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I apologize for the multiple messages. I just wanted to clarify that this report is <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Segoe UI", system-ui, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;font-size:14px">not the Seed Strategy Progress Report,
but a preliminary fact sheet on the progress report. Full report is expected this summer.
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> MPWG <mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org> on behalf of Park, Margaret E <margaret_park@fws.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 12, 2021 4:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> PCA Listserve <native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org>; mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org <mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org>; rwg@lists.plantconservation.org <rwg@lists.plantconservation.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [MPWG] ARTICLE: National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration PROGRESS REPORT 2015-2020</font>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Plant Conservation Alliance, 2021</span><br>
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Summary: Native plants are the true green infrastructure we rely upon for healthy, biodiverse ecosystems. They protect us against natural disasters; create wildlife, rare species, and pollinator habitat; and are vital for carbon sequestration. Without native
plants, especially their seeds, we do not have the ability to restore functional ecosystems after natural disasters and mitigate the effects of climate change. Investing now in coordinated, research-driven native seed production is an efficient and cost-effective
risk management strategy. </p>
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Link to progress report: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2021-02/NSS%20Progress%202020%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf </p>
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