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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Our featured speakers spoke about ARS National Plant Germplasm System’s Role in Native Plant Conservation. Dr. Irish, Geneticist/Curator and Lead Scientist with the USDA-ARS
Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit, described the nearly 20-year collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management's Seeds of Success (SOS) national native seed collection program that has resulted in the inclusion of 19,000 accessions corresponding
to more than 4,300 species into the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). In assessing the NPGS SOS collections, Dr. Stephanie Greene, Supervisory Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, found the holdings to
be taxonomically diverse, representing 147 families, 1,001 genera, and 4,333 species, with collections from nearly every state in the contiguous United States. In addition to their importance in ecological restoration, many of these species are crop wild
relatives with the potential for crop improvement. They are also valuable as ornamentals, food, fiber, forage, and medicine. The NPGS SOS collection and its associated information is preserved in long term storage and small quantities are distributed to scientists,
plant breeders and educators.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">However, nearly 8,000 SOS accessions are not actively curated (i.e., regenerated when seed stocks are depleted or lose viability) due to resource constraints
in infrastructure and personnel. Research is needed to develop protocols to efficiently genebank this germplasm, including genetic diversity assessments, germination, seed regeneration and storage. Enhanced partnerships and funding for the management, curation,
and strategic development of wild plant taxa called for by the U.S. National Seed Strategy are integral to the conservation and availability of these ecologically diverse U.S. native plant germplasm. See the PowerPoint and
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<u><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Nonfederal Cooperators Committee (NFCC)
</span></u><u><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Updates / Dr. Kay Havens (Chair)</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://www.plantconservationalliance.org/cooperators"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">PCA Cooperators</span></a></span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">:
We now have more than 400 nonfederal Cooperators (405 to be exact!), which include state agencies and private organizations interested in U.S. native plant conservation. Cooperators also receive regular communications that allow them to participate in PCA
general meetings and working groups, as well as Non-Federal Cooperator Committee outreach and education efforts to raise awareness about the importance of native plant conservation.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Some of our newest cooperators include</span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://powellgardens.org/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Powell Gardens</span></a></span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="http://episcopalbemidji.org/"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church – Bemidji:
Good News Garden</span></a></span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Subnational PCAs: We have two projects related to state-, regional-, and taxon-based PCAs:
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We are working with a small number of sub-national and taxon-based conservation alliances to inform our nationwide progress under the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation
and Restoration (see below) in a report to be released by PCA this summer.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We are compiling information on all known U.S.-based
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regional-, and taxon-based </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Plant Conservation Alliances and Native Plant Conservation Initiatives to improve mutual awareness and create connections among
the national and subnational . We’re aiming to complete this project in the spring, and we hope to develop a webpage to emphasize the subnational PCAs later this year.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We’ve recently added many articles to the
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<u><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This month’s updates relate to the
</span></u><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2020-12/NationalSeedStrategy_2015-2020.pdf"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">National
Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">National Assessment: The Seed Strategy calls for a national assessment of seed needs and capacities to fulfill those needs across all sectors (federal, state, tribal,
private sector). The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and medicine (NASEM) began the second phase of their study,
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">An Assessment of the
Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, to gather information that will assist organizations and agencies to identify steps to improve
the number and diversity of commercially available native plant species available for use in ecological restoration. The
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Please see </span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9a0d6419b9b9477b83fbc46167fc779e"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the
NASEM Public Comments website</span></a></span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> for details.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To inform their study, NASEM has been holding public meetings (webinars), several of which are mentioned below with links
to recordings on the NASEM website:</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<pre style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo30;tab-stops:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">§</span><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Meeting 9: </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">April 12, 2021</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><b>; </b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">A member of the leadership team for Texas Native Seeds described how the organization was started and shared its approach to plant development for species and ecotypes needed in different parts of the state. https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-12-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-9</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo30;tab-stops:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">§</span><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Meeting 10:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> April 20, 2021; a rescheduled presentation from Ed Toth, Director of New York City Parks’ Greenbelt Native Plant Center (GNPC).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">GNPC grows 500 different species to meet the needs of NYC for local ecotypes.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Ed will discuss both challenges and opportunities in operating a municipal plant center and share his perspective on the critical conservation roles that government nurseries and seed banks can fill. https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-20-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-10</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo30;tab-stops:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">§</span><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Meeting 11:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> Closed event; April 26, 2021; https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-26-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-11</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo30;tab-stops:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">§</span><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Meeting 12:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> May 4, 2021; the state of the science of seed testing by Gil Waibel, an expert in the field, and learn from two seed suppliers, Dustin Terrell and Andy Ernst, how seed testing results affect their businesses. https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-04-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-12</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo30;tab-stops:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">§</span><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Meeting 13:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> Closed event; May 18, 2021; https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-18-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-13</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></pre>
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<li><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Progress Report: Molly McCormick/USGS discussed the development of a federal progress report covering implementation of
the Seed Strategy 2015-2020; a fact sheet on initial findings is available </span>
<span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/docs/2021-02/NSS%20Progress%202020%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a></span><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
and a full report is expected in Spring 2022. The PCA liaisons have reviewed the draft and final edits are being incorporated with the aim to submit it</span><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
to the printer this summer.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Co-Chair, Lara Kobalt/BLM, reported that t</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">his
interagency team , which is facilitating federal implementation of the Seed Strategy across federal agencies, has made progress establishing subgroups on Assessment, Decision Tools, Research, Communications/Outreach, and Funding. Subgroups have started focusing
on specific tasks, such as exploring prospects to develop a white paper on post-fire restoration.
