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Plant Conservation Conference - Discussions and Action Steps to Protect Plants from Climate Change, Invasives, and Habit

This conference focused on discussions and action steps to protect plants from climate change, invasives, and habitat loss. It covered topics such as microhabitat availability, restoration of endangered plants, central valley-central coast conservation, invasive species management, and biodiversity in Baja California.

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Plant Conservation Conference - Discussions and Action Steps to Protect Plants from Climate Change, Invasives, and Habit

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  1. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  2. A SINCERE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ALL BROUGHT TO THIS CONFERENCE THIS IS…………………… EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  3. THE EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  4. THE LAST EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  5. THE LAST POWERPOINT EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  6. LOUISE JACKSON’S OPENING PLENARY FOLLOWING POINTS RAISED IN THE TALK, WE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT CNPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD TRY TO WORK WITH THE FARM BUREAU AND ALSO RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  7. SESSION 1: PLANTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE 1. Microhabitat niche availability (soils, foggy days etc.)may moderate climatic effects on plants 2. Rainfall, N- fertilization maybe more critical than Temperature. 3. Not all trees will respond in similar ways. 4. Predictive Models such as Climate Change Vulnerability Index EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  8. DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE • 1. INTERDISCIPLINARY PREDICTIVE LOCAL CLIMATIC MODELS. • 2. SPECIES TOLERANCE ENVELOPES/LIFE HISTORY TRAITS • 3. SPECIES/ PLANT ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION • 4. VEG. MONITORING PLOT GRID TIED TO WEATHER STATIONS / SAMPLING PROTOCOL RE: CHANGES • 5. SOMETHING LIKE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT TO DETECT CHANGES. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. • 5. INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE: WHO? WHERE? HOW? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  9. SESSION 2: RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS 1. We CAN restore endangered plant populations, but precise knowledge of habitat needs, taxonomy genetics often vital. 2. Herbaria, historic notes critical but can’t beat field observation that can result in new species recognition. 3. Different plants in the same area may require different management strategies 4. Species-site-specific monitoring protocols necessary EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  10. R & E PLANTS • 1. KEEP SPECIES-SPECIFIC MORPHOLOGICAL/GENETIC DATA COMING • 2. EXPAND WEB-BASED ‘CALFLORA-LIKE’ KEYS ON FINE DETAILS OF PLANT MORPHOLOGY • 3. RESTORATION/CONSERVATION OPTIONS UNDER INCREASING BUDGET CONSTRAINTS- CONDOR ANALOGS • 4. SPECIES/ PLANT ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION & SPONSORSHIP • 5. LANDSCAPE LEVEL PROTECTION OPTIONS (WIDE AREAS, DIFFERING SOILS, DFFERING ASPECTS FOR MULTI-SPECIES OPTIMUM PROTECTION) • 6. THERE ARE PRIVATE HERBERIA.. LINK THEM IN. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  11. SESSION 3: CENTRAL VALLEY-CENTRAL COAST 1. Successful Restoration Stories (Camissonia-OHV control, Arenaria- suitable sites, Presidio flora) 2. Environmental change stressors in cypress (no fire) oak (don’t know) and manzanitas (light-fog & competition). 3. Fire required for Cypress, Sierran meadows 4. CV Grasslands classified to MCV 5. Monterey Pine Information Text. 6. CV vernal pools likely will be affected by rain pattern changes EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  12. CENTRAL COAST & VALLEY • 1. SHOULD CV VERNAL POOLS BE SPECIES-MANIPULATED AS RAINFALL PATTERNS CHANGE? • 2. MONT. PINE: ARE PUBLICATIONS A WAY TO PUBLIC’S HEARTS AND MINDS? • 3. HOW DO WE USE FIRE IN THE FACE OF APCD OPPOSITION? (CYPRESS, MEADOWS, OAKS) • 4. WILL NEW GRASSLAND PLANT ASSOCIATIONS WORK RESULT IN CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION BEYOND G# S# RANKING? