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Native Plant Information Network Updates

01/31/2012 Added 135 images from photographer Julie Makin.
08/08/2011 Added New Topic Structure to Smarty Plants and reformatted Results page to include images.
07/31/2011 Added Image Gallery section to Smarty Plants Answer page.
07/28/2011 Added What's in Bloom section to Visit Us page.
07/24/2011 Added WFC Herbarium to Reccommended Species.
07/16/2011 Added Google Map to Smarty Plants search bar.
07/02/2011 Added Leaf Characteristics (Arrangement and Retention) to Native Plant Database Combination Search.
07/09/2011 Added Web Feature Archive to Library & Archive.
06/09/2011 Completed Wildflower Center Web Survey. Click here to to download PDF of summary results.
03/19/2011 Added Step by Step Guides from Wildflower Magazine to NPIN.
03/14/2011 Added prompt based Mobile Tour with QR Codes to Mobile website.
03/11/2011 Added Gardens, Trail, Facilities and Interactive Map to Visit Us linked to podcasts and garden-specific plant collections.
02/20/2011 Added two printer-friendly features to Recommended Species Lists. See for example List with QR Tags to NPIN and List with QR Tags to Mobile for Wildflower Center Master Taxa List.
02/04/2011 Cross-linked Newsletter Archive to plant detail page.
12/06/2010 Added North, Central and South Florida plant lists in collaboration with the Association of Florida Native Nurseries.
11/10/2010 Added 85 images from photographer Rachel Cywinski.
10/29/2010 Added 36 images from photographer James O. Baines.
10/26/2010 Added 91 images from photographer Thomas Muller.
09/05/2010 Added Height to Combo Search in Native Plant Database.
08/06/2010 Added Strickland Grass Scan Collection to Image Gallery.
07/02/2010 Added 13 images from photographer Michael McKniff.
07/02/2010 Added 74 images from photographer Nan Hampton.
06/23/2010 Added 112 images from photographer Steven Schwartzman.
06/20/2010 Added 7 images from photographer Carole Rey.
06/15/2010 Added 24 images from photographer John Wilson.
06/15/2010 Added 6 images from photographer Mike Smoller.
06/15/2010 Added 14 images from photographer Henry Domke.
06/14/2010 Added 10 images from photographer Maggie Livings.
06/11/2010 Added 8 images from photographer Kathleen Cook.
06/01/2010 NPIN Mobile - A mobile version of the Wildflower Center's website made available for your web-enabled smart phones. NPIN Mobile is a slimmed down version of key features of the main website including the Native Plant Database, Image Gallery and Mr. Smarty Plants.
05/28/2010 Added 160 images from photographer Thomas Muller.
03/16/2010 Texas Wildscapes - Added Plant List from the Texas Wildscapes CD-ROM (TPWD).
03/12/2010 Native Seed Imaging Project - A compendium of seed images from Texas species collected by the Wildflower Center for storage in the Millennium Seed Bank Project.
03/01/2010 Homeowner Inspiration Gardens - Added species lists and garden designs for the Formal, Traditional and Naturalistic Homeowner Inspiration Gardens.
02/15/2010 Great Small Trees for Houston - Fourteen trees selected by The Garden Club of Houston to bring variety and charm to the Houston landscape.
08/31/2009 Added 100 images from photographer Steven Schwartzman.
07/12/2009 Added Remarkable Riparian species list from A field guide to riparian plants within the Nueces River Basin to Special Collections.
06/17/2009 Added 79 images from photographer Bruce Leander.
05/16/2009 Added omni-present combo search panel to recommended species, name and family search results in native plant database.
03/15/2009 Removed shot category checkboxes from image_index and updated associated web pages. Also revised image_contributor spreadsheet and re-posted.
03/14/2009 Updated Organizations and Supplier Geo-Search to lat/long decimal degrees.
03/07/2009 Added 194 images from photographer Sandy Smith.
03/06/2009 Added Google maps of Affiliate Organizations, Associate Suppliers and Seed Grants.
02/15/2009 Added new Wildflower Quiz feature. Linked from Recommended Species, Green Guru and Explore Plants.
02/07/2009 Added new fields to photographer table and maintenance pages.
02/01/2009 Added 93 images from photographer John Hixson.
01/27/2009 Added new pagination feature to Mr. Smarty Plants, Bibliography, Organizations and Suppliers Directory.
01/05/2009 Added 11 images of Dalea halli from photographer Karan Rawlins.
11/26/2008 Added 64 images from photographer Steven Faucette.
09/13/2008 Integrated inventories from Associate Suppliers and species lists from Affiliate Organizations into Native Plants Database
09/11/2008 Debut of Spanish language website including 5 artículos en español.
08/21/2008 Suppliers associate program reaches 80 associates offering discount to Wildflower Center members.
