[PCA] Opportunity to Support Botanical Work in California State Budget

[Nicholas Jensen]

 Good afternoon,

I wanted to inform you of an important funding opportunity for botanical
work taking shape in California. You don't need to live in California to
sign on in support :)

The joint budget
<https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sbud.senate.ca.gov/files/Legislative%20Version%20Summary%20Final.pdf>
released last week by the California State Senate and Assembly (see lines
725 and 726 here
<https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sbud.senate.ca.gov/files/2022-23%20Legislative%20Budget%20Package%20Actions.pdf>),
includes an unprecedented opportunity to invest in science that will
support biodiversity and land management for decades to come. The
Legislature's budget agreement has *$40M to complete the statewide
finescale vegetation map and $13M to address the California Natural
Diversity Database (part of the natural heritage program network) backlog*.

To ensure these investments are carried in the Governor's budget as well,
we are sending a letter
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FotUF1A71jfnFHU1Lo8_YoS7eZiAEhfy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105014710164011619125&rtpof=true&sd=true>outlining
the benefits of these programs and are asking for your sign-on through this
form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScltoDM5ZltnIbzVhpqfZ3q7jOLDzEb-Mk3CadBgQ20-8jkTg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link>
by THIS WEDNESDAY morning, June 8.

Please feel free to forward this message to other people and organizations
in your networks.

Kindest Regards,
Nick Jensen, PhD
Conservation Program Director
California Native Plant Society


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Nick Jensen, PhD
Conservation Program Director
California Native Plant Society
2707 K Street, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95816
njensen at cnps.org


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