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

[Negron-Ortiz, Vivian]

Great work!!!

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 6:52 AM, De Angelis, Patricia <
patricia_deangelis at fws.gov> wrote:

> 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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Botanist/FL Recovery Coordinator
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