NY S08779

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Markets, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Conservation, to establish standards for designating native plants in New York through consultation with certification organizations, academics, nursery growers, and dealers

Mandates development of a native plants list that differentiates between plants indigenous to New York state and non-invasive plants from elsewhere in the U.S. that are likely to expand their range into New York due to climate change

Authorizes seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state and marketed by registered nursery growers and dealers

Requires educational materials promoting awareness of native plant benefits to horticultural producers, garden centers, consumers, educational institutions, and Cornell Cooperative Extension

Defines "native plants" as non-invasive herbaceous and woody species indigenous to New York, germinating seeds or plant parts used for propagation, and climate-adaptive species from elsewhere in the U.S. likely to shift into the northeastern region