Mission Statement
The Plant Extinction Prevention Program’s (PEPP) mission is to protect Hawai‘i’s rarest native plants from extinction. We are committed to reversing the trend toward extinction by managing wild plants, collecting seeds and establishing new populations. We focus on species that have fewer than 50 plants remaining in the wild by collaborating with conservation partners who have a shared interest in preserving Hawai‘i’s unique biological diversity.
NEWS!
On May 16, 2014, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Plant Extinction Prevention Program was a 2013 Recovery Champion! Recovery Champions are U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and their partners whose work is advancing the recovery of endangered and threatened species of plants and animals. We are truly humbled by this great honor. For more information on fellow 2013 Recovery Champions, please click here for the website, or here for the press release.
Effective November 29, 2013, 15 more Hawaiian plant and animal species are federally listed as endangered species, including several PEPP species. See the Federal Register (.pdf) below
Effective November 29, 2013, 15 more Hawaiian plant and animal species are federally listed as endangered species, including several PEPP species. See the Federal Register (.pdf) below
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Rediscovery of Lysimachia venosa (Wawra) H. St. John on Kauai in 2012
Rediscovery of Clermontia peleana ssp. singuliflora on Hawai‘i Island in 2010
Rediscovery of Phyllostegia hispida Hillebrand on Moloka‘i and Federal listing in 2009
Rediscovery of Clermontia peleana ssp. singuliflora on Hawai‘i Island in 2010
Rediscovery of Phyllostegia hispida Hillebrand on Moloka‘i and Federal listing in 2009
