<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Attached is the agenda for the July 12th, 2017 PCA Meeting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d">Lindsey Riibe</font><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#0c343d">503-808-6230</font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Riibe, Lindsey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lriibe@blm.gov" target="_blank">lriibe@blm.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The Plant Conservation Alliance bi-monthly meeting is this Wednesday! (8:00 am Hawai'i, 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Join us for a talk on <b>Building Capacity and Collaboration for Effective Plant Conservation in Hawaiʻi </b>by Matthew Keir, Coordinator for <a href="http://laukahi.org/" target="_blank">Laukahi: The Hawaiʻi Plant Conservation Network</a>. See the previous email for further details.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">To join the live Webinar, use the link below and enter the required fields.</div><span class=""><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?sigKey=blm&i=742990168&p=meeting&t=c" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/j<wbr>oin.php?sigKey=blm&i=742990168<wbr>&p=meeting&t=c</a></span> <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Number: 742990168</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Passcode: meeting</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Host: PEGGY OLWELL</div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For </font>audio call: 877-414-1336<br>passcode: 6177335#</div><br><i>** Be sure to enter the meeting number and passcode for this conference. There may be previously stored information in your computer that automatically populates the fields and can direct you to an alternate meeting.**</i></div></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_6756719202637814540m_6159437228386965519gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">Let me know if you have any questions.</div></font></div><span class=""><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"></div>Lindsey Riibe</font><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#0c343d">503-808-6230</font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Riibe, Lindsey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lriibe@blm.gov" target="_blank">lriibe@blm.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="m_6756719202637814540m_6159437228386965519m_453765449198213148gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>The next Plant Conservation Alliance meeting is on Wednesday, <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">July 12</div>th<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>from 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET.</b></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are excited to have</span><div style="display:inline"> Matthew Keir, Coordinator for <a href="http://laukahi.org/" target="_blank">Laukahi: The Hawaiʻi Plant Conservation Network</a>, talk with us about this voluntary alliance of government agencies and other entities working to protect and preserve Hawaiʻi's native plants by implementing the Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation.</div></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="display:inline"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="display:inline">Please join us for Matthew's presentation, </div><b>Building Capacity and Collaboration for Effective Plant Conservation in Hawaiʻi</b></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="display:inline"></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) holds Bi-Monthly Meetings that are an</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">open forum for anyone interested or working in plant conservation. Meetings</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">are held in Washington, DC and are available as a live webinar. There is</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">roundtable for attendees to share relevant events, as well as updates from</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">PCA working groups and committees. Regular attendees include</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">representatives from the PCA Federal agencies and from Cooperating</span><div style="display:inline"> </div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting.</span><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">**If you are in the Washington, DC area and would like to attend this meeting in person, please email Rachel Hosna</span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(<a href="mailto:rhosna@blm.gov" target="_blank">rhosna@blm.gov</a>) by COB</span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Friday, July 7th**</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u><b>Join the live Webinar:</b></u></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?sigKey=blm&i=742990168&p=meeting&t=c" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/j<wbr>oin.php?sigKey=blm&i=742990168<wbr>&p=meeting&t=c</a></span> <br></div><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Number: 742990168</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Passcode: meeting</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting Host: PEGGY OLWELL</div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For </font>audio call: 877-414-1336<br>passcode: 6177335#</div><br><i>** Be sure to enter the meeting number and passcode for this conference. There may be previously stored information in your computer that automatically populates the fields and can direct you to an alternate meeting.**</i><br><br><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><u style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>More on Laukahi and Matthew Keir's role as coordinator:</b></u><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div class="m_6756719202637814540m_6159437228386965519m_453765449198213148gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i>Hawai‘i is home to some of the most unique and diverse ecosystems on the planet. Yet these ecosystems are also among the most threatened of any in the world, with hundreds of native plant species in danger of extinction. Native plants and their relationships with other organisms have much to teach us about how life has been and should be balanced in our islands. Flourishing habitats for native plants protect our watersheds, which provide us with safe drinking water, prevent runoff from polluting our oceans, minimize dangerous flooding, and buffer us against harmful effects of climate change. Laukahi, the Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network, is a self-directed, voluntary alliance of agencies, organizations and individuals aiming to protect Hawaiʻi’s rare and threatened native plant species through coordinated conservation efforts. Laukahi was created as a response to the urgent and growing need to address the vulnerability of native plant populations so vital to our health, to Hawaiian culture, and to the balance of life on these islands. Laukahi is administered by an Advisory Council, and staffed by Matthew Keir as the Network Coordinator. After twenty years working for an agency managing rare plants on O‘ahu, Matthew joined Laukahi to work on strengthen</i><i><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">ing </div></i><i>the partnerships among local conservation programs and raise awareness of how they contribute to global biodiversity conservation. The Hawai‘i Strategy for Plant Conservation describes how dozens of local programs, botanical gardens, seed banks, watershed partnerships work towards common goals and guides Laukahi’s projects. We know that working together will advance plant conservation faster that individual efforts can alone.</i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="m_6756719202637814540m_6159437228386965519m_453765449198213148gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><br></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"></div></div><div style="font-style:italic"><br></div></div><div style="font-style:italic"><i><br></i></div><br><div><div class="m_6756719202637814540m_6159437228386965519m_453765449198213148gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lindsey Riibe</div><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#0c343d">503-808-6230</font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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