<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hey Folks,</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
My apologies for cross posting this on the SOS list serve, but I wanted
to make sure everyone got this.</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Peggy is out of town until after Labor Day. She asked me to send this message
for her <br>
welcoming Megan Haidet to the SOS program: </font><font size=3><br>
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As many of you know Mary Byrne moved to San Francisco in July. While we
will</i></font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><i><br>
miss Mary, I am very excited to introduce Megan Haidet to you as the new
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Seeds of Success National Collection Curator. Megan is going to be in training</i></font><font size=3>
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for the next several weeks so give her some time to get settled into Washington</i></font><font size=3>
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and we will start back having our Seeds of Success conference calls in
October.</i></font><font size=3> <br>
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Megan Haidet is the new National Collection Curator for the Seeds of Success
<br>
Program. She is originally from central Ohio and has slowly migrated
east, <br>
attending college in Pennsylvania, graduate school in New York and working
in <br>
the mid-Atlantic for the past 4 years. Megan received her BS from Allegheny
College</i></font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><i><br>
and has a Masters degree in Environmental Policy from Bard College.
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Megan is well acquainted with the native plant conservation community.
She <br>
interned with the United Plant Savers out of high school and worked as
policy <br>
analyst at the Center for Plant Conservation during her graduate studies.
Her <br>
Master’s research focused on plant conservation policy in the United States
and <br>
she has been engaged with the Plant Conservation Alliance, especially the
<br>
medicinal plant working group.<br>
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Prior to joining the SOS team, Megan worked for The Land Conservancy of
New <br>
Jersey as a Land Preservation Specialist preserving open space and farmland.
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She has additional research experience with farmland owners in the Hudson
Valley <br>
and forestland owners in Northwestern Pennsylvania.</i></font><font size=3><br>
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In her free time, Megan enjoys kayaking, gardening, hiking, and cooking.
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Megan can be reached after Labor Day at <b>Margaret_Haidet@blm.gov <br>
and her phone number is 202-912-7233</i></b></font><font size=3> <br>
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We are anticipating a very successful collection season, please join us
on the SOS call</i></font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><i><br>
on October 5th to meet Megan and resolve any issues that have come up in
the interim.</i></font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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Peggy Olwell<br>
Plant Conservation Program Lead<br>
BLM<br>
1849 C Street NW, LSB 204<br>
Washington, DC 20240<br>
202-912-7273 (voice)<br>
202-494-0924 (cell)<br>
202-452-7702 (fax)</i></font><font size=3> <br>
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Fred Edwards<br>
Botanist <br>
(Detailing August 2 through December 2)<br>
Bureau of Land Management<br>
1849 C Street NW LSB 204<br>
Washington DC 20240<br>
phone:202-912-7370 <br>
fax: 202-912-7187<br>
email: fred_edwards@blm.gov<br>
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