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April
29-May 5, 2007 
Governor Ted Kulongoski has proclaimed the week of April 29-May 5, 2007 as Native Plant Appreciation Week in Oregon.
This week is a celebration of the amazing diversity of Oregon's 3000+ plant species as well as an opportunity to highlight the natural ecosystems that are so important in sustaining the quality of Oregon's environment. This year, Idaho joins Oregon and Washington in celebrating Native Plant Appreciation Week.
Native
Plant Appreciation Week presents
opportunities for citizens to learn more about native plant species
and their habitats through a variety of activities from plant walks
and visits to natural areas, to active participation in habitat restoration
projects. 
Native
Plant Appreciation Week is
a time for governmental agencies, non-profit groups, and
environmental organizations to highlight their work in protecting native
plant species and restoring native plant habitats. 
Native
Plant Appreciation Week provides a forum to explain
the tremendous threat invasive exotic pests - insects, plant diseases,
and invasive plant species - are to our native plants and ecosystems,
and to feature the work being done in both the public and private
sectors to combat this threat.
Although
it is an opportunity to educate, Native
Plant Appreciation Week is also an opportunity to celebrate
our native floral abundance, our amazing bio-diversity, and all the good
work being done to protect and preserve it.
