<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">The
meeting was hosted by NatureServe (Arlington, VA) on November 13, 2019 (2-4pm EST).
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Introductions were made and Patricia De Angelis/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) chaired the meeting on behalf
of the Plant Conservation Alliance Chair, Peggy Olwell/Bureau of Land Management (BLM). </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The Plant Conservation Alliance would like to
thank Gerry Moore, US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service's National Plant Data Team Lead, for his informative presentation,
"An overview of rare plant protection by states." Links to the PowerPoint
and a recording of the presentation have been added to the PCA Meetings page on
the PCA Cooperator’s website: <a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">**If you are aware of new
or updated state plant laws that are not reflected in the PLANTS database under
the </span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/threat.html" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">State
T&E</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> information, please email
the information directly to:<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
<</span></span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:gerry.moore@usda.gov" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">gerry.moore@usda.gov</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">>. </span></i><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Ideally, updates are preferred as Excel or csv files - and
the data sought includes: scientific names, common names, state legal statuses,
state ranks, source (i.e., law citation, program office etc.). Distribution
data can also be included (many states include county distribution data in
their reports). </span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Updates
on PCA Activities</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN">General PCA Updates</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">Linking PCA to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,
2021-2030: </span></b><span lang="EN">To build on the interest expressed at our
May 2019 PCA meeting to link the National Seed Strategy** to this global
effort, the PCA was represented at two meetings that will inform the Decade’s
collaborations and activities: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">The Society for Ecological
Restoration, where PCA representation included: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Tom Kaye/Institute for Applied
Ecology and PCA Nonfederal Cooperator, presented: Restoring habitat and hope:
The Sagebrush in Prisons Project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Kay Havens/Chicago Botanic Garden
and Chair of the PCA Nonfederal Committee, with Leah Prescott and Peggy Olwell
presented: Seeds & Stewards of the Future: A U.S. Collaboration</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Peggy Olwell/BLM and Chair of the PCA Federal Committee, with others, presented:
Opportunities for success: The future of ecological restoration on the Colorado
Plateau </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">The Global Landscapes Forum: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Patricia De Angelis/FWS Liaison to the PCA to distributed copies of the Strategy
and related documents and learned about several US-based activities that might
inform Seed Strategy progress.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">(See additional
information on these meetings, below.) </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">PCA collaborators have also
responded to an <a href="https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/the-decade/ecosystem-and-restoration-decade-expectations/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">online survey</span></a> being conducted by the UN/FAO
leaders of the Decade, highlighting the Seed Strategy, PCA partnerships, and
ecoregional restoration activities across the US. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">**Learn more
about the </span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">National Seed Strategy</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> or download copies:</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> (2015) [pdf] </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/NationalSeedStrategy_MakingProgress_2018.pdf" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Making Progress</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> (2018) [pdf] </span></i></p>
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</span></span><b><span lang="EN">2020 PCA Speaker Updates: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A planning team<sup>++</sup> is
developing the 2020 PCA speaker line-up. The </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">2020 meetings</span></a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> will be on the
second Wednesday of every other month, except the November meeting which is
being pushed back a week because of the federal Veteran's Day holiday. Our
8-Jan speaker is confirmed and invitations to fill the remaining 2020 dates
will go out this week (11-Mar, 12-May, 8-Jul, 9-Sep, and 18-Nov). Please
contact </span><a href="mailto:Angelis@fws.gov" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Patricia_De Angelis@fws.gov</span></a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> if you have
suggestions on these items still under discussion:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;border:none;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hosting options for physical locations for the 2020
meetings (has alternated between MIB, NatureServe, and the Smithsonian). </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;border:none;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A single platform for the remote host who could also
provide tech support, perhaps as an in-kind contribution to the PCA
collaboration. </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;border:none;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Suggestions for additional speakers.</span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><sup><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">++</span></sup></i><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The team
includes Patricia De Angelis/Fish & Wildlife Service, Anne
Frances/NatureServe, Krissa Skogen & Leah Prescott/Chicago Botanic Garden,
Gary Krupnick/Smithsonian Institution, and Ray Mims/U.S. Botanic Garden.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">PCA Submission to the North American Congress for Conservation Biology
(2020): </span></b><span lang="EN">Several PCA collaborators submitted a proposal
for a session about the Plant Conservation Alliance. Decisions on accepted
speakers will be made by early winter 2019. The conference will be held in
Denver, Colorado, on July 28-30, 2020, with associated short courses,
workshops, and events occurring on July 26, 27, & 31.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">Continued discussion on the need for a National Botany Directory:</span></b><span lang="EN"> The idea for an updated directory of plant conservation contacts was
raised at the September 11 PCA meeting. The last known US-wide publication
“Plant Conservation Directory” (published by the Center for Plant Conservation
(CPC)), which included state-by-state contact info for state, federal, tribal,
and nonfederal people involved in plant conservation. The BLM also funding
supported that publication. The CPC has since confirmed that they keep updated
information only on their program partners, available on <a href="https://saveplants.org/conservation-directory/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">their
website</span></a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN">Federal Committee Updates</span></u></b><i><u><span lang="EN"> </span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">Progress on the renewal of the PCA Federal Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU):</span></b><span lang="EN"> The FWS is leading efforts to renew the MOU
among the federal committee; this renewal marks 25 consecutive years of
interagency collaboration and partnership focused on mutual priority
conservation needs for native plants and their habitats.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">As of September 26, the MOU was officially renewed and became
effective, having been signed by the Smithsonian Institution and the National
Park Service. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The USGS, Department of Defense, U.S. Botanic Garden, the FWS
and NRCS reported being in various stages of the approval process. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">There is no update as to a potential signing ceremony. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The FWS will work with the PCA Federal Committee Chair to
discuss posting the renewed MOU to the </span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy/pca" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">federal PCA webpage</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN">Nonfederal Committee Updates: </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">Collaborative Plant Conservation session at the 2019 Natural Areas
Association Conference </span></b><span lang="EN">(Oct. 7-10, 2019; Pittsburgh,
PA)<b>: </b>Kristi Allen/PA Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, who coordinates the Pennsylvania Plant
Conservation Network, moderated a symposium highlighting state-based plant
conservation alliances in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and North
Carolina, as well as the California Native Plant Conservation Initiative!
Several PCA members agencies also attended the meeting, including BLM, USFS,
and NPS. Another session on Native Plant Conservation Initiatives included
presentations from the Arkansas Native Seed Program and Maine's Wild Seed Project.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">See the 2019 NAA</span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/docs/NAC19_program-LowRes.pdf" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/docs/NAC19_program-LowRes.pdf" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Program</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> and</span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.memberleap.com/members/publication/program_issue.php?iid=519029" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.memberleap.com/members/publication/program_issue.php?iid=519029" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Abstracts</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"> for more
details. For more info, contact Kristi at: 717.783.332 or <a href="mailto:c-Krallen@pa.gov">c-Krallen@pa.gov</a></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN">Cooperators Update: </span></b><span lang="EN">At present, there are 380
nonfederal PCA Cooperators from nearly every U.S. State and the District of
Columbia.^^ International Cooperators include neighbors in Mexico and Canada,
as well as folks across the pond in the United Kingdom and India! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">See the full list of <a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/cooperators" style="color:blue">PCA Cooperators</a>
</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/join-us" style="color:blue">Become a PCA Cooperator</a>
</span></i><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">^^West Virginia and North Dakota are the only two U.S.
states without self-ascribed PCA Cooperators.</span></i><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Native
Plants Roundtable</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN">Recent Meetings and Conferences attended by PCA
collaborators</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://ser2019.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration</span></a>
(Society for Ecological Restoration; September 24–28, 2019; Cape Town, South
Africa)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">See <a href="http://ser2019.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SER2019-Book-Of-Abstracts.pdf" style="color:blue">Abstracts</a>
</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">All plenary sessions were filmed and should soon be made available
on the <a href="https://www.ser-rrc.org/" style="color:blue">SER Restoration Resource Center (RRC)</a>
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">website<i>. </i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">SER is in the process of organizing and then uploading audio
recordings of all conference presentations, paired with the accompanying
PowerPoint.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/new-york-2019/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Global Landscape Forum</span></a> (United Nations; Sept.
