[PCA] September 14th PCA Meeting

[Lindsey Riibe]

Attached is the Agenda for today's Plant Conservation Alliance Meeting.
Today's meeting will begin at 2:00 PM (ET)

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On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Lindsey Riibe <riibe.lindsey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The next Plant Conservation Alliance Meeting will be Wednesday, September
> 14, 2016 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM (ET).
>
> We are excited to have Wesley Knapp, Western Region Ecologist/Botanist for
> the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, presenting his research on
> "Vascular Plant Extinction in North America, north of Mexico; what have we
> lost and what can we learn?"
>
> Check out this Washington Post Article
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2016/03/27/7a48b3a2-f069-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html> on
> Wesley's recent botanical find in Maryland!
>
> The Plant Conservation Alliance Bi-Monthly Meeting is an open forum for
> anyone interested or working in plant conservation. The meeting is held in
> the Washington, DC metropolitan area. There is a roundtable for attendees
> to share relevant events. Regular attendees include representatives from
> the PCA Federal agencies and from Cooperating organizations; however anyone
> is welcome to attend this meeting.
> *Please RSVP to lriibe at blm.gov <lriibe at blm.gov> by Monday, Sept. 12 if you
> would like to attend the meeting in person.*
>
> *To join the meeting via WEBINAR:*
> 1. Go to: http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?sigKey=mymeetings&
> i=741813851&p=PCA123&t=c
> 2. If requested, enter your name, email address and *meeting number: *
> *742990168*
> 3. If a password is required, enter meeting *passcode: meeting*
> 4. Indicate that you have read the Privacy Policy. Click on Proceed.
> 5. For audio, *call 1-877-414-1336 <1-877-414-1336> passcode: 6177335#*
>
>
> More about next week's presenter:
> Wesley Knapp was previously with the Maryland Natural Heritage Program for
> 15 years. He has a B.S. from Catawba College in Environmental Sciences and
> a M.S. in Plant Science, with a focus in Plant Systematics from Delaware
> State University. He explores and inventories the best remaining natural
> areas in western North Carolina and the eastern United States. His research
> helps identify conservation targets and prioritize sites for protection,
> restoration, and management. Knapp is an expert on various vascular plant
> groups and has written major treatments for the Rush Family (Juncaceae) in
> North America. He is a regional reviewer for the Flora of North America
> Project, has described new plant species and natural communities, is lead
> author of the Checklist of the Maryland Flora, and is a founding member of
> the Digital Atlas of the Maryland Flora (MarylandPlantAtlas.org). In 2015
> he was named a research associate at the Botanical Research Institute of
> Texas. Current research interests include endemism, extinction, and
> undescribed species.
>
> --
> Lindsey Riibe
> Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation Program
> Plant Conservation Alliance
> <http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca.htm>
>
>


-- 
Lindsey Riibe
Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation Program
Plant Conservation Alliance
<http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca.htm>
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