American Public Gardens Association

FHP APGA SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK

FHP APGA PLANT PROTECTION PROGRAM

CONTINUE THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PUBLIC GARDENS.

THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION WILL CREATE AN ONLINE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC GARDENS SECTOR. THE PUBLIC GARDEN MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE, SELF-PACED, TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT PUBLIC GARDEN STAFF BY ADDRESSING LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION, PROGRAMMING, AND LIVING COLLECTIONS SKILL SETS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS PUBLIC GARDEN PROFESSIONALS AT VARIOUS CAREER STAGES. THE PROJECT CREATES A PATHWAY EMPHASIZING SUSTAINABLE METHODS TO DEVELOP SKILLED, ENGAGED PROFESSIONALS PREPARED FOR THE SECTOR’S COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND LEADERSHIP DEMANDS.

AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION GENE CONSERVATION

SENTINAL PLANT NETWORK-OUTREACH & EDUCATION

CONTINUE THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PUBLIC GARDENS.

CONTINUE THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PUBLIC GARDENS.

EXPAND THE MONITORING AND REPORTING OF INVASIVE PESTS BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AT PUBLIC GARDENS.

CONTINUE THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PUBLIC GARDENS.

PLANT HEROES FOREST HEALTH EDUCATION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIA ASSISTANCE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PUBLIC GARD

THROUGH A SERIES OF THREE REGIONAL WORKSHOPS, THE SENTINEL PANT NETWORK (SPN) WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN FRONT-LINE PUBLIC GARDEN STAFF ABOUT PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES THAT THREATEN THEIR REGION, HOW TO M

FHP APGA GENE CONSERVATION

THROUGH A SERIES OF REGIONAL WORKSHOPS, THE SENTINEL PLANT NTWORK (SPN) WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN FRONT-LINE PUBLIC GARDENSTAFF ABOUT PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES THAT THREATEN THEIR REGION, HOW TO MONITOR

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIA ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE RECIPIENT, APHIS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FOR PUBLIC GA

PA FY17 FB PUBLIC GARDENS SURVEYS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIA ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE RECIPIENT, APHIS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FOR AMERICAN

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK - THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK (PCN) OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION (APGA).

TREE GENE CONSERVATION

FARM BILL INITIATIVE - PUBLIC GARDENS ENGAGE ADULT LEARNERSN PLANT BIOSECURITY. DEVELOP CURRICULUM FOR OUTREACH EVENTS. CONDUCT 6 ADULT LEARNER EVENTS. DEVELOP MARKETING MATERIALS.

