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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Third bill encouraging increased use of local native plants has been introduced in Senate!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>January 10, 2020<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green'>There are now THREE bills in Congress supporting federal botany programs and the increased use of native plants. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The latest bill calls for <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=550 height=367 style='width:5.7291in;height:3.8229in' src="https://ymlpmail2.net/imgz/09yp_SubalpineWildflowersGlacierNPWeatherfordsm.jpg" align=right v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]>increased use of native plants on National Parks.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On January 8, Senators U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3150/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22The+Native+Plant+Species+Pilot+Program+Act%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" target="_blank">legislation</a> to promote the use of native plants in the management of National Parks. The bipartisan bill would help preserve biodiversity and realize the numerous benefits that local flora provide to wildlife, human health, and the environment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3150/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22The+Native+Plant+Species+Pilot+Program+Act%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" target="_blank">Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act</a> (S. 3150) would establish a pilot program to encourage the National Park Service to increase the use of locally adapted native plant materials in the management and restoration of national parks. The bill also calls for increased vigilance in the prevention, control and eradication of invasive species infestations. The bill requires the pilot program to coordinate with the historic <a href="https://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php/initiatives-main/u-s-plant-initiatives#SeedStrategy" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy</a>, which is working sucessfully to support use of local native plants on federal lands.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“Bringing more native plants back to our shared public lands will help us combat invasive species, provide food and shelter for local wildlife, and adapt to the looming threat of climate change," said Senator Cantwell in a <a href="https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cantwell-collins-introduce-bill-to-restore-native-plants-in-national-parks" target="_blank">press release</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The bill follows the introduction of the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2918/text" target="_blank">Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2019</a> (MPH, Act; S 2918), also with bipartisan support, in November 2019. That legislation would establish a federal grant program of $5 million per year to assist state departments of transportation and Indian tribes to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Under the bill “pollinator-friendly practices” specifically include “planting or seeding of native, locally appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, on roadsides and highway rights-of-way” and “removing nonnative grasses from planting and seeding mixes, except for use as nurse or cover crops”.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>These bills join the “Botany Bill” (H.R. 1572/S. 2384) which seeks to improve funding and support for federal botany programs and increase research into locally appropriate native plants. The “Botany Bill” now has 53 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and 11 cosponsors in the Senate.<o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Read more about the National Parks bill at <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/sen-collins-cantwell-introduce-bill-to-restore-native-plants-in-national-parks/97-f7381891-0e44-4083-8558-19e2c6c40cc4" target="_blank">NewsCenter Maine</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Read an <a href="https://www.currypilot.com/news/trending-butterfly-highways-congressional-action-to-help-monarchs/article_41871a1e-0bcb-11ea-9c3b-1b4029833f06.html" target="_blank">article about the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Learn more about the “Botany Bill” at its <a href="https://botanybill.weebly.com/" target="_blank">website</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Read the <a href="https://plantsocieties.cnps.org/images/Native_Plant_Conservation_Campaign_Testimony_on_HR_1572_7.2019.pdf" target="_blank">Native Plant Conservation Campaign House Testimony</a> on the “Botany Bill”<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Photo: Wildflowers, Glacier National Park (c) Michael Weatherford, Arkansas Native Plant Society</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Emily B. Roberson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/" target="_blank">Native Plant Conservation Campaign</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>415 531 4439<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:emilyr@plantsocieties.org" target="_blank">emilyr@</a><a href="mailto:emilyr@plantsocieties.org" target="_blank">plantsocieties.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>#<span style='color:green'>SavePlantsSaveThePlanet</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The mission of the Native Plant Conservation Campaign is to promote the conservation of native plants and their habitats through collaboration, research, education, and advocacy.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://signup.ymlpmail2.net/xghwwhjjgmgb" target="_blank">Sign up for NPCC News</a>! </b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/plantsocieties" target="_blank"><b>Like us on Facebook!</b></a> <b><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php/action-main/donate-to-campaign" target="_blank">Donate</a>!</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please forward this message to any interested individuals or organizations. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=0 width="50%" noshade style='color:black' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://ymlpmail2.net/ughwwhjjgsgummgummhyggejmqu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Unsubscribe / Change Profile</span></a> <br><a href="https://ymlpmail2.net/m/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Powered by YMLP</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://ymlpmail2.net/68409oummrdhjqmyvjjwc/footer.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>