Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 07:09:54 -0400 (EDT) From: "Carl Strohmenger (HSC)" <cstrohme@com1.med.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1603$foo@default> Subject: Re: Important: Help protect Sarracenia oreophila
Hi Barry,
I am willing to donate $50 towards this conference. Who do I make
the check out to and where do I send it?
- Carl
On Fri, 19 May 2000, Barry Meyers-Rice wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Barry Meyers-Rice here, editor of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter,
> publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS).
>
> I work for The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a highly successful land
> conservation organization in the USA that works to protect wild lands from
> threats such as development.
>
> As a representative of the ICPS, I have been coordinating with TNC
> regarding their stewardship of endangered USA carnivorous plants. TNC
> staff in Alabama are trying to organize a conference in August or
> September that will assemble all the land owners who have property that
> contain wild populations of Sarracenia oreophila. This conference will be
> done as inexpensively as possible, and will bring together land stewards
> to discuss topics such as:
>
> --S. oreophila management actions and results--
> *Monitoring and results
> *Short and long term population viability
> *Restoration and re-introduction programs
> *Recovery plans and de-listing
> *Searches, inventories
> *Ecoregional planning and stewardship
> *Interagency cooperation
> *Working with horticulturists
>
> This innovative program will be about three days long, and will provide a
> unique forum to gather THE MAJOR PLAYERS who will help determine if
> Sarracenia oreophila will survive in the long run.
>
> Examples of some of the benefits that could be realized by this meeting:
> --Increased understanding on how to manage S. oreophila sites
> --Recognition for private land owners to commend them on their maintaining
> S. oreophila sites
> --Seed distribution to horticulturists (see below)
> --Overall increased probability that S. oreophila will remain alive in the
> wild.
>
> However, the Alabama office of TNC is extremely poor, with very few
> resources. It is seeking donations in order to make this meeting a
> reality. I am hoping that on this listserve we can find people who are
> willing to donate money. We estimate that $500 will suffice to make this
> conference occur. If we don't get this money, the meeting will not occur.
> Period.
>
> There is an enormous amount of discussion on this listserve from people
> who talk about the need for carnivorous plant conservation in the wild.
> This is an opportunity to make an actual difference by a very small
> donation. A working group dedicated to managing one of our rarest USA
> carnivorous plants would be a invaluable benefit to this plant.
>
> Schedules permitting, I will be attending the conference (out of my own
> pocket) as a representative of the ICPS.
>
> In planning discussions with TNC, I discussed the possibility of obtaining
> seed samples from all the remaining populations of S. oreophila for
> horticulturists. While it would not be wise to reveal the geographic
> locations of the plants, the seed samples could be given locational codes
> (i.e. Population #07, etc). We have not yet agreed upon the details of
> this program, but I mention it as an example of just one of the benefits
> that could come out of such a meeting.
>
> In summary, if you want to make this meeting a reality, you must donate to
> this important program. A simple contribution to TNC is not enough---it
> must be directed towards this S. oreophila management program. If you want
> to donate to this program, please contact me directly. If you wish the
> donation to be tax deductible, I'm sure it can be arranged.
>
> Thank you for your support of Sarracenia oreophila.
>
> Barry
>
> ------------------------
> Dr. Barry A. Meyers-Rice
> Carnivorous Plant Newsletter
> Conservation Coeditor
> barry@carnivorousplants.org
> http://www.carnivorousplants.org
>
> ---------------------
> Dr. Barry Meyers-Rice
> Assistant Weed Specialist
> The Nature Conservancy
> bazza@ucdavis.edu
> http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu
>
>
>
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