Biodiversity Works

Amplify Austin Day officially kicks off at 6 PM today, but early giving has already started!

Biodiversity Works supports conservation of at-risk species in Texas. Visit AmplifyATX.org (link in bio) to make a donation to help support our mission!

Biodiversity Works has joined a special collaboration to advocate for native plant conservation and celebrate the connections and kinship between plants and people through art. The 2026 PlantArte handmade native plant art contest is now accepting art submissions of native plant art in diverse mediums for an exhibit debut on Earth Day!

The PlantArte native plant art themes:

🌼 Wildflowers / Flores silvestres

🌼 Resilience / Resiliencia: A special focus on freeze and drought-resistant plants

🌼 Plants & critters / Plantas y fauna: Native plants benefitting pollinators and local wildlife

🌼 Plants of my people / Las plantas de mi gente: Native plants or herbs with personal or historical significance

🌼 Plants beyond borders / plantas más allá de fronteras: native plants in Transnational ecoregions, areas of land that cross national borders and/or plants supported through binational restoration efforts.

🌼 Endangered plants / Plantas en peligro

Many art mediums are welcome; both traditional and novel expressions such as textile art and native plant seed mandalas, to original native plant tattoo designs.

Learn more about the PlantArte contest and access the art submission form via:
website: plantgente.com

Instagram: .y.gente