ABSTRACT
In the Montreal Botanical Garden’s almost 100 years of existence, plant conservation has always been of concern, whether it has been via its plant collections policies, its educational programs, or its conservation and research projects. The garden’s historical and current activities are well aligned with the North American Botanic Garden Strategy for Plant Conservation with contributions on many fronts, such as the following: national and international floristic studies; threat assessments of provincial floras; ex situ conservation of threatened taxa; conservation of natural sites; conservation of Indigenous Peoples’ ethnobotanical knowledge; and the development of innovative phytotechnological approaches for the ecological restoration of degraded or contaminated sites. More recently, the Montreal Botanical Garden has also been involved in the recovery programs of two endangered species in the province of Québec, Carex lupuliformis and Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum. The garden is now looking toward the future and integrating ecological transition concepts in its development plan as well as developing citizen awareness programs to promote ecologically responsible sustainable practices.
