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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Greetings,<br>
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The Morton Arboretum, in collaboration with Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S., are conducting a global
<i>ex situ</i> collections survey of six priority tree genera: <i>Acer, Magnolia, Malus, Quercus, Tilia,
</i>and<i> Ulmus</i>. These genera encompass The Morton Arboretum’s six nationally accredited collections through the Plant Collections Network.<br>
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DATA REQUEST<br>
We kindly request plant records information from all gardens, public and private, with permanent tree collections of any of the target genera. This includes information on the origin of each specimen or accession.<br>
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Please send us any relevant plant records information as follows:<br>
Data requested: report (Excel or CSV) of living accessions (see list of </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/138cbNrPKjdR6nmFlaUXapKrgvs6Xyuw6XObo_osjF94/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">priority
fields</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Target genera:
<b><i>Acer, Magnolia, Malus, Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus</i></b><br>
Preferred deadline: <b>July 31, 2019</b><br>
Send to: </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:gardensearch@bgci.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">gardensearch@bgci.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span><span lang="NL" style="color:black">*Please note, members of the APGA Plant Collections Network’s
<i>Acer</i>, <i>Magnolia</i> and Oak Multi-site Collections <b>DO NOT</b> need to submit data for those particular genera.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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PERMISSION TO USE DATA<br>
All data will be managed and reported responsibly. Please note, by contributing data to this study, you are agreeing to
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://tools.bgci.org/agreement-provider.php"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BGCI’s Data Sharing Agreement</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, and acknowledge that data and results will
be made broadly accessible as required by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT<br>
This project is made possible in part with funding from the </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.mortonarb.org/news/morton-arboretum-receives-grant-nearly-250000-strengthen-tree-collections" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">IMLS
</span></a><a href="https://www.mortonarb.org/news/morton-arboretum-receives-grant-nearly-250000-strengthen-tree-collections" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Museums For America program grant MA-30-18-0273-18</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,
and aims to help The Morton Arboretum and the public garden community achieve a diverse set of conservation goals with their living collections, including optimizing phylogenetic and evolutionary diversity, horticultural value, genetic diversity, ecological
diversity, and conservation value. Our team is grateful for critical data contributions by public gardens around the world and the American Public Gardens Association’s
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.publicgardens.org/programs/about-plant-collections-network"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Plant Collections Network</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Accredited
<i>Acer</i>, <i>Magnolia</i>, and Oak Multi-site Collections. This survey meets additional goals, as collections data will guide the development of
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.bgci.org/our-work/projects-and-case-studies/a-global-conservation-consortium-for-acer/"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Acer</span></i></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.bgci.org/our-work/projects-and-case-studies/a-global-conservation-consortium-for-oak/"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oak</span></i></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, and
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.bgci.org/our-work/projects-and-case-studies/a-global-conservation-consortium-for-magnolia/"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Magnolia</span></i></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
Global Conservation Consortia supported by BGCI, as well as a thesis project undertaken in partial fulfilment of an MSc in Plant Diversity at the University of Reading, UK by Mr. Dan Crowley.<br>
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Many thanks, and please let us know if you have any questions!<br>
<br>
Abby Meyer<br>
Executive Director<br>
Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.<br>
at The Huntington Library, Art Collection & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA<br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.bgci.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.bgci.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
(308) 293-1782<br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:abby.meyer@bgci.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">abby.meyer@bgci.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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