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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Plant Conservation Alliance would like to
thank Gary Krupnick for his fascinating presentation "The Immense Value of
Scientific Collections in Conservation Research". Information on the Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany and Gary’s contact
information can be found at <a href="http://botany.si.edu/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">botany.si.edu</a><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A few updates and announcements from the May 9^th
meeting:<span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">At
the 2017 National Native Seed Conference several task forces were formed. The
Task Force focused on Training Tools for Practitioners, Producers, and
Stakeholders on the Use of Native Seed has compiled a list of tools which will
soon be published online, more information will follow soon.<span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">North American
Pollin</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#000000">ator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) has published this </font></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#000000">year’s pollinator
poster – and it’s all about seeds & the food we eat! You can order copies
on the Pollinator Partnership website here </font><a href="http://pollinator.org/shop/posters" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://pollinator.org/shop/posters</a><span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
USDA National Institute of Food and <font color="#000000">Agriculture </font>supports </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">research, education, and extension activities
through three primary funding mechanisms: competitive grants, capacity grants,
and non-competitive grants. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year’s Request for Information is behind schedule
and more information will be sent over the PCA listserv as it is available, for
more information on NIFA funding please visit <a href="nifa.usda.gov/apply-grant" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">nifa.usda.gov/apply-grant</a> <span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you are interested in presenting
at a PCA meeting, or would like to suggest future speakers, please send contact
information to Leah Prescott (<a href="lprescott@blm.gov" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">lprescott@blm.gov</a>)
as we are continuously planning future meetings.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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Events:<span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum
of Natural History Department of Botany in collaboration with the United States
Botanic Garden, will be held on Friday, May 18, 2018. The Symposium will focus
on fossil lineages of plants and feature an evening reception at the US Botanic
Garden. More information can be found at <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">botany.si.edu/sbs/</a><span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Pollinator
Partnership is proud to announce that June 18-24, 2018 has been designated
National Pollinator Week. There will be several events during Pollinator Week held
across the country, find an event near you here <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">pollinator.org/pollinator-week</a>
More information about various events will be distributed on the PCA listserv.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We
encourage PCA cooperators to post meetings, webinars, and research on the PCA
listserv as we continue our collaborative mission to protect native plants by
ensuring that native plant populations and their communities are maintained, enhanced,
and restored. Listserv information can be found at <a href="http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo</a><span></span></span></p>

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you!<span></span></span></p>





<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"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation & Restoration Program </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Data Coordinator</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><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" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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