AWARD PURPOSE: THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESSES A CRITICAL NEED FOR IMPROVED PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT AND AWARENESS OF PEST CONTROL EFFORTS, DIRECTLY ALIGNING WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF GOAL 5: CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OF THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT (PPA) 7721. PUBLIC GARDENS, THOUGH CENTRAL TO PLANT CONSERVATION, OFTEN LACK SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO DETECT AND REPORT HIGH-CONSEQUENCE PESTS. THIS PROGRAM WILL FILL THAT GAP BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO GARDEN PROFESSIONALS, EQUIPPING THEM TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITIES IN PEST MONITORING AND EARLY DETECTION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ADAPT AND EXPAND EXISTING SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK MATERIALS TO ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC GARDENS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, ENSURING APGA MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE OUTREACH TOOLS. CONDUCT ONE IN-PERSON NATIONAL-LEVEL WORKSHOP TO TRAIN PUBLIC GARDEN PROFESSIONALS IN PEST MONITORING, SAMPLE SUBMISSION PROCESSES, AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION. THIS WORKSHOP WILL SERVE AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY LEVEL WORKSHOPS AT INDIVIDUAL GARDENS WHEREIN VOLUNTEERS WILL BE TRAINED ON THE SAME TOPICS OF MONITORING FOR, IDENTIF YING, AND REPORTING SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO PLANT HEALTH. FACILITATE FOUR VOLUNTEER TRAINING EVENTS AT PUBLIC GARDENS, EQUIPPING VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH PEST DETECTION AND REPORTING SKILLS. STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN PUBLIC GARDENS, STATE PLANT REGULATORY OFFICIALS, AND APHIS BY PROMOTING REPORTING PATHWAYS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH DIAGNOSTIC NETWORKS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ENHANCED PEST DETECTION CAPABILITIES: TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WILL ACTIVELY MONITOR FOR HIGH-CONSEQUENCE PESTS, IMPROVING EARLY DETECTION AND REPORTING EFFORTS. INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT: COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GAIN GREATER AWARENESS OF PLANT BIOSECURITY ISSUES, LEADING TO BROADER PARTICIPATION IN PEST MONITORING AND PREVENTION EFFORTS. STRONGER NETWORK OF TRAINED PROFESSIONALS: PUBLIC GARDENS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SERVE AS BIOSECURITY HUBS, INTEGRATING PEST MONITORING INTO THEIR ONGOING PROGRAMS. STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION WITH APHIS AND NPDN: INCREASED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC GARDENS AND REGULATORY OFFICIALS WILL FACILITATE MORE EFFICIENT PEST REPORTING AND RESPONSE. SUSTAINED IMPACT BEYOND THE PROJECT YEAR: THE TRAINING MATERIALS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES DEVELOPED WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT PUBLIC GARDENS, VOLUNTEERS, AND REGULATORY PARTNERS BEYOND THE FUNDED PERIOD, ENSURING LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLANT PROTECTION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION’S (APGA) MISSION TO CHAMPION PUBLIC GARDENS AS LEADERS IN PLANT CONSERVATION. BY EMPOWERING GARDENS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR BIOSECURITY, THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS APGA’S ROLE IN ADVANCING PLANT APPRECIATION AND CONSERVATION.FINANCIAL SUPPORT WILL ENABLE THE EXPANSION OF OUTREACH MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS, HELPING TO EDUCATE BROADER AUDIENCES AND ENGAGE THEM WITH APHIS’S PEST DETECTION SYSTEMS. THIS WILL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO SAFEGUARDING U.S. AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES, SUPPORTING APHIS’S MISSION TO ENHANCE BIOSECURITY AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HARMFUL PLANT PESTS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: N/A

FARM BILL INITIATIVE - PLANT PROTECTION ACT - PUBLIC GARDEN SURVEY PROJECT 1S.0936.01 FOR PENNSYLVANIA

PA FY20 PUBLIC GARDENS

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

URBAN FOREST HEALTH MONITORING THROUGH PUBLIC GARDENS

SECURING CROP WILD RELATIVE BIODIVERSITY: BOTANIC GARDENS AND AGRONOMISTS CONNECT, UNITING TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROVISIONING AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS BY SUSTAINING VITAL GERMPLASM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTION CONSORTIUM

1. AWARD PURPOSE: THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS ACTIVITY IS TO SURVEY FOR EXOTIC WOODBORERS IN AND AROUND WAREHOUSES AND DISTRIBUTORS WITH A HISTORY OF IMPORTING HIGH RISK COMMODITIES CRATED WITH SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIALS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS. DELAWARE HAS A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE GOODS WITH ASSOCIATED WOOD DUNNAGE SUCH AS MARBLE AND GRANITE SLABS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. NUMEROUS INTERCEPTIONS AT HOT ZONE SITES REINFORCE THE NEED FOR INTENSIVE SURVEILLANCE. THIS SURVEY WILL IDENTIFY WAREHOUSES WITH INFESTATIONS OF EXOTIC WOOD BORING BEETLES BEFORE THEY BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. EARLY DETECTION OF THESE SPECIES WILL LIMIT SPREAD AND AID IN ERADICATION. DUE TO THE REDUCED EMPHASIS AT THE PORTS ON PEST DETECTION, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES FROM EXOTIC PESTS BY PERFORMING EXOTIC PEST SURVEYS. 2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: EXOTIC WOOD BORING BEETLE SURVEY CONDUCTED PER USDA EWBB SURVEY GUIDELINES 3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: SAMPLES COLLECTED AND SUBMITTED TO IDENTIFIER · DATA ENTERED INTO NAPIS · NARRATIVE SUMMARY DATA REPORTS COMPLETED · RESULTING NEGATIVE DATA WILL ENHANCE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEST FREE ZONES AND PROMOTE BROADER MARKETS FOR COMMODITIES. DETECTION WILL ALLOW PROMPT RESPONSE WITH DELIMITING SURVEYS AND/OR CONTROL MEASURES 4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): RESIDENTS OF DELAWARE AND THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES 5. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: UNKNOWN

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTION CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTION CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTION CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTION CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM

SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM