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<b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Introductions were made.</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We
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<b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Featured speaker:</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ms.
Alyssa Samoy, Natural Resources Specialist for the BIA-Tribal Resilience Program and Chippewa Cree Tribe Member presented "</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Native Plant Conservation.”<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The presentation began with a brief history of the BIA and its current
organizational structure to include the Tribal Resilience Program (TRP). The presentation focused on specific BIA-funded tribal projects related to native plant restoration or Tribal education.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Under
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projects related to native plant conservation may be funded if they relate to the overarching tribal climate adaptation plan.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Native
plant conservation or invasive species should be outlined as key priorities of the tribe and add as one among other highlighted components stitched together as a cohesive plan by multiple tribal departments. The presentation and contact information are available
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<li><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The National Academies of Sciences Interim Report on “An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities Interim Report” has been published</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and
is </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">available</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalacademies.org%2Four-work%2Fan-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642232212%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hzyDW5pHaVCYAaMZWQzr%2BTtvbsnr0pRHg52G8QtDIhY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities" shash="yuagdDEti0AhaNiBqLZEP8kT9dmMeA5ES1FR7aTCReIKg9YrzeVAOCQDfNCoHC3GJ6C9DWpZkMkNTphUyHE5Z7DDlWYfPxqTtorzMFLSe7bnAD5Zz61OsyofdrbHapP6Z1IsU5wX5m/V8GsZ2xIBqe+Uhj86SqEMWj4tEu9KmLo=" title="Original URL: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">here</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.
This interim report details how the study will be conducted<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">to analyze the cycle of seed production for use in ecological restoration. The plan to conduct the assessment takes
into account input received<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>from federal agency representatives, city planners, restoration practitioners, seed suppliers, and others.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
study is focused on the West but incorporates data from other regions when possible.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)">This
project addresses the first two objectives under the</span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2Fsites%2Fblm.gov%2Ffiles%2Fprogram_natural%2520resources_seed%2520strategy_quick%2520link_seed%2520stregy.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642242168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=W3YiwPDVmjbutFyE8wBOIc4Hv3ySzNQfg7uzCUX07J8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf" shash="nN3J5iFNa8/hSMuLCa2oPwXbMUs0Qw8mc8QwU5zLsnmLWizbdwIgJrElKfFtDrQBQm791F3K1bisJYYbHAY+deKwIy5n2lKW8ALIOIBfd4OJky1GF6saR78EUtouE/joFNwjzRXBry31296YRO/w/r1+W6mkStZ2JfyKiceZJeI=" title="Original URL: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">National
Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)">, which was released in 2015:</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li><ul style="margin-bottom:0px">
<li><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)">Objective 1.1: Assess the Seed Needs of Federal Agencies and the Capacity of Private and Federal Producers</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li><li><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)">Objective 1.2: Assess Capacity and Needs of Tribes, States, Private Sector Seed Producers, Nurseries, and Other Partners</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:rgb(32, 31, 29)"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br>
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<li><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PCA 2021 Speakers:</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
2021 meeting dates are posted to the</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantconservationalliance.org%2Fmeetings&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642242168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jPMeKj3BdQCGw4cseTvYhRKL%2FWF4%2B6fjxkML4bFRQJw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings" shash="k3whJHrD4hakbn3HJKFej93WY8ItlDr8vePMUeLUEWqrzDUDoMDU+3c9vKQdlZfcDbgrD7UXcGuiW5Eo7mYOCcGzuKubjgKe4137Iwe7uH8ulZV5u7VVAipQQXuTxECswHC7trkMO2qz+xuqFx71RYmbgq78Ivs9wMDbGHZ7rIA=" title="Original URL: http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PCA
Meetings Page</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. Please mark your calendars for the second Wednesday of every other month (January-March-May-July-September-November) The full speaker
schedule has not yet been finalized, but details for first meeting can be found below.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li></ul>
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<li><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Share your native plant information!</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We
encourage PCA listserv members to post meetings, webinars, and research on the PCA listserv* 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><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><i><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">*PCA
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<li><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">National Seed Strategy Progress Report</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">:
Molly McCormick is leading development of an accomplishments report looking at implementation of the National Seed Strategy in its first five years (2015-2020).</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An
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<li style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PCA Non-Federal Cooperators include state agencies and private organizations interested in native plant conservation in the United States.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>See
