We are very grateful for the help of many botanist, biologists, ecologists and interns whom have assisted with the evolution of the OPL since 1993 and the creation of FOIBIS. Although there are too many people to name individually, the following are especially noteworthy:

Baldwin, Ken; Banerji, A. Joy; Barron, George; Bell, Wayne; Belland, Rene; Britton, Donald; Brodo, Irwin; Buse, Lisa; Canne-Hilliker, Judy; Carr,Dave; Crins, Bill, Crum, Howard; Fazekas, Aron; Gerrath, Joe; Haldorson, Amanda; Hall, Katelyn Jean; Harris, Al Harvey, Mark; Hayden, Jim; Heather, Cole; Ireland, Robert; Kingsley, Andrea; Klassen, Daniel; Klymko, John; Krug, John; Kutschera-Ried, Yarrow; Lacroix, Carole Ann; Lee, Harold; Lehela, Ago; Linda, Ley; Matuszyk, Janice; McMurray, Sean; Mohammed, Gina; Morton, John; Newmaster, Annabel; Newmaster, Candice; North, Erika; Obenchain, Abby; Oldham, Mike; Parfitt, Bruce; Riemer, Joan; Riley, John; Robinson, Amber; Rochefort, Line; Roosenboom, Chris; Schofield, Wilfred; Semple, John; Sims, Richard Stewart, William; Sutherland, Donald; Taylor, Kim; Taylor, Steve; Thompson, John; Uhlig, Peter; Van Drunen, George; Venn, Joan; Vitt, Dale; Wetmore, Clifford; Williams, Harry; Winters, John; Witkowski, Amy and Zander, Richard.

You can get involved by supporting 1) botanical apprenticeships 2) projects such as the Flora Ontario, or the detection invasive species 3) research in ethnobotany or biodiversity, or 4) community projects. Please contact Dr. Steven Newmaster for details if you wish to join our research team by supporting one of our biodiversity projects.