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Save Plants: February 2023 Newsletter

Posted on February 7, 2023 (February 7, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

The New England Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae) in the sandplain grassland.

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Ball Cactus in the Minnesota Grasslands? Ya, You Betcha!

Posted on February 6, 2023 (February 7, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

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Conservation Champion: Jim Locklear

Posted on February 6, 2023 (February 7, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

Image of sandsage prairie in Lipscomb County, Texas.

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Documenting and Protecting Grassland Communities Along Highway ROWs in Tennessee

Cooper Breeden and Dwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative / TPCA In Fall 2019, conservation partners from across the southeast began to convene on a monthly call to discuss how to tackle the complex problem of improperly managed roadsides—roadsides that are either being sprayed or mowed to death to the detriment of rare and unique plant […]

Roadside Remnant Communities and Rare Species Conservation in Kentucky: Can We Work with State Transportation Agencies to Identify, Manage and Conserve Important Botanical Areas Along Roadside Right of Ways?

Screenshot of Roadside Remnant Communities and Rare Species Conservation in Kentucky video.

Tara Littlefield and Tony Romano, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves Roadsides are increasingly recognized for their potential importance in conservation planning. Roadsides are generally less threatened by development than surrounding areas and are maintained in an open condition. Because of these factors, roadsides in Kentucky are one of the few areas that contain remnant native […]

Remnant Prairies and Sun-Loving Plant Communities in Southeastern Rights of Ways

Dr. Dwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Plant Conservation Issues on Roadsides and Right of Ways in Alabama Patrick Thompson, Coordinator Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance Alfred Schotz, Botanist Alabama Natural Heritage Program Michelle Reynolds, Administrator Southeastern Roadside Defenders Patrick Daniel, Collaborator Southeastern Roadside Defenders Alabama has a diversity of habitats, species, ideologies and challenges. Private lands […]

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