PlantRight is a voluntary, proactive program for the horticultural community to prevent invasive plant introductions through horticulture. PlantRight was designed by the steering committee of California Horticultural Invasives Prevention (Cal-HIP) partnership to communicate the need to transition away from invasive plants in the gardening and landscaping trade.
Since 2004, Cal-HIP has brought together leaders from all sectors of the horticulture industry with environmental groups, public gardens and arboreta, scientists, and government agencies to collaborate and find practical, lasting solutions. Cal-HIP brings you the best information based on credible scientific research, and we invite the entire California horticulture industry to join us in the effort to PlantRight!
Cal-HIP Steering Committee
- Bethallyn Black, UC Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners Program
- Holly Crosson, University of California, Davis Arboretum
- Jennifer L. Chandler, Landscape Architect, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Maureen Decombe, Association of Landscape Design Professionals
- Joe DiTomaso, Plant Sciences, UC Davis
- Bob Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers
- Jim Folsom, Huntington Botanical Gardens
- Andrea Fox, California Farm Bureau Federation
- Kent Gordon England, California Landscape Contractors Association
- Angel Guerzon, Landscape Designer; California Native Plant Society
- Doug Johnson, California Invasive Plant Council
- Betsy Peterson, California State Floral Association
- Mary Pfeiffer, California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy
- Craig Reggelbrugge, American Nursery and Landscape Association
- Sarah Reichard, University of Washington
- Nicholas Staddon, Monrovia Growers
- Pat Thalken, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Carolyn Villa-Scott, Yamagami's Nursery, Horticultural Consultant
Terri Kempton, from the San Francisco-based environmental nonprofit Sustainable Conservation, manages the Cal-HIP steering committee. Sustainable Conservation has a diverse array of projects that partner with business, agriculture and government leaders to find practical ways that the private sector can protect clean air, clean water and healthy ecosystems. This award-winning nonprofit organization leads powerful collaborations that produce lasting, win-win solutions to critical environmental problems.
Contact Us
Questions? Suggestions? Want to share the story of your success? Send us an email with our online form! You can also reach the PlantRight Project Manager by email, phone, or mail:
Email: plantright@suscon.org
Phone: 415.977.0380 ext. 373
Address: Sustainable Conservation, 98 Battery Street Suite 302
San Francisco CA 94111, Attn: PlantRight Project Manager
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