[PCA] NEWS: Passion for plants earns botanist award

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Jun 6 14:42:51 CDT 2008


http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Passion-for-plants-earns-botanist-award

Passion for plants earns botanist award
Staci Matlock | The New Mexican
6/2/2008 - 6/3/08

Lots of people want to save the endangered Mexican gray wolf and the 
spotted owl. Fights to help vertebrate runners, swimmers and fliers
draw media attention, and that's good for coaxing financial support. But 
as for the equally endangered Holy Ghost ipomopsis or the tiny 
pink-flowered Knowlton's cactus? It takes a devoted botanist like Bob 
Sivinski of the New Mexico State Forestry Division to fight for their 
survival.

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