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The communications subgroup is working on developing a communications plan for launching the Progress Report. The group is also updating the NSS key messages
and developing a social media campaign that will have topics delivered monthly or quarterly.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">America the Beautiful Initiative (involves several PCA agencies, but not a PCA initiative)</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">:
A press release and report outline a vision for a locally led, 10-year, locally led campaign to conserve and restore and conserve America’s lands, waters, and wildlife. Among the aims is to develop an interagency working group of experts to build an “American
Conservation and Stewardship Atlas” – described as tool to foster active engagement by enabling private landowners to report their voluntary contributions to conservation ad restoration. While the report seems to emphasize wildlife (a.k.a. animal) conservation,
referring to plants as “nature,” the 8 principles outlined in the report align with PCA aims, and clearly restoration of native plant species and their habitats are integral to this effort. Among the priorities are two of particular interest:</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Support Tribally led conservation and restoration priorities;” and “Create jobs by investing in restoration and resilience projects and initiatives, including
the Civilian Climate Corps.” See DOI/USDA/DOC/OSTP </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-outlines-america-beautiful-initiative"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Joint
Press release</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> and the
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><a href="https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/report-conserving-and-restoring-america-the-beautiful-2021.pdf"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Conserving
and Restoring America the Beautiful Report</span></a></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: The SE PCA was formalized
in 2020 to prevent the loss of and restore plant diversity in the Southeast. Ongoing progress to network, strategize, and inform include:
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A newly unveiled
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="http://www.se-pca.org/"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance website</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">!</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A variety of outreach materials, including a sharable
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="http://www.se-pca.org/shareable-southeastern-plant-conservation-information-sheet/?fbclid=IwAR1YbSo7BBQMt7R4DHJkpL7uly6roPjY2dNG3O8JpR4xJJ4MQJLqulCvt5U"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">SE
PCA information sheet</span></a></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Federal, state, county, local and private partners associated with the Nature Reserve of Orange County (California) recently kicked off a native seed cooperative to develop an enterprise
system to provide genetically appropriate native seed for restoration and enhancement on over 37,000 acres.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Upcoming Native Plant Events</span></b><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.ser2021.org/"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">SER2021</span></a><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">:
A New Global Trajectory: Catalyzing Change Through the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (June 21-24, 2021)</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">See all the Native Seed Sessions
</span><a href="https://ser-insr.org/new-events/2021/6/21/native-seed-sessions-ser-2021"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">US National Seed Strategy: First 5 years and what the future holds</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Goal 1: Assessment:</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Kayri Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Goal 3: Decision Tools for Managers: Vicky Erickson, USDA Forest Service
</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Goal 4: Communications: Patricia De Angelis, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Case Study: Mid-Atlantic Regional Seed Bank: Ed Toth, New York City Parks & Recreation
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The True Green Infrastructure: Model to Develop Native Plant Materials from Wildland Seed to Restoration</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sarah Barga, USDA Forest Service</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Francis Kilkenny, USDA Forest Service</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jerry Benson, BFI ,Native Seed</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Inc.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Anne Halford, Bureau of Land Management</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Lynda Moore, USDA Forest Service</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Matt Germino, US Geological Survey</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Molly McCormick is submitting a poster on the National Seed Strategy Progress Report and is also leading the submission of an article on the Native
Plants Development Process.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The PCA will have an exhibit booth and we are excited to develop outreach material for that.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/cooperators"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PCA Nonfederal Cooperators website</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:
To join as a non-federal cooperator, go </span><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/join-us"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
You can see the meetings page </span><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
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<a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy/pca"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PCA Federal Committee Website</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:
Read about the </span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy/pca"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">National Seed Strategy</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: blue;">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the
</span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/PCA%20MOU%202019.pdf"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">current MOU</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
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<a href="https://www.blm.gov/site-page/pca-discussion-lists-0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PCA Discussion Lists</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: The PCA has
several national discussion lists focused on different topics that are free to join and open to all: native plants, medicinal plants, alien plants, and restoration working group. Consider joining each list you are interested, because we generally do not cross-post
information. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">– learn more and subscribe
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</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SeedsofSuccess%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typed_query"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#SeedsofSuccess</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
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</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NationalSeedStrategy%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typed_query"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#NationalSeedStrategy</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nativeseedstandards%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typeahead_click"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#NativeSeedStandards</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23restorationecology%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typed_query"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#RestorationEcology</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nativeplants%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typed_query"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#NativePlants</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">,
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nativeseed%20(from%3Anatseedstrategy)&src=typed_query"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">#NativeSeed</span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Next Plant Conservation Alliance Meeting:
</span></b><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">July 14, 2021, with Dr. Ellen Damschen, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison on "The role of habitat corridors on plant diversity."</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Details will be shared via the
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and </span><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/meetings"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">PCA meetings page</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Meanwhile, please share your native plant information!</span></b><span style="color: black; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
We encourage PCA listserv members to post meetings, webinars, and research on the discussion lists as we continue our collaborative mission to protect native plants by ensuring that native plant populations and their communities
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