08/06/2008 Batch email to Suppliers results in 103 updating entries in Directory.
07/11/2008 Added 417 plant images from the Harry T. Cliffe Collection.
06/21/2008 Updated Plant Distribution to include regional USDA Native Status and added USDA Native Status symbols to the glossary.
06/01/2008 Added last 148 images from the Wasowski Collection to the Image Gallery.
05/22/2008 Added 950 images from the Wasowski Collection to the Image Gallery.
04/01/2008 Added 955 images from the Wasowski Collection to the Image Gallery.
03/25/2008 Added location search feature to National Suppliers Directory and National Organizations Directory.
03/19/2008 Converted Clearinghouse Articles into How To feature under NPIN main navigation.
03/12/2008 Added Google Maps to Suppliers and Organizations details pages.
03/05/2008 Added U.S. Image Map as primary navigation for Recommended Species and links to state lists for Suppliers and Organizations
02/08/2008 Reorganized Recommended Species page and added Just for Texans Section. Also added two new collections: Hummingbird Plants for Central Texas and Native Plants for Container Gardens in Central Texas.
02/01/2008 Added 951 images from the Wasowski Collection and 27 new plant records to the Native Plant Database.
01/30/2008 Culled all Supplier records missing email information in preparation for Supplier Directory rebuild.
01/20/2008 Debut beta version of Mr. Smarty Plants mapping application.
01/01/2008 Updated Canadian Provinces in plant distribution table based on Evergreen plant database. Also added definitions for province abbreviations to glossary.
12/26/2007 Added 959 images from the Wasowski Collection.
12/18/2007 Added page for Native Alternatives to Invasive Species.
12/06/2007 Added 268 images of Texas Endemics from photgrapher Bill Carr.
10/27/2007 Implemented tracker system to log changes to NPIN databases. Also added 54 images from photgrapher Tom Muller.
10/01/2007 Added 346 images from the wildflower seedling recognition project. This was an effort by the Center in the late 80’s to photo document the different growth stages (cradle to grave) of wildflower species commonly found in mail order seed packets. About 100 species were tracked, about 75% of which were native to the U.S. Aerial and side views of the plants were taken at the first true leaves stage, mid-growth, and flowering stage.
08/18/2007 Added 344 images from photgrapher Melody Lytle and 180 images from photographer Fran Cox. Added bibliography titles to plant detail page.
08/07/2007 Added rating system and user comments to Mr. Smarty Plants and rating system to Image Gallery.
07/28/2007Added Recommended Species lists for all states in the continental U.S.
06/06/2007Completely re-designed wildflower.org website debuts. NPIN and Wildflower Center content integrated into a single web application.
04/06/2007NPIN’s Native Plant Database and Image Gallery become additional resource links on USDA Plants website.
03/30/2007Harry C. Cliffe Bexar Regional Herbarium containing 1160 digitized herbarium sheets from the San Antonio region is integrated wih Native Plant Database.
01/01/2007New and improved Native Plant Information Network makes its debut. All databases converted to MySql and pages to PHP.
02/10/2006 Added Native Plant Society of Texas Image Special Collection to Image Gallery including 691 images by noted horticulturist, Benny Simpson.
01/24/2006 Added H. L. Blomquist Garden of Native Plants Special Collection to Image Gallery.
11/25/2005 Ask the Expert becomes Mr. Smarty Plants managed by volunteer Nan Hampton.
08/10/2005 Excluded non-native (introduced) species from search criteria in Native Plants Database.
03/24/2005 Added remainder of Image Gallery Plants to NPD. total number of species=7175. Second Melody Lytle image contribution added to Image Gallery.
02/28/2005 Completed conversion of eNature and Evergreen fields to NPD. Added Introduced Species filter to special collections.
02/17/2005 Added Introduced Species list to Special Collections under NPD.
02/01/2005 Converted Native Plant Bibliography database to online web application. Created Botanical Glossary using Loughmiller's "Texas Wildflowers" as foundation.
01/18/2005 Updated authorities in Native Plants Database using USDA PLANTS. Updated missing common names in Native Plants Database and in Image Gallery using USDA PLANTS. Verified Image Gallery Taxonomy using USDA PLANTS. Changed Native Status from ITIS to USDA convention in IG and NPD.
12/20/2004 Merged fields from eNature, Evergreen, and Chesapeake Bay Field Office to NPD bringing the total number of taxa to 5,280.
03/31/2004 Debut of Ask the Expert.
01/16/2004 Fee-based listing service put into effect for National Suppliers Directory.
12/01/2003 Debut of National Events Calendar and revised National Organizations Directory.
10/01/2003 A completely redeveloped NPIN makes its debut.
06/01/2003 Wildflower Center received a $36,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to begin Phase II of NPIN development. Center makes substantial improvements to NPIN.
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