[MPWG] [PCA] Assistance Needed For C0onservation Project

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

I agree with Johnny and Larry on their points regarding planting 
endangered and threatened species into the wild. But, I applaud your work 
and enthusiasm and would love to see that energy and interest put to use! 
There are many options for getting more involved in conservation. 

In addition to the work that CPC has undertaken for the past 25 years, 
there are county, state, and federal programs that focus on monitoring, 
restoration and conservation - and many of these programs would welcome 
volunteers. Check out the local refuge, national forest, botanic garden, 
University, or nature center.  This is the age of "partnerships" and there 
are likely to be a variety of activities, some possibly involving T&E 
species, to which the gardeners would be well-suited. 

We all know that gardening instills an awareness of nature in children. 
The mint family would make a GREAT focus for school children!  Work with 
local schools to create and provide info to kids, census and tend native 
plants on their sites, etc.  See what Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance 
is doing: <http://www.bgci.org/education/people_plants_habitats/>. 

Gardeners with a good knowledge of local species can put their skills to 
use by getting involved in census work. Many counties or states would 
appreciate receiving information on species occurrences. Native plant 
societies, for instance, often verify species checklists as they conduct 
their native plant walks - Larry could give you more info on how that 
works.

You should also check out the new book - "Bringing Nature Home: How Native 
Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens " by Dr. Douglas W. Tallamy.  Some 
pretty interesting statistics in there!

I fully believe that gardening and gardeners have a role in the 
"conservation  conversation." Many of us found our way into the work we do 
because of our love for the plants we had in our own back yards. 

Good luck!
-Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural 
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>




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PCA Menbers and Cooperators,

Botresearch USA has for the last 15 years been involved in research 
involving plants of the Lamiaceae/ Labiatae family. We have also been 
involved in the conservation of threatened and endangered species and 
the esatblishment of a conservation garden for all speices in this 
plant family.

Several years ago we decided to open up a forum on the internet which 
would educate the general public about these species and promote their 
conservation.
This year we have had an influx of members in this group which are 
avid gardeners, master gardeners, and horticulturists. The group which 
is composed of members from numerous states asked me if there was a 
way that they could be more involved with the endangered species and 
in our discussions, they came up with the idea that each one of them 
would be a project leader and recruit other people in their area who 
were interested in gardening and the plants in this family to be in 
their individual groups.Each one of these groups would take seed
which we could obtain from the threatened and endangered species, 
germinate the seed and grow the plants to maturity.When the plants 
proiduced seed, each group would harvest the seed from the plants 
native to their state, and distribute
part of them to botanical gardens, garden clubs and conservation 
organizations, with the pre-condition that these organizations would 
put some in their gardens and take the bulk of the seed and scatter 
them in rural areas or farmland areas, or they could germinate the 
seed and then take the seedlings and distribute them in these 
areas.The group leaders of our project would also call together it's 
members and likewise scatter the seed in similar areas.This would be 
an ongoing project.

We need those of you who are in posession of these species of seed to 
donate about 50 seed of each specie so that we can initiate 
production.We also need
those of you who would be willing to take the seed that they produce 
and your organization scatter the seed in the rural or farmland areas 
or use them to grow seedlings to plant in these areas.Those of you who 
would be willing to help in either or both aspects of this project, 
please contact me at:
botresearchusa at sbcglobal.net . Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kindest Regards,
J.N.Covanes
Director of Research
Botresearch USA
www.botresearch.com

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