PENNSYLVANIA RARE PLANT FORUM
The 2026 Rare Plant Forum
Hello Everyone,
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 PA Rare Plant Forum will be taking place IN PERSON on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at the Forestry Resources Building (Room 112) on the Penn State University Park Campus! This will be a hybrid-style meeting with both in-person and Zoom options available. More details will be available in the upcoming weeks prior to the Forum, including an agenda, Zoom information, and the list of species proposals being considered.
Here are the PDFs you’ll need:
RPF Meeting Agenda
RPF Draft Proposals
Yellow Lady’s Slipper Project Report
We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Spring!
The PA Rare Plant Forum Committee
Mark Bowers
Steve Grund
Jessica McPherson
Scott Schuette
Stephanie Seymour
PA Rare Plant Forum
Annual Archives
2024 Rare Plant Forum Proposals
The proposals are combined in a single PDF with each species book marked for easier navigation.
2023 Field Taxa List
2023 RPF Proposals
2022 RPF AGENDA
PDF of Taxon tables, listed by Group numbers
2021 Rare Plant Forum
2021 Status Change Proposals
2018 Summary of Proposals PDF
2018 RPF Minutes PDF
2017 RPF Minutes PDF
2017 proposals information Excel file
2015 Rare Plant Forum
2015 RPF Minutes
2015 Summary of Proposals
2014 Rare Plant Forum
2014 RPF Minutes
2014 Summary of Proposals
2014 RPF Powerpoint Presentation
2013 Rare Plant Forum
2013 RPF minutes
2013 Summary of Proposals
2013 Agenda
2013 Detailed Species Proposals
2012 Rare Plant Forum
2012 RPF minutes
2012 Summary of Proposals
2012 Detailed Species Proposals
2011 Rare Plant Forum
2011 RPF minutes
2011 Summary of Proposals
2011 Detailed Species Proposals
2010 Rare Plant Forum
2010 RPF minutes
2010 Detailed Species Proposals
2009 Rare Plant Forum
2009 RPF minutes
2009 Detailed Species Proposals
Additional Rare Plant Forum Minutes
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
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