<div dir="ltr">Please see the information below about an upcoming presentation that may be of interest. <div><br></div><div>According to Maine's Wildlife Action Plan website, "<span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Currently, the list of [Species of Greatest Conservation Need] SGCN is limited to wildlife species and does not include plants. However, future editions of the WAP will explore inclusion of plants that are important to wildlife SGCN or are indicators of high quality natural communities, in addition to those that are in need of conservation for other reasons, as they are also essential elements of the ecosystems supporting Maine's wildlife.</span>" (<a href="http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/conservation/action_plan.html">http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/conservation/action_plan.html</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>(NOTE: This is actually true for many State Wildlife Action Plans, though I don't know the latest statistics.)</div><div><br></div><div>It would be of interest to learn whether Maine's efforts to integrate climate change into State Wildlife Action Plans will include more focus on plant species. <br><div> <div>You can register through the link provided.<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Patricia S. De
Angelis, Ph.D.<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Botanist<font color="#000000">, </font></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Division of Scientific Authority</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">US Fish
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22041-3803</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">703-358-1708 x 1753</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">703-358-2276 (FAX)</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Let’s put the right seed, in the right place, at the right
time! </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">-</span><a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP/0/seedstrategy.html" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National
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