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<b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2e62466-b532-27bb-d293-c986c0db3108"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">U.S. Tree Collections and Conservation: 2018 Gap Analyses</span></b>
<div><br></div><div><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2e62466-b530-1a08-0471-fc662c3615e3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On the heels of our </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10iVfj2GRkVFzMWKM7xzbhRSKa_0gZjirHBnaL2kAhfA/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">conservation gap analysis of US native oaks</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (in prep), The Morton Arboretum, in partnership with Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S. and the United States Forest Service, will extend this study to additional U.S. tree groups in 2018. Priority tree genera have been targeted: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carya, Fagus, Gymnocladus, Juglans, Lindera, Magnolia, Persea, Pinus, Sassafras</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Taxus</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our assessment will include an in-depth review of </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ex situ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> accessions alongside an </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">in situ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> analysis of threats and mitigation efforts for wild populations. A final report will highlight key areas of need by genus, region, and species, as well as replicable methods we hope can lead the way for similar studies. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Make Your Collections Count</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For phase one of the gap analysis we are requesting accessions data, including provenance information, from all </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ex situ </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">collections that maintain any of the priority genera.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please send us a full electronic export (Excel spreadsheet or CSV preferred) from your collections database for the target genera (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carya, Fagus, Gymnocladus, Juglans, Lindera, Magnolia, Persea, Pinus, Sassafras</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Taxus</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> All provenance data collected by your institution are vital to our analysis so please ensure the inclusion of all relevant fields. A full export (all fields you document) is very welcome, but if you would like to see the list of target fields we are collecting, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iPx5Xkv_d3QAHS3vCk3IlwmNa-sbdE6unP8ZA_lbj9g/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">click here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. All data contributions will be managed confidentially, and we can provide accurately georeferenced accessions data to your institution when feasible.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deadline for providing collection information for this analysis is </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">April 30</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Please pass this request on to your colleagues and other institutions with relevant collections.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your continued collaboration!</span></p><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please contact Emily Beckman with data, questions, and/or comments at </span><a href="mailto:ebeckman@mortonarb.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ebeckman@mortonarb.org</span></a></b>
<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-color:transparent">Emily Beckman</b><br></font></div></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Tree Conservation Research Assistant</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">The Morton Arboretum</a> | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532</font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><p style="margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="mailto:ebeckman@mortonarb.org" target="_blank">ebeckman@mortonarb.org</a> | <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><a href="tel:630.968.5023" value="+16309685023" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">630.968.5023</a></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font>Connect with us:</font><font color="#0000ff"><font> </font><a href="http://fb.com/MortonArboretum" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MortonArboretum" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/mortonarb" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/mortonarboretum/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <font><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MortonArboretum?feature=chclk" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">YouTube</a></font></font></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><img src="http://www.mortonarb.org/files/16MRK_ArborDay_Email-Signature_2_0.jpg"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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