[MPWG] SAVE THE DATE: Plant Conservation Alliance Meeting, July 8, 2020, 2-4pm ET, with invited speakers from the Tennessee and Pennsylvania Plant Conservation Alliances

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Please save the date for our next Plant Conservation Alliance general meeting to be held remotely on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET.



What will you learn?

Based upon the nationally recognized success of the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance and the New England Plant Conservation Program, the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) model has now been adopted by other states, including Tennessee and Pennsylvania, to successfully implement at-risk plant conservation. A PCA is a network of private and public entities that agree to work together to leverage expertise and resources for the common goal of conserving the state’s native plants and their habitats, using targeted conservation horticulture and habitat restoration. PCA’s emphasize an informal structure and building of trust for efficient communication of diverse scientific data and institutional perspectives.  A major strength of the PCA model, and founded upon trust, is the effective use of trained volunteers (Citizen Science) to perform conservation actions.



About our Speakers:

Kristi Allen is the Program Coordinator for the newly formed, Pennsylvania Plant Conservation Network. She holds a Masters Degree in conservation on social work from the University of Denver, with a Masters Certificate in Animal Assisted Social Work. Prior to joining the PPCN, she co-founded and ran a community garden in Baltimore, Maryland. She has extensive experience with community organizing and program administration.



David Lincicome is the Natural Heritage Program Manager with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Areas. He has been involved in Natural Areas stewardship and rare plant conservation with the Natural Heritage Program for 22 years. David was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Champion in 2011.  Under David’s leadership, Tennessee Natural Heritage and Natural Areas Programs have played key roles in delisting endangered and threatened plants such as the Eggert’s sunflower and the Tennessee purple coneflower. Collaborating with academia to research the life-history of 24 federally protected plant species, David has also monitored their populations, brought about the protection of several thousand acres of important plant habitat, and managed that habitat.  David is also the current chair of the steering committee for the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance.



***More information about the presentation and accessing the meeting will be made available on our PCA Meetings page<https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings>.***



—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—

Patricia De Angelis / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service <> Anne Frances / NatureServe <> Gary Krupnick / Smithsonian Institution <> Ray Mims / U.S. Botanic Garden <> Krissa Skogen / Chicago Botanic Garden <> Michelle Turton / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service <> with special thanks to past members of the planning team, Megan Haidet / USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service and Leah Prescott / Chicago Botanic Garden.
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