<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b7d7ef5d-7fff-44b9-7b28-a8d695f2afe4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PCA General Meeting Summary - September 11, 2019 (2-4pm EST)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This meeting was hosted at the Department of Interior.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introductions were made (see participants list below).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Featured speakers, Kelly Rourke and Elizzabeth Kaufman of Pollinator Partnership (P2), presented “Spreading Seeds and WIngs Across North America.” Their presentation and contact information will soon be available on our meetings webpage: </span><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Updates on PCA Activities</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Federal Committee Update:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Renewal of PCA Federal MOU: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As of August 26, the National Park Service joined the Smithsonian in being the first two signatories on the 2019 renewal. Under the terms of the MOU, the renewal is now in effect and will remain so until August 26, 2024 (5 years). The remaining agencies are in the process of obtaining Director signatures. The revised MOU will eventually be posted to the website. For reference, the previous 2014 MOU can be seen at: </span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/PCA%20MOU.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/PCA%20MOU.pdf</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Assessment of Seed Needs and Capacity: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Academy of Sciences held the First Public Meeting for The Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities on Sunday, August 18, 2019 from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm and Monday, August 19, 2019 from 10:00 am -  2:00 pm Eastern Time at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. The committee heard from invited speakers and allowed time for short public statements for the committee’s consideration. Speakers including PCA member agencies BLM, FWS, NIFA, USFS, and NRCS, as well as two members of the seed industry. The meeting recordings from the first meeting are posted on <a href="http://www.nas.edu/seedneeds">www.nas.edu/seedneeds</a>. If you scroll down to events, and click “An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities -- Meeting #1”, there should be two links for each days recording.</span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:54pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NAS project, entitled “An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities,” will address the first two objectives under</span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Objective 1.1</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Assess the Seed Needs of Federal Agencies and the Capacity of Private and Federal Producers</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Objective 1.2</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Assess Capacity and Needs of Tribes, States, Private Sector Seed Producers, Nurseries, and Other Partners</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:72pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,129,53);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">{For more information, visit <a href="http://nas.edu/seedneeds">nas.edu/seedneeds</a> or email SeedNeeds@NAS.edu</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> At our May PCA meeting, it was suggested that we explore opportunities to highlight the contributions of the National Seed Strategy as part of U.S. efforts to contribute to the "UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration" that will launch in 2020. </span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Landscapes Forum-NY  </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(28 September 2019)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The one-day GLF-NY will shape the forthcoming UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The FWS PCA Federal Liaison Patricia De Angelis will attend to convey information on the PCA efforts to implement the National Seed Strategy and seeks input on key messages/materials to convey at the meeting. PCA Chair Peggy Olwell suggested the Seeds of Success program, Making Progress, and connections to the UN-FAO (will provide contact details on Sustainable Agriculture person in Paris). </span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:72pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,129,53);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">{If you have additional suggestions, please contact Patricia (</span><a href="mailto:patricia_deangelis@fws.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">patricia_deangelis@fws.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,129,53);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:72pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,129,53);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">{More info on GLF-NY at:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/</span></a></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Society for Ecological Restoration </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(24-28 September 2019)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Participants in this meeting will also have an opportunity to inform the UN Decade. PCA Chair, Peggy Olwell (BLM), PCA Non-Federal Chair, Kay Havens, and SOS Curator, Leah Prescott, will be presenting at the meeting. Peggy Olwell will also be presenting with Tom Kaye and Stacy Moore (Institute for Applied Ecology). </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nonfederal Committee Update:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Botany Bill: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Botany Bill (HR1572) was reintroduced in the Senate by Senator Hirono (D, Hawaii) on August 5th following the hearing on July 18. The bill currently has 50 sponsors in the House and 10 in the Senate. For more information see <a href="http://botanybill.weebly.com">botanybill.weebly.com</a></span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Subnational PCAs and NPCIs:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Anne Frances (Lead Botanist, NatureServe) will work with Eileen Nakahata (CBG) to compile information on state, regional and taxon-based plant conservation alliances and native plant conservation initiatives. In addition to sharing the information across our collaborative, we might be able to invite them to PCA MOU signing ceremony.</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kristi Allen (PA PCA) is hosting a symposium on Collaborative Plant Conservation, Oct 9 from 2-3:30pm, during the Natural Areas Association meeting with representatives from some of the subnational PCAs. PCA member agencies that will be in attendance at the NAA meeting include: BLM: Austen Hilding (contractor), Eileen Nakahata (contractor),</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NPS: Terri Hogan; USFS: 4 people</span></p></li></ul></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Native Plants Roundtable (Upcoming native plant events, meetings, conferences):</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2019</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Society for Ecological Restoration, September 24-28, Cape Town, South Africa</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Landscapes Forum, September 28, New York City, New York</span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Natural Areas Association, October  8-10, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Collaborative Plant Conservation on Oct. 9 from 2-3:30pm.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2020</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit, Washington D.C. April 23-25, 2020</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Smithsonian Botany Symposium, May 15th, 2020, Washington, D.C. Gary will send more details when available.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Denver, Colorado, July 26-31, 2020 -- Call for Proposals due October 30, 2019. Gary Krupnick, Peggy Olwell, Becky Hufft (Denver Botanic Garden) working to get a PCA presence.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Webinar</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Diversity and structure of sagebrush steppe species collected by SOS”</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 2:00 p.m. MT, September 24. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Emily Schumacher, a MS student at the University of Northern Colorado to present on the genetics of </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Artemisia tridentata</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> populations collected by the SOS program. From both the perspectives of conserving biodiversity and planting the right seed in the right place. Look for the webinar details over the listserve soon from Stephanie Greene.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Announcements</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Social Media Reminder: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leah Prescott</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) We are building our social media presence. Please send any Seed Strategy related success stories you would like highlighted on our National Seed Strategy Twitter page (@NatSeedStrategy) to Eileen Nakahata (</span><a href="mailto:enakahata@blm.