Reference my earlier post entitled Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) and the reference to one of their strategies called the National Seed Strategy. Another of their strategies is developing the Native Plant Demonstration Site Network. Paraphrased below with permission of the PCA is a brief … [Read more...]
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Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA)
One of the organizations I list on my website is the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA). Since this is the time of year we're out gathering seed, I thought it would be a good time to mention the PCA. The PCA is a public-private partnership of organizations that share the goal to protect native plants … [Read more...]
Doug Tallamy Panelist for Nov 14th PCA Meeting
The next Plant Conservation Alliance public meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14th, from 2:00-4:00 pm ET. Doug Tallamy, Mary Phillips, John Rowden, and Judy Venonsky will serve as panelists to present “Identifying and addressing information gaps in plant databases to support … [Read more...]
First 2018 Monarch Conservation Webinar Today
The 2018 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series, hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) and the USFWS National Conservation Training Center! is set to begin today at 1:00PM CST. Then on the 4th Tuesday of each month, they will present a new monarch conservation topic with expertise and experience … [Read more...]
Native Plant Ordinances
I received a request from Bryan Lenz this week about native plant ordinances that include municipalities in their native landscaping guidelines. So often, communities will pass an ordinance allowing native landscaping or even requiring it for subdivisions and land development, but do not take the … [Read more...]
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
February 27 thru March 3, 2017 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Although it's a bit early for us here in the Upper Midwest to get into our yards to do battle with invasive noxious plant species, it is a good time to start planning our strategy. My backyard abuts to Northland Creek … [Read more...]