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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">You may have seen a call for Federal agencies to report on progress toward the National Seed Strategy, and we are happy to share this opportunity for non-federal groups
to make sure their contributions to the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-SR5LNQ-_027Vqis9nTdUzx6wOb_NWwX4ufdYRzptja7JBbRiZJoWCUPIm08Sr9tvezjhulvAb13hqzS3wRE1UMkuA-B-iqfqd-XsYC5Fnr8GEJ8kUPfK2vyr3R7ZeFAcZcvLO3n8Gz28kybtzzxIVMLomdIhyKWeG9nwg0JAPgDRnQ4oxWDyAi4-cct8EBDCg7V1zwBebMhrdm69Kuy_Mzqytkaul4AnqBY6rfY0Q7YBAypQ-Cs5g==&c=akF0YOYeD_FZyLFAL2NAe7hpkQOCiLVy1Io2-oFCm6QHvGGOSqykTQ==&ch=My5BqFMJGKHGO1HfJu-VDynZGBWO82eQ81TBLQWmA6eEDlEeqgiGCA==" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 193); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">National
Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> (National Seed Strategy) between 2015 and 2020 are also counted in an upcoming progress report!</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Reporting progress on this Strategy is important to demonstrate effective federal and non-federal collaboration and achievements; highlight joint problem-solving for
natural resource challenges; and highlight effective land management tools to sustain native ecosystems, improve wildlife habitat, promote recovery from natural hazards and other disturbances, and sustain multiple types of land use.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Your data will be used to create a report of non-federal activities, which will used in parallel with a related report on federal activities. Here are the goals of the
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</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Summarize the state of the native seed for restoration and plant materials development</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Show the progress made on a national strategy across various non-federal cooperators</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Please share this information with any non-federal group doing National Seed Strategy-related work. Reporting is not restricted to PCA Non-Federal Cooperators, but we
encourage any organization that is submitting a report to </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-SR5LNQ-_027Vqis9nTdUzx6wOb_NWwX4ufdYRzptja7JBbRiZJoWFZnUwtjoA3ZXCD9UZNINBD1H4diD3j7SQu7_I1FPJVfdwhNm9K_iyAujmQeHBxxFQm8jQ0tMDtI1lYlWBv329FdOdy7iSTFdeIPe_9MXDrUMAmnpmHyW14=&c=akF0YOYeD_FZyLFAL2NAe7hpkQOCiLVy1Io2-oFCm6QHvGGOSqykTQ==&ch=My5BqFMJGKHGO1HfJu-VDynZGBWO82eQ81TBLQWmA6eEDlEeqgiGCA==" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 193); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">join
the NFCC</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> if they aren't already a cooperator to ensure they receive information on the final report and any future updates on the National Seed Strategy.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thank you! We look forward to receiving your project information and sharing the final report when it is completed!</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">- Kay Havens, Andrea Kramer, and Krissa Skogen, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, which chairs the PCA Non-Federal Cooperators Committee</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">WHAT</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">: In 2015, 12 federal agencies and 300+ cooperators of
the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) released the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (National Seed Strategy) to address widespread shortages of native plant materials. Today, the PCA Non Federal Cooperators Committee is collecting
information for a comprehensive report on all Non-Federal activities from 2015-2020 that are related to the goals of the National Seed Strategy.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">WHY</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">: Reporting progress on the National Seed Strategy is important
to demonstrate effective non-federal collaboration and achievements; highlight joint problem-solving for natural resource challenges; and highlight effective land management tools to sustain native ecosystems, improve wildlife habitat, promote recovery from
natural hazards and other disturbances, and sustain multiple types of land use.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The National Seed Strategy 2015-2020 Report will synthesize accomplishments and highlight areas where more work is needed. You will be able to use the report to leverage,
celebrate, and increase your efforts.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">WHO</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">: The National Seed Strategy Reporting Team would like your
help by reporting on projects that your organization has been involved in. This effort covers any activity where a non-federal agency was involved (note: an ongoing reporting effort is occurring within Federal agencies, and if your work was carried out in
partnership with a Federal agency, please ask if they have already submitted a report before submitting one through the non-federal effort - see below).</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">WHAT IS AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT?</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> As long as the project National
Seed Strategy goals, it is eligible. The Strategy's goals are 1) Identifying and quantifying seed needs; 2) Undertaking research and improving technologies for seed production and use; 3) Developing tools for land managers; and 4) Ensuring good communications.
Examples of projects include research, working groups, planning, education, outreach campaigns, and on-the-ground actions. Basically any cross-cutting activity related to plant conservation, fire mitigation, wildlife habitat, invasive species, disaster recovery
and preparedness, and more is eligible.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">In addition, the project needs to have occurred between 2015-2020. Projects that started before 2015 or are going beyond 2020 are eligible as long as part of them existed
between 2015-2020. If you submitted a project to the previous Making Progress document, please re-submit it to this report.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"></span></p>
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">HOW DO YOU DEFINE A PROJECT?</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> This is largely up to you, but
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cover the same actions (in this case, you may want to separate so as to ensure the numbers of projects by action are fairly represented), or will they cover different actions (in this case, you might combine since projects dont overlap and wont wash-out
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<u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED?</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> The estimated time to complete the
form is 30 minutes or less and the form walks you through the goals so you dont need to know anything about the National Seed Strategy to submit a project. If helpful, you can find more information on the goals and explanations for each action here.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;">
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such as articles, websites, or tools; an estimate of project costs; and a list of project partners. You will need to complete the online form in one session, so you may want to prepare your responses in advance using this Word document. You will also have
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">In an effort to avoid duplicate entries, we ask that project leads fill out the form or designate someone to represent the project. Please talk with your collaborators
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</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-SR5LNQ-_027Vqis9nTdUzx6wOb_NWwX4ufdYRzptja7JBbRiZJoWCufjrvCWFIfqtAPcFadDftgj07m6BnllG5f1NgvayHp81gVss5_aiZQzsND_yDKmZVEhWbG9G3rE6Q0udfSJ6W64ecrdOAb0OMpeBOuQ1FUeotWnThShqaayfmRcY3q_It--a_PI7ok6oA_GqCVreg=&c=akF0YOYeD_FZyLFAL2NAe7hpkQOCiLVy1Io2-oFCm6QHvGGOSqykTQ==&ch=My5BqFMJGKHGO1HfJu-VDynZGBWO82eQ81TBLQWmA6eEDlEeqgiGCA==" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 193); font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">report
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