[PCA] Request: FY21 Projects // National Seed Strategy // Federal Input Needed

[Mccormick, Molly L]

The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Federal Committee is seeking information from federal agencies on projects in FY21 (October 1, 2020 – September 31, 2021) that are related to the goals of the National Seed Strategy: increase the availability of diverse native plants needed for restoration, address research and technology gaps, develop tools for land managers, and enhance collaboration to foster more efficient management of our national native seed supply.

The National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (2015) was developed by 12 federal agencies and 300+ cooperators of the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) to address widespread shortages of native plant materials. Gauging progress is a key component of the Strategy, and since it’s release in 2015, two progress reports have been published: Making Progress (2018) & 2015-2020 Progress Report (2021). Support for the National Seed Strategy is growing rapidly. We need your help in tracking progress in FY21 and maintaining this positive momentum.

Report FY21 projects using this form.<https://forms.gle/vDRVHqbWbpchXQTD7>


DETAILS:

  *   Reports can only be submitted by federal employees & federal contractors with permission from your supervisor.
  *   If your project involves several agency partners, you may want to coordinate with them to identify who will submit the project.
  *   If you submitted a project last year to the 5-year Progress Report that extended into FY21, we will send you a separate email asking for a project update.
  *   Need more information? To see the full list of information being requested and to learn more about this reporting effort, go here<https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center/news/national-seed-strategy-fy21>.
  *   The estimated time to complete the form is 10 minutes or less.


DEADLINE: June 1, 2022

SHARE: Please share this announcement with any federal agency partner doing National Seed Strategy-related work.

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: Contact the National Seed Strategy Report Team Chair, Molly McCormick at <mmccormick at usgs.gov>

Quick links to products from the 2015-2020 NSS Progress Report:

2015-2020 NSS Progress Report<https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2021-08/Progress%20Report%2026Jul21.pdf>

Fact Sheet: 2015-2020 NSS Progress Report  <https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2021-02/NSS%20Progress%202020%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf>

Native Seed Development Process - A great training tool!<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/rec.13499>


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Molly McCormick<https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/molly-mccormick?qt-staff_profile_science_products=0#qt-staff_profile_science_products> (she/her)
RAMPS<http://www.usgs.gov/sbsc/ramps> Coordinator & Ecologist /// USGS Southwest Biological Science Center<https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sbsc>
Plant Conservation Alliance<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy/pca> USGS Ecosystems Federal Liaison
Cell: 928-821-5100 /// Chat in Teams <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=mmccormick@usgs.gov&topicname=Chat> (DOI only)

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