[PCA] Fwd: [Pollinator] New guide to central U.S. milkweeds

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Another post from the pollinator listserve...Project Milkweed from the
Xerces Society.

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife
Service-International Affairs
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance

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From: Matthew Shepherd <mdshepherd at xerces.org>
Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Subject: [Pollinator] New guide to central U.S. milkweeds
To: pollinator at lists.sonic.net


The Xerces Society is pleased to announce the release of *Pollinator Plants
of the Central United States: Native Milkweeds*, a comprehensive guide to
using the native milkweeds of the lower Midwest and Central U.S. in habitat
projects and gardens. Xerces’ Project Milkweed is working to promote the
benefits of including milkweeds in habitat plantings for monarch
butterflies, pollinators such as native bees, and other beneficial
insects.This new guide makes it simpler for land managers and
gardeners to
select—and obtain—the most appropriate species of milkweeds for their
locale. ****

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*Pollinator Plants of the Central United States: Native
Milkweeds*de­scribes the importance of milkweed to wildlife, provides
an overview of
milkweed establishment practices, and profiles numerous species that are
commercially available and can be incorporated into seed mixes and planting
plans. Five milkweed species that have special conservation status are also
profiled. ****

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The guide was developed by Brianna Borders and Eric Mader of the Xerces
Society, in collaboration with Allen Casey (USDA-NRCS Missouri), John M.
Row and Rich Wynia (USDA-NRCS Kansas), Randy King and Alayna Jacobs
(USDA-NRCS Arkansas), and with Dr. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch.  ****

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Download the guide from the Project Milkweed web page,
http://www.xerces.org/milkweed/. ****

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You can also find it in the relevant regions of the Pollinator Conservation
Resource Center, http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/. ****

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This guide was produced thanks to funding from the Monarch Joint Venture
and with the continuing support of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service.****

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*Matthew Shepherd*

Communications Director****

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*The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation*

Protecting the Life that Sustains Us****

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628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA****

mdshepherd at xerces.org ****

Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110****

Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110****

Cell: (503) 807-1577****

Fax: (503) 233-6794****

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nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of
invertebrates and their habitat.****

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To join the Society, make a donation, or read about our work, please visit
www.xerces.org.****

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