[PCA] PCA March 13, 2019 Meeting Notes

[Prescott, Leah]

All,



The Plant Conservation Alliance would like to thank Chris Martine for his
entertaining and educational presentation "Plants are Cool, Too: #SciComm,
media relations, and a botanist on Mars". Chris Martine’s presentation can
be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKLXIusvxZcI Information on Dr.
Martine’s lab at Bucknell as well as contact information can be found at
bucknell.academia.edu/ChrisMartine and
www.bucknell.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences-college-of/academic-departments-and-programs/biology/faculty-and-staff/chris-martine



A few updates and announcements from the March 13th meeting:



·         Alien Plant Working Group has moved the Weeds Gone Wild website
to www.invasive.org/alien/index.htm

·         NatureServe’s Virginia office is moving from Ballston to Crystal
City, their last day in Ballston will be March 22nd

·         NatureServe is hosting Core Methodology Training, or CMT, is a
hands-on introduction to standards, methods, and tools that are "core" to
the success of the NatureServe Network. CMT includes three full days of
training on Tuesday-Thursday, April 23-25, and optional 1/2 day sessions on
Friday, April 26. More information can be found at
www.natureserve.org/news-events/events/core-methodology-training

·         NatureServe announced a new effort to overhaul one of the
Network’s longtime flagship resources, NatureServe Explorer
<https://www.natureserve.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1310&qid=61896>.
NatureServe requests input via a ~5 minute survey
<https://www.natureserve.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1304&qid=61896>
(
www.natureserve.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1304&qid=61896
)

·         USGS recently published the First Comprehensive List of
Non-Native Species Established in Three Major Regions of the United States,
the publication is USGS OFR 20181156 and is available online (
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20181156)

·         The Bureau of Land Management contracted The National Academies
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to design and
carry out an assessment of federal, state, tribal and private sector needs
and capacity for using and supplying native plant seeds for ecological
restoration and other purposes. The assessment will focus on the western
continental United States and incorporate information from assessments of
other U.S. regions, as available, towards the goal of a nationwide
perspective. For more information or to get involved email SeedNeeds at nas.edu

·         Seeds of Success, managed by the BLM’s Plant Conservation and
Restoration Program, is featured in The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) 2019 report: “The State of the World’s
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture”. This report describes how native
plants make production systems and livelihoods more resilient to shocks and
stresses and highlights Seeds of Success as an example of restoring
biodiversity and resilience to landscapes following natural disasters, such
as drought, wildfire, and hurricanes. The report can be found at
http://www.fao.org/3/CA3129EN/CA3129EN.pdf

·         The Department of Interior issued Secretarial Order 3362, which
will improve habitat quality and western big game winter range and
migration corridors for antelope, elk, and mule deer. The order fosters
improved collaboration with states and private landowners and facilitates
all parties using the best available science to inform development of
guidelines that helps ensure that robust big game populations continue to
exist.

·         The Department of Interior issued Secretarial Order 3372, which
is intended to enhance the Department of the Interior's management of
Federal lands to: (1) better protect people, communities, wildlife habitat,
and watersheds by actively managing lands to reduce the risk of
catastrophic wildfire; and (2) promote the sustainable recovery of damaged
lands.

·         North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is soon
publishing this year’s pollinator poster – and it’s all about endangered
pollinators and their habitats! You can soon order copies on the Pollinator
Partnership website here http://pollinator.org/shop/posters

·         If you are interested in presenting at a PCA meeting, or would
like to suggest future speakers, please send contact information to Leah
Prescott (lprescott at blm.gov) as we are continuously planning future
meetings.



Upcoming Events:



·         The Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, “What Darwin Couldn't Know:
Modern Perspectives on Crop Plant Origins,” presented by the Smithsonian's
National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany will be held on
Friday, May 17, 2019. The Symposium will focus on current research into the
domestication of crops and their wild relatives as well as ornamental
plants. The deadline for abstract submission is April 12, 2019. More
information can be found at botany.si.edu/sbs/

·         The Pollinator Partnership is proud to announce that June 17-23,
2019 has been designated National Pollinator Week. There will be several
events during Pollinator Week held across the country, find an event near
you here pollinator.org/pollinator-week More information about various
events will be distributed on the PCA listserv.

·         We encourage PCA cooperators to post meetings, webinars, and
research on the PCA listserv as we continue our collaborative mission to
protect native plants by ensuring that native plant populations and their
communities are maintained, enhanced, and restored. Listserv information
can be found at http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo



Thank you!

-- 
Leah Prescott
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator (Contractor)
202-912-7232

Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
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/>
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