to botanical scientists and educators throughout the state and world. An herbarium is a collection of pressed and mounted plant specimens with associated documentation. The collections within an herbarium comprise a physical record of plant biodiversity, biogeographical distribution and ecology for a region. Herbarium specimens are examined by a variety of users such as university researchers, students, environmental consultants, government agencies, and native plant enthusiasts. In addition, herbarium specimens are sent on loan to qualified researchers and institutions, and detailed, digitized images are being made available widely.