[PCA] Saving a Misunderstood Plant: Recovering the endangered shale barren rock cress

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Demonstrates the importance of field work and having trained botanists /
biologists to get out on the ground!

NatureServe
Aug 27 2015

The more time our network's trained biologists can spend outside tracking
rare species and taking inventory of what is out there, the more likely
they will find new populations of endangered species.

In the case of one resilient little plant in Virginia, the shale barren
rock cress, Chris Ludwig and the Virginia Natural Heritage Program's
surveys *doubled the number of known populations of the species.* Armed
with this new and more accurate information, Chris and other biologists
have taken concrete steps to ensure the full protection of this species –
from *setting aside tens of thousands of acres* of the forest to *collecting
seeds* to help ensure the long-term survival of this species.

Our Network’s discovery of new plant sites has resulted in a revelation: t*he
plant’s listing as an endangered species is no longer needed*. The future
for this plant is looking good.
http://www.natureserve.org/news-events/stories/saving-misunderstood-plant-0
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