Dr. Emily B. Roberson, National Plant Conservation Campaign Plants are second-class conservation citizens. People often overlook or ignore plants in their environment, even in natural areas where animals tend to receive the “lion’s share” of attention. Sadly this problem is widespread among policymakers. Even many environmental groups often overlook native plants in their work. As […]
Dr. Michele Elmore, US Fish & Wildlife Service Lindsay Dombroskie, Texas A & M University, Natural Resources Institute Georgia rockcress (Arabis georgiana Harper) is a short-lived perennial plant of the mustard family (Brassicaceae) endemic to Alabama and Georgia. In 2014, this species was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as “Threatened” under […]
Controlled Propagation Policy for Federally Listed Species Lisa Ellis, US Fish and Wildlife Service Lisa Ellis, USFWS, reviews the Controlled Propagation Policy for Federally Listed Species. The policy developed with input from the Center for Plant Conservation follows CPC guidelines. Lisa reviews the purpose and scope of the policy. Controlled propagation can be used as a recovery strategy, coordinated […]
Endangered Species Act and Recovery Planning Lisa Ellis, US Fish and Wildlife Service Lisa Ellis, USFWS, reviews the components of the Endangered Species Act, terminology for endangered and threatened species, activities prohibited, and the recovery planning process. She reviews the new process and look of recovery planning documents, supplementary documents (Species Status Assessment and Recovery […]