The RPMN locates, monitors, and conserves rare plants throughout southwest Oregon. We collaborate with the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other agency partners to identify plants of concern, then visit historical populations to document their health and habitat needs. Volunteer opportunities are available for community scientists - scroll down or visit our Volunteer page.
Umpqua Mariposa Lily (Calochortus umquensis) in the Umpqua National Forest. Photo credit Tuula Rebhahn, 2022.
Donate to support Rare Plant Conservation
The Rare Plant Monitoring Network partners with the Native Plant Society of Oregon to provide community science opportunities and advocate for rare plant conservation in southwest Oregon. If you would like to support this work, consider donating to the NPSO Rare and Endangered Plants Fund. Follow the link below.
A volunteer monitors Ranunculus austro-oreganus in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. Photo by Tuula Rebhahn.
Adopt A Rare Plant
Community scientists are needed to visit rare plant populations across Southwest Oregon. If you have basic botany skills, a passion for native plants, and the ability to hike off-trail while recording data, we need you!
Through the Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon volunteers may Adopt A Rare Plant. Use the button below to learn more and get registered!
California plumseed (Astragalus californicus) in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. Photo by Vanessa Robertson-Rojas.
Learn more
The Rare Plant Monitoring Network been able to monitor dozens of species of rare plants since launching the program in 2021. Click below learn more about these species and their habitats in our annual reports and species priority lists. The links on our Resources page provide more background on rare plant conservation, and other groups performing similar work in our region.