<div dir="ltr"><div><h1 class="" id="page-title" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:36px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(153,204,0)">Seed Sourcing for Restoration in a Changing Climate</h1><div class="" id="block-system-main" style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><h2 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:24px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium</h2><h3 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:21px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;letter-spacing:0em">Monday, June 13, 2016</h3><h3 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:21px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;letter-spacing:0em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Proper sourcing of seed for ecological restoration has never been straightforward, and it is becoming even more challenging and complex as the climate changes. In this symposium, we will discuss how plants are responding to changing climates and how this may influence seed sourcing decisions. We will work with the seed industry to understand their challenges in providing seed for restoration. We will work to develop guidelines that are scientifically reasonable and implementable. And we will focus on how to develop adequate supplies of reliable species and increase seed storage capacity.</span><br></h3></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15.6px"><b>More information and to register: </b></span></div><a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/education/professional_programs/seed_sourcing_restoration">http://www.chicagobotanic.org/education/professional_programs/seed_sourcing_restoration</a><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Lindsey Riibe<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Conservation and Land Management Intern</span></div><div>Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation Program</div><div>Washington Office, DC</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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