FINAL Seed Coll permission form NPT 2020.pdf16 College Lane, Northampton MA 01063
https://garden.smith.edu/
The Botanic Garden of Smith College participates in an international seed exchange program that
offers seed from native plants to other botanic gardens and research institutions (free of charge). We
also collaborate with Native Plant Trust for propagation at Nasami Farm Nursery. We request
permission to collect small quantities of seed from native plants (not listed as rare) from your property
(address, parcel #, description below):
_____________________________________________________________________________
Seed collecting entails taking small samples from many individuals (20% of available seed) across the
largest population possible. Thank you for considering this request.
Elaine Chittenden, Manager of Living Collections, 413-585-2784 echitten@smith.edu
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I ________________________________ (landowner/manager) grant permission to the Botanic Garden
of Smith College to collect seeds on my property
__________________________________________________________ (address) for use in our
contacts records; mailing address will not be provided in our seed exchange list.
Contact information (phone/email): ______________________________________________________
Additional criteria:
☐Please contact us to let us know when you are coming.
☐Please send us a summary of your findings.
☐I want to receive Digitalis, the quarterly newsletter to learn more about the BG.
☐I do not grant permission at this time.
___________________________________________________ ______________________
Signature Date
This authorization letter is valid from _____________________ to ___________________.
(month/year) (month/year)
Please provide a list in advance of areas where seeds are proposed to gathered
The Northampton Conservation Commission
July 2023 December 2024
July 10, 2023
slavalley@northamptonma.gov 413-587-1263
agent