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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Publications released: Analysis of conservation threats, gaps, and status of priority U.S. trees</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Morton Arboretum, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S., and the USDA Forest Service are pleased to announce the release of the
</span><a href="https://mortonarb.org/science/projects/conservation-gap-analysis-of-u-s-trees-in-nine-priority-genera/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Conservation Gap Analysis of U.S. Trees in Nine Priority Genera</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
which includes individual reports for <i><span style="background:white">Carya, Fagus, Gymnocladus, Juglans, Pinus, Taxus,
</span></i><span style="background:white">and selected Lauraceae (<i>Lindera, Persea, Sassafras</i>)</span>. They would like to thank everyone who participated in this endeavor, which they hope will drive future partnerships, collaborations, and, ultimately,
further preservation of native U.S. tree diversity, both <i>in situ </i>and <i>ex situ</i>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With funding from the USDA Forest Service
<span style="background:white">(Cooperative Agreement 16- CA-11132546-045) </span>
and the <span style="background:white">Institute of Museum and Library Services (award #MA-30-18-0273-18),
</span>The Morton Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S. have examined both the accomplishments and most urgent needs for
<i>in situ </i>(on-site) and <i>ex situ </i>(off-site) conservation of selected at-risk native U.S. trees. Each report provides a summary of ecology, distribution, and threats, followed by new results from two recent surveys: a global survey of
<i>ex situ </i>collections and a conservation action questionnaire distributed to a wide range of conservation practitioners. The reports identify those species which are most and least well-conserved
<i>ex situ</i>, according to metrics such as size of collections, geographic coverage of collections, known wild provenance, and continent of
<i>ex situ </i>institution. The data presented in these reports will aid in prioritizing conservation actions and coordinating activities among stakeholders, furthering the efficient and effective conservation of keystone U.S. trees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For questions, please contact Amy Byrne,
<span style="background:white">Global Tree Conservation Coordinator at The Morton Arboretum</span> (</span><a href="mailto:abyrne@mortonarb.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">abyrne@mortonarb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Abby Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">at The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.bgci.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.bgci.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">+1 308-293-1782<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">abby.meyer@bgci.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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