[PCA] Invitation to Black Cohosh Inventory and Monitoring Project

[Megan_Haidet at fws.gov]

Dear VA and NC Conservation Cohort,

We need you!  Interested in helping with an inventory and monitoring 
project
for black cohosh? You may have heard about these projects from Patricia De 
Angelis, Chair of the Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant 
Working Group (http://www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal/).

Please come out to show your support for plant conservation by 
volunteering in Virginia's George Washington Jefferson National Forest. 
Take a look at the invitation below and plan on attending this opportunity 
to meet other like-minded people.

To participate: Call or email trip coordinator, Anne Jennings, Mill 
Mountain
Garden Club, Tel: 540 342-5331 cell 540 520-8644, email: amj2 at aol.com.

Hope to see you there!

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FROM VIRGINIA AND SURROUNDING AREAS!

MT. ROGERS BLACK COHOSH INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROJECT

AUGUST 20-22, 2006

MARION, VA

The USDA Forest Service and the Garden Club of America invite you to 
participate in monitoring an important native medicinal plant, black 
cohosh (Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa).  Native to the Appalachian 
Mountains, black cohosh roots are wild-harvested for use in alleviating 
menopausal symptoms.

We need you!

As part of the Medicinal Plant Working Group (MPWG; www.nps.gov/medicinal
), these organizations have worked together for five years to establish 
long-term monitoring sites for black cohosh in the eastern United States. 
These collaborative conservation projects provide an opportunity for 
citizens to actively participate in research that contributes to a better 
understanding of how to manage our nation’s natural resources.  Under the 
scientific direction of the Forest Service, the project relies on 
volunteers to carry out the field work.

We need you!

Dates:  20-22 August 2006

Location:  The Mt. Rogers study site, located in the George Washington 
Jefferson National Forest, is one of two established monitoring locations. 
 Situated in the highlands of southwestern Virginia, Mt. Rogers is the 
highest peak in the state (5729 feet).

General Plan: 
Day 1: Sunday, August 20, approx. 5:30 p.m.: Convene at a hotel at 5:30 pm 
in Wytheville, VA for orientation and training (location to be announced).
Day 2: Monday, August 21, approx. 7:30 a.m.:  Caravan/carpool to the study 
site, which is about 30 minutes away, to begin data collection. 
Day 3: Tuesday, August 22, approx 7:30 a.m.:  Continue the inventory, if 
necessary.

Accommodations:  The Holiday Inn in Wytheville, VA, phone: 276-676-2829. 
Ask for the Garden Club of America room block ($80.00 for double room).

Be aware and prepared: Volunteers should be prepared for moderate 
off-trail hiking.  In addition to the possibility of inclement weather, 
volunteers may encounter such wonders of nature as poison ivy, snakes and 
bugs. 

What you need:  Work boots, long pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, 
water, lunch, snacks, rain gear; a sense of adventure and civic duty. 

We need you!

To participate: Call or email trip coordinator, Anne Jennings, Mill 
Mountain Garden Club
Tel: 540 342-5331 cell 540 520-8644, email: amj2 at aol.com. 


Megan Haidet
Communications Coordinator
Plant Conservation Alliance 
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
Phone: 703.358.2120
Fax: 703.358.2276

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