2005 Plant Conservation Alliance
Cooperators' Conference
November 7-9, 2005
St. Louis Airport Marriott, St. Louis, Missouri
Hosted by the Plant Conservation Alliance Non-Governmental Organization CommitteeThe conference for PCA Cooperators addressed the role of the Non-Governmental Committee of PCA. Native plant materials and PCA working groups were also discussed.
Agenda
Monday, November 7, 2005
PCA Updates and Discussions
9:00 am Opening Remarks and PCA Overview - Peggy Olwell, PCA Chair, BLM 9:30 am Working Group Updates
- Medicinal Plant Working Group - Patricia DeAngelis, MPWG Chair, FWS
- Alien Plant Working Group - Olivia Kwong for Jil Swearingen, APWG Chair, NPS
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Working Group Updates Continue
- Restoration Working Group - Bruce Rittenhouse for Greg Eckert, RWG Chair, NPS
- Public Outreach Working Group- Flo Oxley, POWG Chair, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
11:45 am Lunch 12:45 pm Presentation of General PCA-Related Survey Results 1:45 pm Facilitated Breakout Sessions (please attend each session once)
- What do you want from the PCA?
- What can you offer to the PCA?
3:15 pm Break 3:30 pm Facilitated Breakout Sessions Continue (please attend each session once)
- What do you want from the PCA?
- What can you offer to the PCA?
5:00 pm Day Closes Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Native Plant MaterialsBackground information: 2002 Native Plant Materials Report to the Congress
8:00 am Native Plant Materials Development - Peggy Olwell 8:30 am Presentation of Native Plant Materials-Related Survey Results 9:00 am Breakout Sessions (please attend each session once throughout the day)
- Landscape-Level Restoration
- Commercial Development: Obstacles and Issues
- Small-Scale Users
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Breakout Sessions (same as above) 12:15 pm Lunch 1:15 pm Breakout Sessions (same as above) 2:45 pm Day Closes Wednesday, November 9, 2005
NGO Committee Day
8:30 am Review Survey and Breakout Results 9:30 am Breakout Sessions: The Future of the NGO Committee
- Setting Priorities and Recommending Action Groups
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Breakout Sessions Continued and Prepare Summaries 11:15 am Review Summaries and Recommend Action Groups 12:00 noon Lunch 1:00 pm Action Groups Meet 2:00 pm Closing Remarks
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