Boyce: We had a staff member take the training a few years ago, but they have since left. Unfortunately, we're all so stretched right now that we don't have spare staff time, but obviously we feel strongly that some type of program be put together. It seems that when bureaucratic institutions get involved, the process gets so bogged down with rules that it chokes off progress. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Boyce Tankersley Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:13 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Collection holders Yes, the American Public Gardens Association maintains the North American Plant Collections Collaborative (NAPCC). At this time it includes only public and botanic gardens in the program. I periodically bring up inclusion other groups and maybe the time is ripe to float that proposal again. Pam Allenstein is the coordinator. They produce a number of workshops that train volunteer reviewers on the procedures used to evaluate prospective additions to the NAPCC. Tony, have you been through one of those workshops? Has anyone else? Jim Waddick, do you think this is something that PBS would be interested in pursuing? If so, I recommend PBS develop an draft plan among the North American members with the time, interest and expertise to participate and then take it to APGA. Currently I don't believe they have a strong representation of geophytes. CBG is working on creating a national collection of Jonquil Narcissus but off hand I can't recall any other geophyte collections within NAPCC. Boyce Tankersley > >