<div dir="ltr"><div>Correction - this should be <b>WEDNESDAY</b>, November 13th. Thank you!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 11:24 AM Prescott, Leah <<a href="mailto:lprescott@blm.gov">lprescott@blm.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">***The next Plant Conservation Alliance meeting is on Wednesday, November 13th, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET.***<br><br>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:<br><br>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. </p><div><br></div><div>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. <div><br>Read more at <a href="https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/" target="_blank">https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/</a><br><br>*****This meeting will be held at NatureServe, 2550 South Clark Street, Suite 930, Arlington, VA 22202-3926*****<br><br>*If you plan to attend this meeting in person, please RSVP to Anne Frances (<a href="mailto:anne_frances@natureserve.org" target="_blank">anne_frances@natureserve.org</a>) by November 8th.*<br><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Join Zoom Meeting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Topic: Plant Conservation Alliance Gerry Moore<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Time: Nov 13, 2019 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://natureserve.zoom.us/j/200489931" target="_blank">https://NatureServe.zoom.us/j/200489931</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 200 489 931<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">One tap mobile<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">+16465588656,,200489931# US (New York)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">+17207072699,,200489931# US (Denver)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dial by your location<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 200 489 931<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Find your local number: <a href="https://natureserve.zoom.us/u/an9aK0WMX" target="_blank">https://NatureServe.zoom.us/u/an9aK0WMX</a></p><br>Please let Anne Frances or Leah Prescott know if you have any questions or additions to the agenda.<br><br>**More about Gerry Moore**</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="font-size:small" color="#0c343d"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Seeds of Success</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">National Collection Curator (Contractor)</font></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font style="font-size:small" color="#0c343d"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Seeds of Success</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">National Collection Curator (Contractor)</font></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>