28, 2019; U.N. Headquarters-NY) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The <a href="https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/new-york-2019/agenda/" style="color:blue">agenda</a>
links to information about the presenter which then links to a video: </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Second public meeting for the <a href="http://www.nas.edu/seedneeds" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">National
Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities</span></a> (The National
Academies of Sciences; October 10, 2019; Deschutes National Forest
Administration Headquarters; Bend, OR). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Presentations were recorded and saved online,
<a href="http://www.nas.edu/seedneeds">www.nas.edu/seedneeds</a></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.asla.org/conference.aspx" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">2019
Conference on Landscape Architecture</span></a> (American Society for Landscape
Architecture; November 14-18; San Diego, CA) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The BLM Plant Conservation & Restoration Program hosted a
booth with native plant informational resources, gave a Professional Practice
Network presentation on Native Seed for Restoration, and provided information
on the National Academies of Sciences Native Seed Assessment.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">IUCN <a href="https://www.iucn.org/species/about/species-survival-commission/ssc-leadership-and-steering-committee/ssc-leaders-meeting-2019" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">SSC Leader’s meeting 2019</span></a> (International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)-Species Survival Commission (SSC); October
6-9, 2019; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Anne Frances, NatureServe, attended as the North American Red
List Authority Co-Chair.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">IUCN Red List plans to list more plants, especially plants
with data from NatureServe</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Please contact Anne (<a href="mailto:anne_frances@natureserve.org" style="color:blue">anne_frances@natureserve.org</a>) if
you’re interested in contributing</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.pollinator.org/nappc/2019" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">2019
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Conference</span></a> (October
22-24, 2019; Department of Interior; Washington, DC) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Public sessions are available online at <a href="http://pollinator.org">pollinator.org</a></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Some recorded talks cover the Insect Apocalypse, The Wildlife
Habitat Council, Bat Conservation International</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Task Forces were formed</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Selecting Native Plants for Pollinators plans to create
“recipe cards” for homeowners on where to buy native plants and seeds and how
to arrange them in gardens </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i><u><span lang="EN"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN">Announcements</span></u><span lang="EN"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">A workshop to assess the
conservation status of North American Trillium species was held at Mt. Cuba
Center, Delaware, in October 2019. The workshop was co-led by NatureServe, the
ABQ BioPark, and Mt. Cuba Center. Results from the workshop include updated
taxonomy for the genus, updated Global Ranks for all recognized species and
subspecies, and published Red List Assessments for all species. Results will be
presented in upcoming conferences including SeppCon and the Botanical Society
of America. A booklet will also be produced. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">The Center for Plant Conservation
has a new Director, Joyce Maschincki, Ph.D.! <a href="https://saveplants.org/about-us/meet-our-team/" style="color:blue">Learn more</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Native Plant Database Integration
Project - now known as PlantAgents: About 1.5 years ago, a group of landscapers
and gardeners began a project to help people make ecologically-appropriate
plant choices that will benefit wildlife while promoting healthy, biodiverse,
resilient landscapes. The November 14, 2018, PCA meeting informed this effort
by welcoming Doug Tallamy, Mary Phillips, John Rowden, and Judy Venonsky as
panelists to present “Identifying and addressing information gaps in plant
databases to support emerging planting design technologies promoting
biodiversity and ecological benefits.”<sup>@@</sup> There are plans for a pilot
field trial in a local setting in Birmingham, Alabama, and they <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">are formalizing
their structure and teams, as they move the concept forward to developing the
actual tools (e.g., a database, an app, etc.)</span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><sup><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">@@</span></sup></i><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">See the Nov. 2018 presentation mentioned above on the <a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" style="color:blue">PCA Meetings page</a>
</span></i><span lang="EN"></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">FWS provided the following native
plant updates: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The Nevada Seed Strategy (a stepped-down version of the
National Strategy) being developed by the Nevada Native Seed Partnership (NNSP)
is near completion and will be presented for management review in early
