<div dir="ltr">I recently wrote an op-ed about a buckwheat species in Nevada threatened by a proposed lithium mine and a translocation project that undermines protection efforts.  <div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/05/16/research-unr-put-fragile-wildflower-risk-fraga/5205712002/">https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/05/16/research-unr-put-fragile-wildflower-risk-fraga/5205712002/</a>  <br><div><br></div><div>Please feel free to share,</div><div><br></div><div>Naomi<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>_____________________________________________________<br>Naomi S. Fraga, Ph.D. (Director of Conservation Programs) • <a href="mailto:nfraga@calbg.org" target="_blank">nfraga@calbg.org</a></div><div>Phone (909) 625-8767 ext. 231  •  Fax (909) 626-7670<br>California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)<br>1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711<br><a href="https://www.calbg.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.calbg.org/</a><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1NWSXeXtWRIPMSRadeWsneVPsPtIB-nC2&revid=0B8LsLAF9B7PXdDF6aTZjU1g2WTg2TDNCUEZTeXZBZVlvNGtnPQ" width="96" height="95"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>