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  13. SESSION 4: INVASIVES 1. Cal-IPPC Invasive Species Mapping, Risk Assessment & Predictive Models 2. Bay Area Early Detection Network 3. WHIPPET Prioritization Tool, in general and as applied to Red Sesbiana 4. Invasives within San Diego MSCP 5. Arundo Control Management Options. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  14. INVASIVES • 1. EXPLORE CALFLORA/ CAL-IPPC TOOLS • 2. WHIPPET AND OTHER MANAGEMENT TOOLS • 3. PARTICIPATION IN WEED MANAGEMENT AREAS • 4. EXPLORE NEW AVENUES SUCH AS RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS FOR FUNDING, AND LOOK TO CHANGES IN 2012 FARM BILL • 5. ENSURE THAT LARGE SCALE CONSERVATION PLANS ARE WEED-SENSITIVE EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  15. SESSION 5: BORDER AND BEYOND 1. Flora and Threats on Baja’s islands 2. Studies of Chaparral Distribution, Popcorn Flowers, Vernal Pools, Succulent Scrubs 3. Mafic Soils and Endemic Species 4. CNPS List 5 (Endemic to CFP-Baja) 5. Survey work (RSABG SDNHM ECFN) EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  16. BORDER & BEYOND • From Sula Vanderplank: • Baja’s Biodiversity and Plant Ranges for Known Plants Still Full of Unknowns. Vegetation needs to be better classified • Lots of stuff we have trashed north of the border is in currently in way better shape to the south, but it is getting trashed fast, especialy along the coast • The non-profit Terra Peninsular is working to conserve land. • Google-group “baja-california-conservation-science” is open to anyone interested in conservation science in Baja California. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  17. SESSION 6: VEGETATION AND CONSERVATION 1. CDFG uses a multiple attribute National Standard Vegetation Classification 2. CDFG’s VegCAMP mapping of NCCP-HCP lands, using MCV methodology 3. Large Area Projects •Tejon Ranch Joshua Tree Habitat • Bay Area Upland Habitats • Santa Monica Mountains 4. Northern Sierra Foothills Mapping (17.45 acre pixels) associated with Regional Management Goals. 5. High Resolution Image Analysis (1m resolution) 6. Application of (5) to Sierran Meadows 7. Forensic Vegetation Mapping on Santa Rosa Island. 8. Mapping to Develop Restoration Planting ‘Palettes’ EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  18. VEGETATION MAPPING • ANALYSIS GETS BETTER AND BETTER, DEFINITIONS OF RARITY EASIER TO MAKE…. BUT WHAT ABOUT PROTECTION? (FOR EXAMPLE- IONE FLORA) • THE DANCE BETWEEN VEGETATION MAPPING AND LANDSCAPE-LEVEL PLANNING (MSCP etc)- WILL WE SEE ONLY THE FOREST AND NOT THE TREES, OR WILL THE TREES BE MORE DISCOVERABLE? • GIVEN 1m RESOLUTION, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? • THE VALUE OF REGIONAL MAPPING IN TRACKING LARGE SCALE RESPONSES OF VEGETATION TO CHANGE. WHICH RED FLAGS DO WE CHOOSE? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  19. FROM THE VEGETATION COMMITTEE 1.Collaborate with other disciplines involved in landscape assessment, such as geologists, geomorphologists, soil scientists, fire ecologists, conservation biologists, habitat modelers, etc, and come up with agreed-upon scales of assessment. 2. Efficient delivery and updating of vegetation information via web-based databases of descriptive information (keys, definitions, digital photographs, etc.)? 3. Promote the education and outreach for vegetation and related fields. 4. Complete classification and mapping of vegetation for the rest of the state.  Priority areas include the remaining pieces of the Mojave and Colorado Desert, the southern Sierra Foothills, the Central and North Coast Ranges EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  20. SESSION 7: CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Streamlining CEQA: Legislative End Runs. What would changes would the environmental community support? AEP’s Desires to tinker with CEQA CEQA in Protection of Forested Lands Why doesn’t Environmental Community become more Proactive? