UpS Educational Resources

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 part of the Guide features sections on What Sanctuary Means, including examples of different Sanctuaries and sample BSN applications. The next section is devoted to UpS’s Goldenseal Sanctuary in Ohio – the building of our Talking Forest Medicine Trail, our caretaking observations, and more. There are practical suggestions for getting started understanding your own property, creating a medicine trail and finding or making labels for the plants and trees. The next two sections include articles on sustainable stewardship and the many benefits Sanctuary can provide, not just to humans but all of life.

It’s over 60 pages, and the cost is $20 for current UpS members and $30 for non-members. It is provided free with acceptance into the Botanical Sanctuary Network.

The Take Action! Guide is a compilation of detailed information on projects that individuals and groups can do to conserve and raise consciousness about native medicinal plants.

Sustainable sources of plants, seeds and bulk herbs.

Slide Show, Video and Cassette Tape of “At Risk” Plants – Available for Rent or Sale

The Education Guide is a UpS publication that has been through a few incarnations since its initial development. You’ve seen it if you’ve rented or purchased the Slide Show or participated in Partners In Education. It’s intended to provide both curriculum information on the “At Risk” plants and sustainable use of medicinal herbs generally as well as valuable advice on event planning from a garden club talk to a Planting the Future-type conference. In short, the Education Guide is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in giving a presentation on native medicinal plants. Many pages and sections of the Guide can be copied for use as handouts.