Events

Cooper Breeden, Coordinator of the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance, will be the presenter.

The Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance: Preventing the local extinction of
Tennessee’s rare plants through collaborative partnership

The Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance (TPCA) is a collaborative network that connects state and federal agencies, university researchers, botanical gardens, nurseries, nonprofits, volunteers, and more to facilitate the conservation of rare plants and communities across the state. With over 500 rare plants in Tennessee, such a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to the conservation of Tennessee’s rare plants is essential. This is a new effort in Tennessee, but it is modeled after programs in other regions of the country that have experienced decades of success. In its inaugural planning meeting this winter, the TPCA met to discuss conservation priorities and worked together to establish an initial list of priority projects. This presentation will go over several of those projects and what we're doing to get them off the ground this year.

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