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  21. CEQA • WHY DOES ALL THE NOISE COME FROM THE DEVELOPERS? HOW DO WE DEFEND IT IN AN “ENVIRONMENTALISTS VS JOBS” DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN? • PROBLEMS OF NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSES, PARTICULARLY AFTER ‘BAD YEARS’ • IS CEQA-EQUIVALENCY IN DFG EVALUATION OF THPs INVALID IF DFG CAN’T DO THE JOB? • GOVERNOR’S STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL & INFILL • CONSIDERATION OF LOCALLY RARE EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  22. CEQA- PLANT SURVEYS • SOME CNPS CHAPTER RESPONSES TO BIOLOGICAL WORK DONE BY CONSULTANTS HAS SHOWN DISRESPECT WHEN SURVEY RESULTS WERE NOT LIKED. • BUT… SOME COMPANIES DON’T USE QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN DOING SURVEYS • THERE IS USUALLY NO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON MITIGATION SUCCESS OR EVEN IMPLEMENTATION • THERE SHOULD BE SOME MAPPING STANDARDS RE: PLANT SURVEYS • INSUFFICIENT ATTENTION PAID TO EXOTIC INVASION POTENTIAL EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  23. A COMMON COMMENT • WE SHOULD COOPERATE MORE WITH OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS • OR • SUE THEM EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  24. SESSION 8: ADVANCES IN PLANT SCIENCE Interactive Plant Keys and Mobile Field Guides For The Field Digital On-Line Databases, Keys A Central Sierra Nevada Regional Flora The San Diego County Plant Atlas & Volunteers Many Species-Specific Ecological Studies (Astragalus, Clarkia, Lasthenia, Poa, Arctostaphylos) Post Clearcut Species Richness Invasive Species Competition (Bromus, Eucalyptus, Alyssum hyperaccumulators) Soil Microbes and Nitrogen on species success. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  25. ADVANCES IN PLANT SCIENCE • EXCELLENT METHODS THAT BRING ONCE-PRINTED RESOURCES INTO THE FIELD. LET’S HAVE LOCAL FLORA LIKE THIS. LET’S MAKE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FREELY ACCESSIBLE BY MOUNTING ON CNPS WEB SITES. • MORE LOCAL FLORA. HEARTS AND MINDS!!!!! MORE PRETTY LOCAL FLORA • WILL OF THIS SESSION’S WONDERFUL SPECIES/SITE SPECIFIC RESEARCH BE LOST IN THE SEA OF GREY LITERATURE? WE NEED A REPOSITORY. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  26. SESSION 9: RARE PLANT COMMUNITIES Mixed Evergreen Forest Conifer/Hardwood Interface Might be Controlled By Fog? North Coastal Bishop Pine in Trouble Models Are Being Refined to Predict Desert Rare Plant Occurrences Ash Meadows Rare Plants Tend to Cluster Data Mining To Find San Luis Obispo Biodiversity Hot Spots Defining Maritime Chaparral From Interior Chaparral Using Water Requirements CNPS-USFS Find New Plant Associations in Sierran Fens. Followup Study of Baja and S. California Vernal Pools EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  27. RARE PLANT COMMUNITIES • ENCOURAGING WORK IS BEING DONE ON HABITAT-LIMITING FACTORS AND CONSTRAINTS!. THIS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED FOR ALL CNPS-LISTED TAXA • BIODIVERSITY HOT SPOTS A GREAT TOOL. REMEMBER THE TNC BLOB MAPS… LETS GET TOGETHER WITH TNC AND OTHERS. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  28. SESSION 10: SCIENCE & RESTORATION SUCCESS Functional Traits Analysis in Desert Restoration- Don’t Add Carbon To Soil Soil Chemistry Affected by Invading Species Seed Bank Reduction and Herbicide Most Effective in San Diego Weed Control Examples of Weed Control Experiments (Irvine Ranch, Starr Ranch, Catalina Island, Santa Cruz) Successful Sacramento River and Planned Tijuana Estuary Restoration Projects Ground Penetrating Radar in Vernal Pool Restoration EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  29. RESTORATION SUCCESS • FUNCTIONAL TRAITS ANALYSIS: JUST ONE INDICATOR THAT RESTORATION IS LOOKING AT PROCESS AT SPECIES & ECOSYSTEM LEVEL • RESTORATION TAKES A LONG TIME • WHEN HERBICIDE WORKS BEST- IS THERE ANY POLITICAL BLOWBACK? • WILL THERE BE ANY LONG TERM EFFECTS? • HOW DO WE KNOW SMALL-PLOT RESEARCH WILL SCALES TO BROADER LANDSCAPE • IS CEQA-EQUIVALENCY IN DFG EVALUATION OF THPs INVALID IF DFG CAN’T DO THE JOB? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  30. SESSION 11: LAND ACQUISITION FOR PLANT CONSERVATION It Takes More Work Than You Might Think! Land Acquisition Pitfalls. DFG Areas Of Conservation Emphasis Data Layers (Biological and Recreational Input) Prioritization of Mitigation Lands in Orange County Stress Connectivity CNPS- A Guidebook to Botanical Priority Protection Areas (BPPA) of the East Bay Interagency Cooperation at Pine Hill EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  31. LAND ACQUISITION • HOW CAN CNPS STEER THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS? • WHAT ROLE DOES CNPS HAVE IF THE PROCESS IS DOMINATED BY ISSUES SUCH AS LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY AND THE ADDRESSING OF UNEQUAL ANIMAL VS PLANT LEGAL PROTECTION STRENGTHS? • ANTICIPATE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION DUE TO CLIMATE SHIFTS. