<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">From: BLM.gov/blog<div>Tue, 12/18/2018<br></div><div><br></div><div>"The smell of sagebrush, the rustle of wild grasses, a buzzing of hummingbird wings, and the brilliant yellow of rabbitbrush flowers covered in butterflies—all sights and sounds that southwest Idaho students can enjoy through their school’s native gardens, thanks in large part to a partnership with the BLM. </div><div><br></div><div>Bruneau Field Office Botanist Holly Hovis is leading efforts to bring native plant gardens, with all their ecological, economic, and educational values, to school districts in Boise and throughout southwest Idaho."</div><div><br></div><div>Read more: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/blog/2018-12-18/blm-botanist-helps-brings-native-gardens-area-schools">https://www.blm.gov/blog/2018-12-18/blm-botanist-helps-brings-native-gardens-area-schools</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="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></div></div></div></div></div>