[PCA] Assistance Needed For C0onservation Project
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Fri Aug 15 11:32:17 CDT 2008
I agree with Johnny and Larry on their points regarding planting
endangered
and threatened species into the wild. But, I applaud your work and
enthusiasm and would love to see that energy and interest put to use!
There are many options for getting more involved in conservation.
In addition to the work that CPC has undertaken for the past 25 years,
there are county, state, and federal programs that focus on monitoring,
restoration and conservation - and many of these programs would welcome
volunteers. Check out the local refuge, national forest, botanic garden,
University, or nature center. This is the age of "partnerships" and there
are likely to be a variety of activities, some possibly involving T&E
species, to which the gardeners would be well-suited.
We all know that gardening instills an awareness of nature in children.
The
mint family would make a GREAT focus for school children! Work with local
schools to create and provide info to kids, census and tend native plants
on their sites, etc. See what Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance is
doing: <http://www.bgci.org/education/people_plants_habitats/>.
Gardeners with a good knowledge of local species can put their skills to
use by getting involved in census work. Many counties or states would
appreciate receiving information on species occurrences. Native plant
societies, for instance, often verify species checklists as they conduct
their native plant walks - Larry could give you more info on how that
works.
You should also check out the new book - "Bringing Nature Home: How Native
Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens " by Dr. Douglas W. Tallamy. Some
pretty interesting statistics in there!
I fully believe that gardening and gardeners have a role in the
"conservation conversation." Many of us found our way into the work we do
because of our love for the plants we had in our own back yards.
Good luck!
-Patricia
Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>
botresearchusa at academicplanet.com
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[PCA] Assistance Needed
For C0onservation Project
PCA Menbers and Cooperators,
Botresearch USA has for the last 15 years been involved in research
involving plants of the Lamiaceae/ Labiatae family. We have also been
involved in the conservation of threatened and endangered species and
the esatblishment of a conservation garden for all speices in this
plant family.
Several years ago we decided to open up a forum on the internet which
would educate the general public about these species and promote their
conservation.
This year we have had an influx of members in this group which are
avid gardeners, master gardeners, and horticulturists. The group which
is composed of members from numerous states asked me if there was a
way that they could be more involved with the endangered species and
in our discussions, they came up with the idea that each one of them
would be a project leader and recruit other people in their area who
were interested in gardening and the plants in this family to be in
their individual groups.Each one of these groups would take seed
which we could obtain from the threatened and endangered species,
germinate the seed and grow the plants to maturity.When the plants
proiduced seed, each group would harvest the seed from the plants
native to their state, and distribute
part of them to botanical gardens, garden clubs and conservation
organizations, with the pre-condition that these organizations would
put some in their gardens and take the bulk of the seed and scatter
them in rural areas or farmland areas, or they could germinate the
seed and then take the seedlings and distribute them in these
areas.The group leaders of our project would also call together it's
members and likewise scatter the seed in similar areas.This would be
an ongoing project.
We need those of you who are in posession of these species of seed to
donate about 50 seed of each specie so that we can initiate
production.We also need
those of you who would be willing to take the seed that they produce
and your organization scatter the seed in the rural or farmland areas
or use them to grow seedlings to plant in these areas.Those of you who
would be willing to help in either or both aspects of this project,
please contact me at:
botresearchusa at sbcglobal.net . Thank you for your time and consideration.
Kindest Regards,
J.N.Covanes
Director of Research
Botresearch USA
www.botresearch.com
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