5pm Friday Feb 20 Deadline to Comment on National Seed Strategy

Opportunity to Comment on National Seed Strategy

DEADLINE: FEB 20, 2015 to provide comment to Plant Conservation Alliance

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HOW TO COMMENT: All input must be provided via a spreadsheet template and emailed by 5pm Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, to info@plantconservationalliance.org

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BACKGROUND: The National Seed Strategy is being developed to coordinate efforts of land managing agencies to conserve, restore, and rehabilitate landscapes, ecosystems, and plant communities that have been altered by fire, development, or climate change. The focus is on four aspects surrounding conservation and restoration through application, identifying needs, and ensuring the supply and availability of appropriate seed and plant materials. It also includes identifying research needs and conducting research to develop stocks, improve production and restoration of appropriate seed and plant materials as well as developing decision tools for managers, and developing communication strategies for land managing agency personnel and the general public.

The Plant Conservation Alliance has coordinated development of this draft, working with federal agencies including Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological
Survey, Federal Highway Administration, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Botanic Garden, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, Forest Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.