Description
New Mexico is home to 4,000 species of plants (more than in all but three states). Around 200 of these species are rare or at risk of extinction. They can be found from desert roadsides to isolated mountain peaks. Clay Meredith takes you on a tour of where these plants occur, what threats they face, and how organizations around the state are working together to keep these plants flourishing.
Clay Meredith is the species survival officer for plants at the New Mexico BioPark Society. For the past six years, he has worked to build a seed bank containing overlooked species in New Mexico which have not yet been included in any other seed bank. He has contributed to the conservation assessment of more than 600 plant species. He also delivers training for the International Union for Conservation of Nature.