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  32. SESSION 12: FIRE & NATIVE PLANTS Poorly Managed Fuels Treatments, Frequently Counter-Productive And Needs Monitoring. Public Attitudes Toward Shrubland Will Require Education and Engagement Fire Resistant Landscaping with Natives Works. Species-specific Information on Fire Requirements for Species Recruitment Being Gathered EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  33. FIRE • EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP POSITION TAKEN BY SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF CNPS, CHAPARRAL INSTITUTE, JON KEELEY & OTHERS. LEARN AND DISSEMINATE BMPs. • NEED FOR INTERACTION WITH FIRESAFE COUNCILS, CLEARING HOUSE, GARDENING CLUBS, • WHEN FIRE IS NEEDED, HOW TO GET AROUND APCD RESTRICTIONS ON BURNING? DEPEND ON SMOKERS? • PROACTIVE POSITION ON LANDSCAPING EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  34. After fire……..WATER • CNPS MUST STAY ON TOP OF WATER LAW, WATER EXCHANGES, EMERGENCY WATER BASED CEQA EXEMPTIONS, AND GROUNDWATER • FREQUENTLY THIS HAS A FAR GREATER INFLUENCE ON URBAN AND COUNTY PLANNING THAT DO LIFEFORMS. • THINK OWENS VALLEY, COLORADO DELTA EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  35. SESSION 13: RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION Government and Industry Pressure, Current Market Forces, and the risk to wildlands. Institutional Attitudes toward Desert. Poor knowledge of desert flora …. But When We Look Closely… WOW Speed of Projects vs. Speed of Good Science EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  36. RENEWABLE ENERGY • FINDING “BALANCE” WHEN ALL THE MONEY IS AT THE OTHER END OF THE SEESAW. IS THIS PROCESS MORE POLITICS THAN SCIENCE? • REGIONAL VEGETATION SURVEYS AND YEAR-TO-YEAR VARIABILITY OF FLORA IS A REAL PROBLEM IN PRE-PROJECT SURVEYS • POOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE FLORA AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION- LET’S GET OUT THERE! • PUT WIND GENERATORS IN AG LANDS, NOT WILDLANDS • WE SHOULD FIGHT FOR DISTRIBUTED SOLAR EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  37. SESSION 14: TRANSMONTANE FLORA Genera-Specific Studies Monardella, Cryptantha, Eschscholzia Regional Desert Surveys- Arica Mts, Chemehuevi Mts. The Impacts of Solar Energy Plants; Penstemon Demography and Solar Siting Desert Soils, Slope Aspect and Plant Suitability Contaminating Nitrogen Sources Water Issues in the Owens Valley EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  38. TRANSMONTANE FLORA • FINDING “BALANCE” ON DESERT SOLAR POWER WHEN ALL THE MONEY IS AT THE OTHER END OF THE SEESAW. IS THIS MORE POLITICS THAN SCIENCE? • REGIONAL VEGETATION SURVEYS AND YEAR-TO-YEAR VARIABILITY OF FLORA • POOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE FLORA AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION • OWENS VALLEY ISSUES. ANY HELP FROM THE L.A. END? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  39. TRANSMONTANE FLORA • From Jim Andre: • On the basis of the rate of discovery of new taxa, it is reasonable to predict that 7-9% of desert flora is undescribed. This is the most under-collected area in California. • Old Problems: Physical Disturbance (OHVs etc.), Grazing, Nitrogen and Invasive Grasses • New Problems: Power Plants and Power Corridors. National Environmental Organizations Making Deals Without Science on the Basis of Carbon Reduction With No Consultation With Desert Experts. EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  40. SESSION 15: TRIBAL CONSERVATION & PLANT USES Deer Grass- Whiteroot Sedge and Native Use California Never “Pristine”, Always Native-Managed Native American Access To Plant Resources Native Plant Use Shows Complex Utilization Strategies Native Uses Garden- South Tahoe. Basketry and Basket Uses EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  41. TRIBAL CONSERVATION • CNPS SHOULD WORK TO PROPAGATE THE ESSENCE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CONSERVATION ETHIC…. THAT EVERYTHING IN THE LANDSCAPE HAS SIGNIFICANCE. • CNPS SHOULD BUILD ETHNOBOTANIC KNOWLEDGE, AND PROTECT RESOURCES WHEREVER POSSIBLE. • COULD A NETWORK OF PRIVATE GARDENS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR TRADITIONAL