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Off-Site Conservation Seed banking is one form of garden-based conservation. Because such efforts occur away from the plants' natural habitats, they are called off-site, or ex situ conservation. Established in 1983, The Berry Botanic Garden Seed Bank for Rare and Endangered Plants of the Pacific Northwest was the first seed bank in the USA, and perhaps even the world, dedicated exclusively to conserving rare native plants. We currently hold more than 10,000 accessions, or packages of seed, representing over 300 of our region's rarest and most vulnerable plants. These seeds are housed in a temperature and humidity controlled, steel-reinforced concrete Seed Vault. These seeds are used primarily for plant reintroductions to the wild and rare plant research.
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