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">enakahata@blm.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) or Leah (<a href="mailto:lprescott@blm.gov">lprescott@blm.gov</a>)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Funding Opportunity: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dave Walker</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) USDA NRCS program funding available, RFE proposals due December 3rd - will be posted to the PCA listserve.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Botany Directory:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anne Frances</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">): Inquired about national botany directory for federal agencies. PCA Federal Liaisons can often connect folks with botanists in the field. Center for Plant Conservation used to produce a directory but no longer in print form and is now limited to CPC institutions and network partners. It was noted that a contacts directory might be something that PCA should take up.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Update from recent CITES meeting: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Patricia De Angelis</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> The More than 150 countries belonging to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) just met to discuss species protections and other regulatory issues. Among the items discussed:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Several new timber species were added to the CITES Appendices, among them all species in the genus </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cedrela </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">were included in CITES Appendix II which allows commercial trade but requires permits demonstrating that the trade is both sustainable and legal. This species is a U.S.-native </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cedrela odorata</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, thanks to the botanically bountiful Puerto Rico. Proposals 50-57 pertained to flora: </span><a href="https://cites.org/eng/cop/18/prop/index.php" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://cites.org/eng/cop/18/prop/index.php</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Medicinal plants were also on the agenda as the Parties agreed to take a more holistic look at how medicinal plants are handled under CITES with regard to their sustainable use and relation to livelihoods. Parties also agreed to look at the impact of trade on frankincense (species in the genus </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Boswellia</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of these species in the wild. Documents 55 and 66 pertain to medicinal plants: </span><a href="https://cites.org/eng/cop/18/doc/index.php" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://cites.org/eng/cop/18/doc/index.php</span></a></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Closing Remarks</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2020 Speaker suggestions: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Send ideas for speakers to focus on native plant topics to <a href="mailto:Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov">Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov</a></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Upcoming PCA Meetings</span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 13, 2019: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gerry Moore, Botanist, USDA-NRCS, National Plant Data Team - Hosted at NatureServe’s new headquarters at 2550 S Clark St Suite 930, Arlington, VA 22202</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January 8, 2020: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kirk Davies, Rangeland Scientist, USDA-ARS, Range and Meadow Forage Management Research - Hosted remotely</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Participants</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="137"><col width="245"><col width="217"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Name</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Organization</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kristi Allen</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PA PCA / Pennsylvania Plant Conservation Network</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:c-krallen@pa.gov">c-krallen@pa.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Steve Blackwell</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Desert Botanical Garden</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:sblackwell@dbg.org">sblackwell@dbg.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">William Carromero</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">US Forest Service</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:william.carromeromarcano@usda.gov">william.carromeromarcano@usda.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jillian Cohen</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Science Applications</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:jillian_cohen@fws.gov">jillian_cohen@fws.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Patricia De Angelis</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FWS</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:patricia_deangelis@fws.gov">patricia_deangelis@fws.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anne Frances</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nature Serve</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:Anne_Frances@natureserve.org">Anne_Frances@natureserve.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kay Havens</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chicago Botanic Gardens (CBG)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:KHAVENS@chicagobotanic.org">KHAVENS@chicagobotanic.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Austin Hilding</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CBG</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:ahilding@blm.gov">ahilding@blm.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Virginia Houston</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ASTA</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:Vhouston@amseed.org">Vhouston@amseed.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Elizzabeth Kaufman</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pollinator Partnership (P2)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:ek@pollinator.org">ek@pollinator.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gary Krupnick</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Smithsonian Institution, Botany Department</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:krupnick@si.edu">krupnick@si.edu</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lori Makarick</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:lori_makarick@nps.gov">lori_makarick@nps.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eileen Nakahata</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BLM</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:enakahata@blm.gov">enakahata@blm.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peggy Olwell</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BLM (PCA Chair)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:polwell@blm.gov">polwell@blm.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Judy Perkins</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BLM</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">jlperkins@</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">blm</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.gov</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greg Podniesinski</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dierdre Remley</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Department of Transportation (FHWA)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:deirdre.remley@dot.gov">deirdre.remley@dot.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kelly Rourke</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">P2</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:kr@pollinator.org">kr@pollinator.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Megan Scanlin</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DoD</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:Scanlin_Megan@bah.com">Scanlin_Megan@bah.com</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Krissa Skogen</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CBG</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:kskogen@chiacgobotanic.org">kskogen@chiacgobotanic.org</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dave Walker</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FWS, Farm Bill Coordinator</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:dave_walker@fws.gov">dave_walker@fws.gov</a></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leah Prescott</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CBG</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.99777pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:lprescott@blm.gov">lprescott@blm.gov</a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><br></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="font-size:small" color="#0c343d"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Seeds of Success</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">National Collection Curator (Contractor)</font></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>