[MPWG] ARTICLE: Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia
By Nancy Averett
March 2, 2017
Yale Environment 360

In southern Appalachia, botanist Joe-Ann McCoy is collecting the seeds of
thousands of native plant species threatened by climate change. But in this
job-scarce region, she also hopes to attract an herbal products company to
cultivate the area’s medicinal plants.

More at:
http://e360.yale.edu/features/commerce-saving-native-plants-appalachia-black-cohosh-climate-change
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