[SOS-PCA] UPDATE Re: Plant Conservation Alliance meeting, WEDNESDAY, November 13th, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET

[Prescott, Leah]

Correction - this should be *WEDNESDAY*, November 13th. Thank you!

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 11:24 AM Prescott, Leah <lprescott at blm.gov> wrote:

> ***The next Plant Conservation Alliance meeting is on Wednesday, November
> 13th, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET.***
>
> The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) holds regular meetings that are open
> to everyone and usually accessible online. This month, the PCA is excited
> to welcome Gerry Moore, US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
> Conservation Service's National Plant Data Team Lead, to present "An
> overview of rare plant protection by states" from 2:00-3:00 pm ET, on
> November 13th:
>
> The USDA PLANTS Data Team provides standardized information about the
> vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and
> its territories. PLANTS T&E provides access to state and federally
> protected plants. However, not all states have laws that protect plants, so
> there are no lists for those states, except for NatureServe S ranks.
>
> In his presentation, Gerry will provide an overview of the variation in
> rare plant protection from state to state, starting with states that have
> full legal protection to states that have no legal protection. Gerry will
> also cover how state level information can be used to further assess
> species globally. There are a subset of plants that are not tracked as
> globally imperiled but yet are tracked as rare at the state level
> throughout most of their range. These may represent species that are
> experiencing significant recent declines. Finally, Gerry will touch on the
> issue of nativity assignment and how, in some cases, it can be rather
> intractable.
>
> Read more at https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/
>
> *****This meeting will be held at NatureServe, 2550 South Clark Street,
> Suite 930, Arlington, VA 22202-3926*****
>
> *If you plan to attend this meeting in person, please RSVP to Anne Frances
> (anne_frances at natureserve.org) by November 8th.*
>
>
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
>
> Topic: Plant Conservation Alliance Gerry Moore
>
> Time: Nov 13, 2019 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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> https://NatureServe.zoom.us/j/200489931
> <https://natureserve.zoom.us/j/200489931>
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> Meeting ID: 200 489 931
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> Meeting ID: 200 489 931
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> Find your local number: https://NatureServe.zoom.us/u/an9aK0WMX
> <https://natureserve.zoom.us/u/an9aK0WMX>
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> Please let Anne Frances or Leah Prescott know if you have any questions or
> additions to the agenda.
>
> **More about Gerry Moore**
>
> Gerry Moore, a native of New Jersey, received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt
> University in 1997 and was a post-doctoral researcher at Duke University
> from 1997-1999. He served as an assistant professor at Alabama State
> University before moving to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (2000-2011) where
> he served as a research scientist and director of the science department.
> Since 2011, he has served as the leader of the National Plant Data Team of
> the USDA-NRCS. His research interests are in plant taxonomy and floristics.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> --
> Leah Prescott
> Seeds of Success
> National Collection Curator (Contractor)
> 202-912-7232
>
> Seeds of Success
> <https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
> National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
> <https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
> Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
>


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Leah Prescott
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator (Contractor)
202-912-7232

Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
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