the list of</b></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><b><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></b></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantconservationalliance.org%2Fcooperators&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642262081%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NYqzXum7bWmRSBTKHlLnVWPLJwqr1r0NDbfXLHl%2BAEY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/cooperators" shash="r0kUvuV9qXeNpVRY54kNEyEarTmlGwbBuflk2K8tQmhFdBgdJAebgh4pRbd3rL3GYa3fZeEPK9cR5IWapjCLqku71rreE4o5izRgZ5pgSRP7MiPvTQKxa2EYteyrevhKRP9kLIll040PXNK1u8AZ+EZT7/LKRvmkweIcIOOhW7U=" title="Original URL: https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/cooperators. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">PCA
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<li style="font-size:12pt"><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SER 2021: Society for Ecological Restoration 9</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><sup><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">th</span></sup><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annual
Global Conference.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A
New Global Trajectory: Catalyzing Change Through the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Will
be virtual this year. June 21-24, 2021.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Abstracts
are now being accepted</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ser2021.org%2Fhome-page&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642262081%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=A%2BqYjum3y%2BnhIf%2Bk9GFfV%2F1Ic9kSEbnRoSFOCRXWqIc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="http://www.ser2021.org/home-page" shash="jsbtdrhGUWjK51OlTszwiQ3WmChyZpGksQLLVEb4bsxPd5cPsmBcpQWEF6u2Xdae02hmenAMLCG0XzBBkeE83cEpGEu5lC3ZFjbh44Xs/CkFO0G9rpd2oUSBiOkURAE5brIscgo4L7Rx6yoKqmmJqQ3rpqDjlqWK+BfYj/SNSmI=" title="Original URL: http://www.ser2021.org/home-page. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px">here</a>.</span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li><li><b style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Laukahi Plant Conservation Network</span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;line-height:17.25px"><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">virtual
annual partner meeting will be held Dec 3.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If</span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></font></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">interested
in attending, please email<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="mailto:coordinator@laukahi.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="coordinator@laukahi.org" style="margin:0px">Emily Grave</a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt"><b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Southeastern Plant Conservation</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alliance</span></span></b><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">:
Just had their third regular bimonthly meeting focused on strategic planning. Sign up for email updates on their website or email</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px"><a href="mailto:cradcliffe@atlantabg.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="cradcliffe@atlantabg.org" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Carrie
Radcliffe</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to
get involved. You can learn more </span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatlantabg.org%2Fthe-southeastern-plant-conservation-alliance%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642272037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RHOFtK7hkM1IVs1jOqgDPXKrjrk4DvQKpL0%2Fphk0Yng%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://atlantabg.org/the-southeastern-plant-conservation-alliance/" shash="AG54H0MHcNVqx7YMS79dkXj15PhGOslvLZXtnaD7rFhrSe+gujk76zrusRZhyxHytH+eW/A2ay7/1uxONUJLNTBaR/h8oMYijHt7QNRcOH+WA9RJnKAacnmHVLM7nPHTSYXb79TbNtw9yn2jx5ATnMA+h5ysh+UdCxYBSp2/pf4=" title="Original URL: https://atlantabg.org/the-southeastern-plant-conservation-alliance/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px">here</a>.</span></span><br>
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<li style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The National Herbarium at the Smithsonian Institution is nearly finished digitizing every pressed specimen in the
herbarium! There are 4 million specimens, and the digital library will be open access. The expected completion date is Spring 2021. For questions reach out to<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="mailto:krupnick@si.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="krupnick@si.edu" style="margin:0px">Gary
Krupnick</a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. No registration required.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Australian Native Seed Survey: Australia has just released<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fser-insr.org%2Fnews%2F2020%2F4%2F3%2Faustralian-native-seed-survey-report&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642272037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jHyw8zFSBzZ5lX0XOshTMjsDJ01qwcTsmXlXmSniM54%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://ser-insr.org/news/2020/4/3/australian-native-seed-survey-report" shash="qPXtsejTsxcgJmlXbTLT66H341C8Su1qFNwmWVgzVTUlHYzJU5SJuCo29dHrI0X71NZoeEyYLnpnSuVL88Gb73GA/Vl5ij2N3Tq/GGcrWPWg3pxyohLVWN57QYUWFAC3HE+OVwFDahKl2v8LRlCZnRMsfn02F3T/c7MiMab8dAc=" title="Original URL: https://ser-insr.org/news/2020/4/3/australian-native-seed-survey-report. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px">here</a>. </span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Similar
to NASEM’s interim report on Seed Needs and Capacities, The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) undertook the Australian Native Seed Survey in 2016-2017 to better understand the native seed sector and its ability to meet current and future demand.</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li></ul>
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13, 2021, Dr. Jared Margulies/University of Alabama</span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">will
offer a broad overview of the threats succulent plants face from illicit trade in order to suggest practical opportunities to conserve a wide variety of threatened succulent plant species. Details will be shared via the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2Fsite-page%2Fpca-discussion-lists-0&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C6220ffd02d3d4dc1b69b08d89af90722%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637429741642281998%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=v8BfGoenef4h6o3JXfrNHyLR5ssdC0Hw5feHvOYkMWo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.blm.gov/site-page/pca-discussion-lists-0" shash="Tz10h6P1UtThclbAOCS6Nu9ffBuBZhlti+Jr4jGTKQbf2b/bK0vnj9NL3R4sIu54DnMikpkP08gLKULmuBq8frpL5vp6P1tmOJXQ/b4pbQdBcD0vJ3OAbPAYT87Dp4usvcayM1wDvQyQ2lHNoxcVVKYrRrJH3/DLqethOcyfYyI=" title="Original URL: https://www.blm.gov/site-page/pca-discussion-lists-0. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 238)">PCA
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