GATHERING? EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  42. SESSION 16: HORTICULTURE & CONSERVATION Sustainable Germination Media Emulate Native Ecology in Garden Air- Filled Porosity & Nursery Mortality Advantages of Local Nursery/Local Seed Sources in Restoration (UCSB, Acterra). Management Continuity Conservation Gardens (UCSC) Conservation Seed Banking (Kew, CPC, BLM) Role of Native Bees EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  43. HORTICULTURE & CONSERVATION • HAVE A CLEARING HOUSE ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION METHODS. SET UP A WIKI. • COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ON LOCAL FLORA PRODUCTION FOR RESTORATION AND FOR PLANT SALES. • WHAT EXTRA RESOURCES ARE NEEDED AS FAR AS CONSERVATION SEED COLLECTION IS CONCERNED? • GET INVASIVES OUT OF LOCAL RETAIL TRADE • NATIVE GARDENS AS HABITAT BRIDGES, ESP FOR BUTTERFLIES • SMALL PUBLIC PLANTINGS=EDUCATION=CONSERVATION EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  44. SESSION 17: EDUCATION & CONSERVATION California Education & Environment Initiative Ocean Discovery Institute Curriculum Model San Diego’s Collaborative Chaparral- centered fourth-grade curriculum CNPS Curriculum Uses Observation/Journaling/Drawing Why Are Environmental Organizations So White? “Product of the Product” Community-Centric Thinking CNPS Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Phenology Projects The Value of Outreach From Herbaria Student Produced List 1B Recovery Plans EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  45. EDUCATION & CONSERVATION • SOME GREAT PROJECTS. HOW DO WE ‘SELL’ THIS TO SCHOOLS, PTAs ETC.? • MORE PUBLIC OUTREACH. COMMON NAMES ARE O.K. REALLY!!! • COLLECTIVE DATA GATHERING SUCH AS THE PHENOLOGY PROJECT SO USEFUL IN MANY WAYS, , TEACH KIDS HOW TO COLLECT AND CLASSIFY, AND LINK PLANTS TO GREATER ECOSYSTEMS. • BUT SO IS HAVING FUN IMPORTANT.. FIELD TRIPS, NAUGHTY SONGS ABOUT WEEDS ETC, • MENTIONED ELSEWHERE AND VITAL: LOCAL FLORAS AND WILDFLOWER GUIDES • THE GREAT VALUE OF CALFLORA-LIKE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  46. SESSION 18: STUDENT SESSION-(1) • 3 Papers addressing taxonomy of Calystegia, Polemonium, Lassics Lupine • 2 Papers on Herbivore Control and Native Species Recovery on Santa Rosa Island (it works!) • 2 Papers on Climate Change - Deleterious Effects on Coastal Sage Scrubs and voiding NCCP Plant Protections (79% Loss) EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  47. SESSION 18: STUDENT SESSION-(2) • 1 Paper Addressing Locally Rare Species in Sonoma County • 2 Papers Monitoring Long Time Changes in Sierras and Klamath Serpentine Woodland • 2 Papers on Effects of Invasive Grasses on Native Grassland and Associated Forbs • 3 Papers on Oak Recruitment, Bishop Pine Response to Fog, Solar Plant Effects on Annuals EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  48. EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA • ALLOW STUDENTS TO GET OPTIMAL COURSE COVERAGE IN BOTANICAL SUBJECTS • INTEGRATE RESEARCH/RESOURCES REGARDING ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH TO ALLOW STUDENTS BETTER ACCESS TO PROJECTS AND TO OPTIMIZE PROGRAMMATIC RESEARCH. • STUDENT ARE EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN HABITAT-CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES… LET THEM AT IT!!!!! EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  49. FROM STUDENTS, I THINK • WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO FIELD BOTANY AND TAXONOMY? ALL THE FACULTY HIRES THESE DAYS ARE MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS. • MAYBE A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATION ON BIG-PICTURE PROBLEMS AND A LITTLE LESS ON MINUTEA OF CLASSIFICATION IS IN ORDER AS WE ARE ALL HEADING FOR THE CLIFF-EDGE. AAAAAAARGH! • GET A TICKET ON THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION TRAIN EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

  50. More…….. • INCREASE AWARENESS/ACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING NATIVE BEE CONSERVATION • MAYBE A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATION ON BIG-PICTURE PROBLEMS AND A LITTLE LESS ON MINUTEA OF CLASSIFICATION IS IN ORDER AS WE ARE ALL HEADING FOR THE CLIFF-EDGE. AAAAAAARGH! • GET A TICKET ON THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION TRAIN EMAIL: dchippin@calpoly.edu (805) 528-0914

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