[PCA] FW: USFS International Seminar Series: Species at Risk - A new assessment tool for wild collected medicinal plants in North America-Dec. 15, 12-1:30 (DC)

[De Angelis, Patricia]

For those in the DC-area, the US Forest Service International Programs is
hosting Susan Leopold on Monday, December 15, who will be speaking about
the United Plant Savers assessment tool. Details below.

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

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*From:* Henkai, Pari -FS
*Sent:* Wednesday, December 03, 2014 9:41 AM
*To:* Ghadiali, Aysha J -FS
*Subject:* US Forest Service International Programs Seminar Series
presents: Species at Risk - A new assessment tool for wild collected
medicinal plants in North America



US Forest Service International Programs Seminar Series presents:

WHAT: Species at Risk - A new assessment tool for wild collected medicinal
plants in North America

WHO: Susan Leopold, PhD, Executive Director, United Plant Savers

WHEN: Monday, December 15, 2014 from 12 – 1:30pm

WHERE: US Forest Service International Programs (near McPherson Square
Metro).     1 Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 400 Washington DC-20005

Please R.S.V.P. to Pari Henkai 202-644-4587 or phenkai at fs.fed.us

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

United Plant Savers (UpS) has developed an adaptable, transparent tool that
can be used to quantify and compare vulnerability to overharvest for wild
collected medicinal plants. Many of these plants reside in American forests
and on US Forest Service, National Forest System lands. The new assessment
tool (http://goldensealsanctuary.org/species-at-risk-assessment-tool)
scores species according to their life history, the effects of harvest,
their abundance and range, habitat, and demand. The resulting rankings,
based on explicit criteria rather than expert opinion, will make it easier
for land managers to discuss areas of vulnerability and set conservation
priorities, permits, and create a list of the most threatened medicinal
plants in temperate North America.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Susan Leopold is the executive director of United Plant Savers (UpS).  She
received her master in environmental landscape design from the Conway
School, and her doctorate in ethnobotany from Antioch New England. Before
United Plant Savers, Leopold previously worked as director of the Bull Run
Mountain Conservancy, special project coordinator for Virginia Outdoors
Foundation, and as librarian for the Oak Spring Garden Library.


For more information on US Forest Service International Programs, please
visit http://www.fs.fed.us/global/.
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