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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please RSVP to attend our next PCA meeting where we welcome Dr. Tanisha Williams, Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany, Bucknell University, who will discuss "Protecting rare and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Pennsylvania’s unique geologic history has given rise to impressive levels of plant diversity. Sixty percent of the native species recognized by Pennsylvania’s
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are classified as rare, threatened, or endangered. These statuses are often exacerbated by urban development, invasive species, and climate change. To conserve native species and combat population declines,
a natural partnership emerged between Bucknell University and the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. The Natural Heritage Program is the boots on the ground: collecting materials, ground-truthing sites, and working with landowners. Bucknell University
is the laboratory partner: working mainly with genomics processing and data analyses. Both parties are working together to update the conservation status of rare plants and conserve unique habitats. Through this partnership, the state legislator is using scientifically-informed
knowledge to revise the conservation status of endangered species and address policies to protect unique habitats.</span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ABOUT OUR PRESENTER:
</span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Tanisha M. Williams is the Richard E. and Yvonne Smith Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell University. Her dissertation research examined the
impacts of climate change on plant species throughout South Africa. Her postdoctoral research elucidates the role Aboriginal Peoples have on the movement and maintenance of plant species and understanding how biogeographic barriers impact species distributions
in Australia. She also uses genomics methods to update the conservation status of rare plants. Dr. Williams has extensive science communication and policy experience and is the founder of Black Botanists Week, a campaign to amplify diverse voices in botany.
Dr. Williams completed her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut in 2019.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This meeting is held remotely and open to all. More information about the presentation can be found on our
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RSVP by COB Monday, March 6, to elizabeth_krone@fws.gov <o:p class="ContentPasted2">
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The meeting login details will be shared with all respondents via email by Tuesday, March 7.
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This meeting will be hosted using Microsoft Teams. You will be able to join the meeting from the web or via the Microsoft Teams app.
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>UPDATES ON PCA ACTIVITIES - learn about and get engaged in the Plant Conservation Alliance<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted2">
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>INVITED SPEAKER – a topical presentation to explore any of the six focal areas identified in the
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PCA National Framework for Progress</a>: collaborative conservation; education; restoration; research and development; sustainability; and information sharing<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted2">
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>NATIVE PLANTS ROUNDTABLE - all participants are encouraged to share information on national native plant events and activities<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted2">
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— This meeting is brought to you by the Plant Conservation Alliance Speaker Organizing Team— Gary Krupnick (Smithsonian Institution) / Ray Mims (U.S. Botanic Garden) / Andrea Williams (California Native Plant Society) / David Lincicome (Tennessee Department
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