[PCA] CONFERENCE: 2018 EASTERN SEED ZONE SUMMIT; May 9-10, 2018 (KY)

[Prescott, Leah]

*2018 EASTERN SEED ZONE SUMMIT Date/location: May 9-10, 2018 Good Barn
Facility, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY What will you learn? About
the meeting: The Eastern Seed Zone Summit will bring together a diverse
group of forestry and natural resource professionals to develop terminology
that describes the origins of seed in the eastern US applicable to and
useful for practitioners in many fields. The Summit will be the culmination
of work done in 2017 by the Eastern Seed Zone Forum (ESZF), a wide
assortment of people interested in the collection, production, storage and
deployment of the seeds of trees and native plants led by employees of the
USDA Forest Service from all three deputy areas: National forest system
(NFS), Research and Development and State and Private Forestry. The focus
will be on trees and plants used for reforestation or restoration
plantings. Forestry and natural resource professionals from federal and
state agencies, botanical gardens, universities, NGOs, private companies,
and Extension agents are encouraged to attend. Preliminary Schedule:
http://easternseedzones.com/summit/FINAL%20Summit%20Agenda%20and%20mission%20statement.docx
<http://easternseedzones.com/summit/FINAL%20Summit%20Agenda%20and%20mission%20statement.docx>
Fees/other:
$60 - covers breakfast and lunch for both days Details & Registration:
http://easternseedzones.com/summit <http://easternseedzones.com/summit>*

-- 
Leah Prescott
Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation & Restoration Program
Data Coordinator
202-912-7232

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
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