[APWG] RSVP: Plant Conservation Alliance e-Meeting, March 8, 2023, 2-4pm ET, with speaker Dr. Tanisha Williams

[Krone, Elizabeth C]

Please RSVP to attend our next PCA meeting where we welcome Dr. Tanisha Williams, Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany, Bucknell University, who will discuss "Protecting rare and endangered plants through university and governmental partnerships".

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Pennsylvania’s unique geologic history has given rise to impressive levels of plant diversity. Sixty percent of the native species recognized by Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are classified as rare, threatened, or endangered. These statuses are often exacerbated by urban development, invasive species, and climate change. To conserve native species and combat population declines, a natural partnership emerged between Bucknell University and the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. The Natural Heritage Program is the boots on the ground: collecting materials, ground-truthing sites, and working with landowners. Bucknell University is the laboratory partner: working mainly with genomics processing and data analyses. Both parties are working together to update the conservation status of rare plants and conserve unique habitats. Through this partnership, the state legislator is using scientifically-informed knowledge to revise the conservation status of endangered species and address policies to protect unique habitats.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Tanisha M. Williams is the Richard E. and Yvonne Smith Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell University. Her dissertation research examined the impacts of climate change on plant species throughout South Africa. Her postdoctoral research elucidates the role Aboriginal Peoples have on the movement and maintenance of plant species and understanding how biogeographic barriers impact species distributions in Australia. She also uses genomics methods to update the conservation status of rare plants. Dr. Williams has extensive science communication and policy experience and is the founder of Black Botanists Week, a campaign to amplify diverse voices in botany. Dr. Williams completed her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut in 2019.

This meeting is held remotely and open to all. More information about the presentation can be found on our PCA Meetings page<https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings>.


*** PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS MEETING ***

RSVP by COB Monday, March 6, to elizabeth_krone at fws.gov

The meeting login details will be shared with all respondents via email by Tuesday, March 7.

This meeting will be hosted using Microsoft Teams. You will be able to join the meeting from the web or via the Microsoft Teams app.


***More information about the presentation is available on our PCA Meetings page.***

The PCA general meetings are open to everyone and follow this format:

>UPDATES ON PCA ACTIVITIES - learn about and get engaged in the Plant Conservation Alliance

>INVITED SPEAKER – a topical presentation to explore any of the six focal areas identified in the PCA National Framework for Progress<https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/programs_natural-resources_native-plant-communities_national-seed-strategy_pca_Framework_6.11.2020.pdf>: collaborative conservation; education; restoration; research and development; sustainability; and information sharing

>NATIVE PLANTS ROUNDTABLE - all participants are encouraged to share information on national native plant events and activities

— This meeting is brought to you by the Plant Conservation Alliance Speaker Organizing Team— Gary Krupnick (Smithsonian Institution) / Ray Mims (U.S. Botanic Garden) / Andrea Williams (California Native Plant Society) / David Lincicome (Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation) / Anna Lindquist (Chicago Botanic Garden) / Elizabeth Krone (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.plantconservation.org/pipermail/apwg_lists.plantconservation.org/attachments/20230227/e1e74f66/attachment.html>