NPT Executive Director Debbi Edelstein Receives Gold Medal
FRAMINGHAM: Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announces Executive Director Debbi Edelstein received an honorary Gold Medal on May 11 presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which continues a 192-year tradition of awarding medals to individuals and organizations for their contributions to excellence in horticulture for the public good.
“Under Debbi’s leadership over the past 14 years Native Plant Trust has been transformed into a conservation powerhouse,” notes James Hearsum, President and Executive Director of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, who will bestow the award. “The organization has prioritized evidence-based interventions and has created and enhanced public data tools to enable professionals and the public alike to understand and intervene in support of native plant conservation. Debbi has cultivated and grown a vastly expanded audience for educational and public participation for native plants both in the wild and in gardens. Debbi believes in taking action, and has shaped an organization single-mindedly focused on its mission to save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use. The Gold Medal is awarded for the exceptional positive impact for native plants Debbi has had through her leadership of Native Plant Trust and the legacy she passes on for future generations.”
The Gold Medal was first awarded in 1846. Designed by Francis Napoleon Mitchell in 1848, it was designated for "gardens showing unusual skill in arrangement and management; garden superintendents who have done eminent service in the promotion of horticulture; other persons or entities for eminent horticultural accomplishments or outstanding service to this Society.” Later, the criteria for the award was changed to "for eminent horticultural accomplishments or for outstanding service to the Society."
Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks to help people change their lives and communities for the better through growing plants. As America’s first established horticultural society, MHS has been practicing horticulture for the public good since 1829.
Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. Visit them online.
“Under Debbi’s leadership over the past 14 years Native Plant Trust has been transformed into a conservation powerhouse,” notes James Hearsum, President and Executive Director of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, who will bestow the award. “The organization has prioritized evidence-based interventions and has created and enhanced public data tools to enable professionals and the public alike to understand and intervene in support of native plant conservation. Debbi has cultivated and grown a vastly expanded audience for educational and public participation for native plants both in the wild and in gardens. Debbi believes in taking action, and has shaped an organization single-mindedly focused on its mission to save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use. The Gold Medal is awarded for the exceptional positive impact for native plants Debbi has had through her leadership of Native Plant Trust and the legacy she passes on for future generations.”
The Gold Medal was first awarded in 1846. Designed by Francis Napoleon Mitchell in 1848, it was designated for "gardens showing unusual skill in arrangement and management; garden superintendents who have done eminent service in the promotion of horticulture; other persons or entities for eminent horticultural accomplishments or outstanding service to this Society.” Later, the criteria for the award was changed to "for eminent horticultural accomplishments or for outstanding service to the Society."
Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks to help people change their lives and communities for the better through growing plants. As America’s first established horticultural society, MHS has been practicing horticulture for the public good since 1829.
Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. Visit them online.