[PCA] Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Seeking Local Plant Experts to Review Species List: Ecoregional Guide Review Instructions

Thu Sep 17 10:09:33 CDT 2020

Hi Folks,

The Pollinator Partnership is seeking at least two experts with local knowledge of plant species in the Black Hills Coniferous Forest (ecoregion M334) Ecoregion to review their draft plant species lists in their latest Ecoregional Planting guide (for providing pollinator habitat). They have developed a draft plant list (attached) and are struggling to find some local experts to vett the list.

Below are the instructions they usually send to potential reviewers. Would you know anyone, or have any networks that you could reach out to that may be able to with this task? Please contact Isaac Lisle (isaac at pollinator.org) if you would like to volunteer or or recommended somebody.

Cheers, Liz

Elizabeth Sellers
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302
Reston, VA 20192  USA
Room 2A231C
703.648.4385  esellers at usgs.gov<mailto:esellers at usgs.gov>
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4676-2994
https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elizabeth-sellers

"No amount of automation will replace human beings, but clumsy and belligerent automation will alienate them and suppress their creativity." Kazic, et al., 2003. Whither Biological Database Research?

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From: Isaac Lisle <isaac at pollinator.org<mailto:isaac at pollinator.org>>
Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 12:44 PM
Subject: Ecoregional Guide Review Instructions
To: Kelly Rourke <kr at pollinator.org<mailto:kr at pollinator.org>>

ECOREGIONAL GUIDE BACKGROUND

Pollinator Partnership (P2), a North American pollinator non-profit, has created 32 Ecoregional Planting Guides for the U.S. (https://pollinator.org/guides) and, with the opening of P2 Canada in 2013, 23 are now available for Canada (https://www.pollinator.org/canada).  Because of the great reception to these guides, we are expanding our guides to complete the continental U.S. and include more Canadian ecoregions.  The guides are designed to aid gardeners, farmers, schools, land managers, and others in planting for pollinators, and are free for browsing or download on our website.

SCOPE OF LIST

The list for each ecoregion is meant to be comprehensive but not exhaustive.  The goal is to get all of the top native pollinator plants, including plants that attract a range of pollinators (bees, flies, butterflies etc).  We do not want to overwhelm people, but want to provide enough choice that they can find many of these plants from local nurseries.  In each guide we have room for approximately 100 trees/shrubs, herbaceous plants, and shelter grasses.  The list contains a little more than that number now, but can be reduced as necessary and to include other important pollinator plants.

Reasons for removing a plant species from the list could include: 1. It does not grow well or is not native to that ecoregion. 2.  This plant is not and will not likely be available from local nurseries.  We want plants that mostly are available.  However, if a species is a great pollinator plant, but not largely available at this time, we want to keep it in the list as a ‘goal’ for nurseries and seed suppliers. 3. It is a toxic or weedy plant and we should not promote its planting. 4. It is not a good pollinator plant.

Reasons for adding a native plant species to the list include: 1. It’s an important native pollinator plant in the ecoregion. 2. It is a somewhat important native pollinator plant, but is easy to grow and/or easy to find at local nurseries.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EDITING

Highlight any row where you make changes and provide reason for addition, removal, or change in the notes column

Please return your edited excel spreadsheet to as soon as possible for your edits to be included in the ecoregional guide.  If you have no changes, please let us know.  Your contribution to the plant list development will be acknowledged in the guide.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your expertise and make the guides and plant lists accurate and useful for gardeners, land managers, farmers, and others that want to plant for pollinators!

Isaac Lisle

Program Associate

Pollinator Partnership

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San Francisco, CA 94111

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