<div dir="ltr">Hi Kathy - That <i>is </i>a depressing tale! Which highway was it? <div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" 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"><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Patricia
S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Botanist,
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Division of Scientific
Authority</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">US Fish
& Wildlife Service<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: IA<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">703-358-1708
x 1753<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">703-358-2276
(FAX)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">Let’s put the right seed, in the right place, at the right
time! </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">National Seed Strategy</span></a></span></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><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:34 AM <<a href="mailto:kathyschlosser@triad.rr.com">kathyschlosser@triad.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-6114354168672069133WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I once counted the number of butterflies I collided with on the highway driving home from the beach ( ~ 200 miles). I gave up at about 50 miles along the route after I had already hit 100. It was too depressing and I was getting distracted from driving.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Makes me worry about counting highway rights-of-way as good habitat for living creatures.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Katherine K. Schlosser<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> native-plants <<a href="mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Taylor, John<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 27, 2018 4:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [PCA] RFP: Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sorry for any cross postings. Received notice about a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) RFP to develop a pollinator habitat guidebook, with a focus on protecting and improving habitat adjacent to roadways. Handbook target audience: State DOTs and right-of-way owners. Proposals due January 17, 2019.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4589" target="_blank">https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4589</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">________________________________</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">John M. Taylor</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Palm Springs</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 208</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Palm Springs, CA 92262</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">760-322-2070 x418</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:john_m_taylor@fws.gov" target="_blank">john_m_taylor@fws.gov</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">________________________________</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>