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Truebe joined Sky Island Alliance in 2021 to lead the water program. She is focused primarily on the community science Spring Seeker program (skyislandalliance.org/springseeker) and is also responsible for habitat restoration around water sources for wildlife
and other uses across the Sky Island region. Previously, she worked in natural resource management at Kartchner Caverns State Park in Arizona and in environmental sustainability service-learning at Stanford University. She earned her Ph.D. from the University
of Arizona, where her major research interests included monsoons, fire, drought, caves, climate variability, hydrology, and science and society. Well before these scholastic endeavors, Sarah was born in Tucson, AZ and grew up watching monsoon cumulonimbus
clouds form over saguaros and prickly pear, listening to curve-billed thrashers and cactus wrens chatter every morning, and playing in the dirt under the mesquite trees in her backyard. Sarah hopes that in the coming decades, our Sky Islands will resiliently
weather climate change until we can come together globally to halt catastrophic impacts to these iconic and striking habitats. She also hopes the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico comes down in her lifetime, restoring migration pathways for the animals
and people that rely on this land.</span></span></span></div>
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stretches from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico into northern Sonora, Mexico. With more than 50 different mountain ranges rising from desert seas, this area is home to jaguars, ocelots, coatimundi, javelina, saguaros, agave, and a wide variety
of plants and animals, some of which are threatened or endangered. The Sky Island region does not have many free-flowing perennial rivers or lakes, making springs a critical water source throughout the region. Springs often have many microhabitats that harbor
unique plants and invertebrates. Springs face many threats regionally, but also serve as refugia and loci of regrowth after disturbances like wildfire.</span></p>
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diversity of life and lands in this region. We use a bilingual smartphone-based app called Spring Seeker to locate and monitor springs. We train volunteers in basic plant identification skills to be able to survey plant communities at springs. We’re gearing
up four water-related habitat projects that will reduce erosion and restore native plant communities after fire, make water more available for wildlife, and exclude cattle to allow the native plant communities to rebound at locations in four different mountain
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and the Plant Conservation Alliance’s national framework. Springs are in a unique position of being classified neither as groundwater nor as surface water in Arizona, making collaboration across entities critical to develop methods to protect these sensitive
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-variant: small-caps; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>Updates on PCA Activities</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><i>-
learn about and get engaged in </i></span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_markcji3yqaj7" style="margin:0px"><i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><span class="x_x_x_marksnjlfgz7b" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="x_markl1npsr0s7" style="margin:0px"><span data-markjs="true" class="markvrddacyv0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span></span></span></i></span><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> Plant
Conservation Alliance</span></i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-variant: small-caps; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>Invited Speaker</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><i>–
a topical presentation to explore any of </i></span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_markcji3yqaj7" style="margin:0px"><i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><span class="x_x_x_marksnjlfgz7b" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="x_markl1npsr0s7" style="margin:0px"><span data-markjs="true" class="markvrddacyv0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span></span></span></i></span><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> six
focal areas identified in </span></i><span class="x_x_x_x_x_markcji3yqaj7" style="margin:0px"><i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><span class="x_x_x_marksnjlfgz7b" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="x_markl1npsr0s7" style="margin:0px"><span data-markjs="true" class="markvrddacyv0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span></span></span></i></span><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;color:black"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2Fsites%2Fblm.gov%2Ffiles%2Fprograms_natural-resources_native-plant-communities_national-seed-strategy_pca_Framework_6.11.2020.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7Ca190159d43e2453c983308d9cf91e669%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637769047803889538%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=z37dvLCHuHHfd%2F%2Bs1ihmlQ9iHjV3XBLmRDk9VG65BLE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" shash="F1hJ/Xgkh43SMU4Lmo8LX8E4PJfczcS4ke+5nef6ndLVZu31JjWUuE5lH59CNVBoJvzQZdYZkbaaK5JvenFpjv8heUTRSk9tctfnvbZSrhOZWE33X3el35iqj76BV7DiD4USoqGGE3mWGCfpLucGR7QKfFrbZBAcxkiAIkpjQ2g=" title="Original URL: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/programs_natural-resources_native-plant-communities_national-seed-strategy_pca_Framework_6.11.2020.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="6" style="margin:0px"><i><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-size: 11pt;">PCA National
Framework for Progress</span></i></a></span><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: collaborative conservation; education; restoration; research and development;
sustainability; and information sharing</span></i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-variant: small-caps; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>Native Plants Roundtable</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><i>-
all participants are encouraged to share information on national native plant events and activities</i></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">— This meeting is brought to you by </span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_markcji3yqaj7" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="x_x_x_marksnjlfgz7b" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="x_markl1npsr0s7" style="margin:0px"><span data-markjs="true" class="markvrddacyv0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span></span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Plant
Conservation Alliance Speaker Organizing Team— Gary Krupnick (Smithsonian Institution) / Ray Mims (U.S. Botanic Garden) / Krissa Skogen (Chicago Botanic Garden) / Maggie Park (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) / David Lincicome (Tennessee Dept of Environment &
Conservation) / Andrea Williams (California Native Plant Society)</span></p>
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