[PCA] FW: GSD Update May 2013: Plant Genetis and Restoration

[Finch, Deborah M -FS]

The May Issue of GSD Update produced by the Forest Service is now available.  The issue focuses on plant genetics and restoration of shrubland, grassland and desert ecosystems.  Click here:  http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/docs/gsd-update/2013-05.pdf.   Please distribute to those who might be interested.

In This Issue:

*        Ushering in a New Age of Genetics to Conserve Lands and Conserve Species

*        Conversation with the RMRS Director Dr. G. Sam Foster

*        Big Sagebrush: Genetic Details Make the Difference

*        Retreat or Stand: How Two Species Face Climate Change

*        Testing Seed Zones for a Key Restoration Species: Bluebunch Wheatgrass

*        Symposium Announcements

*        People and Events

*        New Publications Available Online

For back issues of the GSD Update, which features stories about western grassland, shrubland and desert ecosystems, go to http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/products/gsd-update/

Deborah Finch


Deborah M. Finch, PhD
Program Manager
Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science
USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
333 Broadway SE, Suite 115
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505-724-3671; Cell: 505-401-0580
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/






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