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    United Plant Savers Run for the Plants 



    TO MAKE A PLEDGE...
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    Four graduates and one current student of the University of Vermont and members of UpS are running as a team at the 1% for the Planet Mad Marathon. The goal has been set to raise $10,000.00 and ELEMENTAL HERBS has matching funds of $5,000 for our team. So PLEASE make a pledge now and have your dollars matched and support the UpS team RUN FOR THE PLANTS. THE DATE OF THE MARATHON IS JULY 7th, 2013


    Funds from the Run will support our outreach programs to increase our Botanical Sanctuary Network and to launch our 'At-Risk' Ranking Teaching Tool.

    Meet our marathon team of 5--Jessica Rubin, Alexis Kantor, Carroll Spelke, Brittany Dahlberg and Jennifer Attig. All 5 are passionate members of United Plant Savers and Alexis and Carroll are students at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism (www.vtherbcenter.org).

    Species At-Risk 


    For the benefit of the plant communities, wild animals, harvesters, farmers, consumers, manufacturers, retailers and practitioners, we offer this list of wild medicinal plants which we feel are currently most sensitive to the impact of human activities. Our intent is to assure the increasing abundance of the medicinal plants which are currently in decline due to expanding popularity and shrinking habitat and range. UpS is not asking for a moratorium on the use of these herbs. Rather, we are initiating programs designed to preserve these important wild medicinal plants.

    “At-Risk” List
    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.    		 “To-Watch” List
    Arnica - Arnica spp.
    Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa
    Cascara Sagrada - Frangula purshiana (Rhamnus)
    Chaparro - Casatela emoryi
    Elephant Tree - Bursera microphylla
    Gentian - Gentiana spp.
    Goldthread - Coptis spp.
    Kava Kava - Piper methysticum (Hawaii only)
    Lobelia - Lobelia spp.
    Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum pendatum
    Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum
    Oregon Grape - Mahonia spp.
    Partridge Berry - Mitchella repens
    Pink Root - Spigelia marilandica
    Pipsissewa - Chimaphila umbellata
    Spikenard - Aralia racemosa, A. californica
    Stone Root - Collinsonia canadensis
    Stream Orchid - Epipactis gigantea
    Turkey Corn - Dicentra canadensis
    White Sage - Salvia apiana
    Wild Indigo - Baptisia tinctoria
    Yerba Mansa - Anemopsis californica

    Click on the link  to download our PDF brochure for more information. How To Adopt and the Benefits of Adopting an At-Risk herb

    UpS Internship Program 

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    Herb Study ~ Intern Opportunity ~ Spring & Fall 2013

    Spring Session: Spring session will run from May 7 to June 16, 2013 (application deadline April 1st)

    Special 1 week trail building program to follow spring internship session from June 17-22, 2013. More information will be posted on who will be teaching the trail program, as well as the cost to participate. If you are ...
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    Partners in Education 

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    One Seed at a Time - Herb Schools embrace UpS
    We are offering a special student membership of $20 per student for all herbal schools, apprentice programs, and training courses that enroll their students as a group.

    When your school/program joins Partners in Education, your students will have access to all UpS publications on the member resource page, and your school/program ...
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    Goldenseal Sanctuary 

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    The United Plant Savers 360-acre Botanical Sanctuary sits in the Appalachian Foothills of Southeastern Ohio. Thanks to optimal soil conditions and unique topography, the Sanctuary is a refuge for wild medicinal plants which occur in abundance throughout the property. Historically known as “Paynes Woods”, what is today the UpS Sanctuary was known by many, who lived near to it at the turn of the century, ...
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  • Latest News

    At-Risk Tool presented in Texas!

    The Powers of the Prairie and the Texan Inmortal aka Asclepias asperula….
    This Texas milkweed, a uniquely beautiful Asclepias, is commonly known as “inmortal” for its seriously strong medicinal value. The milkweed’s name, inspired by the Greek physician who became known as the “father” of medicine, makes sense when thinking of the value of pleurisy root (Asclepias tuberosa), another potent... read more

    The Hawaiian Sandalwood Video Project


    This past fall United Plant Savers co-organized the International Sandalwood Symposium that took place over four days, with over 30 academic presentations on the following topics: local and global markets and threats, chemistry and genetics, cultivation and propagation, ecology and environment, regional use and development, regulation and sustainable management. Speakers were from several... read more

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