December.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">■<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The NNSP includes Federal (BLM, FWS, USFS, NRCS-PMC), State
(NDA, NDOW, NDF, and Nevada Conservation Districts), and non-governmental
partners (The Nature Conservancy, Great Basin Institute, UNR, Walker Basin
Conservancy, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony).</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">FWS has two SOS<sup>##</sup> increases are underway in fields
at Stone Nursery (USFS) for bluebunch wheatgrass and Sanderg's bluegrass. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><sup><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">##</span></sup></i><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">SOS: Refers to Seeds of Success collections and grow-outs in
collaboration with the BLM and following their SOS protocol. <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="color:blue">Learn
more about SOS</a> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">FWS-Ecological Services proposed in October to remove
Howellia aquatilis (Water Howellia) from the ESA list; in early October, made
not warranted findings to list the following plants: Florida clamshell orchid,
Ocala vetch, Yellow anise tree, and Yellow-cedar; and on November 5, published
a final rule to remove Oenothera coloradensis (Colorado Butterfly Plant) from
the ESA list, effective December 5, 2019.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">Miami University in collaboration with FWS announced a
graduate assistantship to study the genetics of the ESA-threatened Florida
skullcap (Scutellaria floridana). Applications are due January 1. Details were
shared on the Medicinal Plant Working Group listserv (see the list archives for
November). For more information, contact Dr. Negron-Ortiz (FWS; </span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:vivian_negronortiz@fws.gov" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">vivian_negronortiz@fws.gov</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">) or Richard Moore (Miami U; </span></i><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:Moorerc@maimich.edu" style="color:blue"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Moorerc@maimich.edu</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">).</span></i></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">SEPPCON 2020: The Southeastern
Partners in Plant Conservation Conference (March 2-6, 2020; Atlanta Botanic
Garden; Atlanta, GA). See these links for <a href="https://atlantabg.org/conservation-research/outreach-education-and-training/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation-conference/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">details</span></a> and to sign up to <a href="https://atlantabg.org/conservation-research/outreach-education-and-training/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation-conference/sign-up-to-receive-seppcon-2020-email-notifications/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">receive updates</span></a> on the meeting. </span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Natureserve’s Biodiversity without
Boundaries (April 19-22, 2020; Richmond Marriott; Richmond, VA): These
conferences are now held every 2 years, with regional conferences hosted in
intervening. See <a href="https://www.natureserve.org/connect/events/biodiversity-without-boundaries-2020" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">details</span></a>. </span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Earth Optimism Forum (</span>April 23-25, 2020; Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center; Washington, D.C.). Check here for more <a style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline">info</a> <span lang="EN">Center for Plant Conservation National meeting (May 7-9, 2020; Denver
Botanic Garden; Denver, CO). Registration opens in February. See <a href="https://saveplants.org/events/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">details</span></a>
and sign up for <a href="http://centerforplantconservation.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5111078c47821caea413b21ca&id=601d443b31" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">the CPC newsletter</span></a> to get updates prior to the
meeting.</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Smithsonian Botanical Symposium (May
15, 2020; National Museum of Natural History; Washington, D.C.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Share
your information!</span></b><span lang="EN"> We encourage PCA cooperators to post
meetings, webinars, and research on the PCA listserve as we continue our
collaborative mission to protect native plants by ensuring that native plant
populations and their communities are maintained, enhanced, and restored. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">PCA has several listserves focused
on different aspects of native plants – learn more and subscribe <a href="https://pca.sites.usa.gov/get-involved/" style="color:blue">here</a>. </span></i></p>
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next Plant Conservation Alliance meeting will be held on Wednesday January 8,
2020, 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET, with guest speaker Kirk Davies, Rangeland Scientist,
USDA-ARS, Range and Meadow Forage Management Research.*** </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">The speaker will be remote
but the meeting will be hosted at the Main Interior Building (Washington</span></i><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%">, DC) - if you <i>plan to attend in person, <b>please RSVP to <a href="mailto:Michelle_Turton@fws.gov" style="color:blue">Michelle_Turton@fws.gov</a> by January 3, 2020</b>.
Further details on the <a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" style="color:blue">PCA Meetings</a>
page.</i></span></p>
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