Chicago Horticultural Society

THE NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE FOR PLANT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN HAS WORKED FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES ESPECIALLY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THROUGH THIS PROJECT WE SEEK TO ASSIST THE BLM HQ IN PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY SEED AND RESTORATION CENTER. SPECIFICALLY WE PROPOSE TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BLM HQ AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND ASSIST WITH PLANNING FOR THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY SEED AND RESTORATION CENTER NISRC. ANALYZE LOCATIONS AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF EXISTING SOS SEED ACCESSIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE SEED STORAGE NEEDS. CONDUCT BUSINESS PLANNING AND FORECAST COSTS FOR THE NISRC INCLUDING SEED STORAGE FACILITIES. ENTER SOS DATA INTO THE SEED INFORMATION DATABASE. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THE BLM MEET ITS MISSION TO SUSTAIN THE HEALTH DIVERSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS SUPPORT THE PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 30 X 30 INITIATIVE AND DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE DEPARTMENTS NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY KEYSTONE INITIATIVE. CBG WOULD ALSO BENEFIT BY WORKING TOWARDS A PRIMARY STRATEGIC GOAL OF EXPANDING AND DEEPENING ITS NATIONAL IMPACT AS A LEADER IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.

ASSESSING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RARE PLANTS

BLM-WO SEED BANKING FOR RESILIENCY IN THE EASTERN US

BLM OR-WA RESOURCE ASSISTANTS - CONSERVATION & LAND MANAGEMENT, STATE OF OREGON

02/26/2017 ADD FUNDING FOR FIRST ROUND OF INTERNS FOR CA FIELD OFFICES

BLM WY YOUTH INTERNSHIPS

DIMENSIONS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SCENT-MEDIATED DIVERSIFICATION OF FLOWERS AND MOTHS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA

INTERNS

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIPS IN NEW MEXICO

BLM WY INTERNSHIPS

BLM-NEW MEXICO NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL COLLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

CONSERVATION POTENTIAL OF EXISTING LAWNS: ENHANCING AND REPLACING LAWNS WITH NATIVE PLANTS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION IN URBAN PLANT COMMUNITIES OF CHICAGO -TURFGRASS LAWNS ARE THE LARGEST IRRIGATED CROP IN THE UNITED STATES BY LAND COVER. ASTOUNDING AMOUNTS OF WATER ARE USED IN THEIR MAINTENANCE, HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES DELIBERATELY REDUCE THE DIVERSITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND MOWING GAS CONSUMPTION ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. NONETHELESS, LAWNS ARE PRE-EXISTING GREENSPACES THAT HOLD EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. HOW CAN THESE SPACES BE CHANGED TO BETTER SERVE THE NATURAL WORLD AND PEOPLE? THIS PROJECT PROPOSES NATIVE PLANT ALTERNATIVES TO ENHANCE AND REPLACE LAWNS AND WILL COLLECT DATA TO QUANTIFY THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF MAKING THE CHANGE. INTRODUCING NATIVE LAWN ALTERNATIVE PLANTINGS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN URBAN SYSTEMS, SUCH AS SUPPORTING POLLINATORS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, ABSORBING STORMWATER, AND COOLING CITIES, WHILE PROVIDING REFUGE FOR NATIVE PLANTS OF OUR REGION. THIS PROJECT WILL ACTIVELY ENHANCE TURFGRASS LAWNS IN CHICAGO AREA PARKS, COLLECT DATA ON THE IMPACTS OF LAWN CONVERSION AND ENHANCEMENT, AND HELP TRAIN SCIENTISTS FOR RESEARCH AND APPLIED CONSERVATION CAREERS. LAWNS ARE LANDSCAPES THAT DECISION-MAKERS, BIG AND SMALL, HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE, FROM PARK DISTRICTS TO INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS. COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF LAWN ALTERNATIVES IS CENTRAL TO THIS WORK. TO THIS END, LEARNING GARDENS SUPPORTED BY INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE WILL BE PLANTED IN HIGHLY VISITED CHICAGO AREA PARKS AND BROAD COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THROUGH DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA WILL DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF LAWN ALTERNATIVES TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED CONSERVATION PLANNING THROUGH PAIRED RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION GOALS DEDICATED TO 1) UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEM SERVICE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT URBAN GREENSPACES TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES OF LAWN CONVERSION TO SHORT NATIVE PLANTS, AND 2) DETERMINING WHICH NATIVE SPECIES COULD BE USED IN LOW-INPUT ENHANCEMENT OF TURFGRASS LAWNS. FIRST, THE RESULTS OF IN SITU AND CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS WILL HELP TO UNTANGLE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION IN URBAN PLANT COMMUNITIES. RESEARCHERS WILL MEASURE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE (ES) PROVISIONING, WITH A FOCUS ON A) SUPPORTING NATIVE PLANTS AND POLLINATORS, B) STORMWATER INFILTRATION, C) URBAN COOLING, AND D) CARBON STORAGE. WE WILL EVALUATE THESE ES IN EXTANT URBAN PARKS WITHIN THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT (CPD), ONE OF THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL PARK MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES (OVER 8,800 ACRES), AND IN COMMON GARDEN EXPERIMENTS WITH REPLICATED PLOTS THAT REPRESENT AN ARRAY OF POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR LAWN CONVERSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDITIONALLY ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY THEORY BY STUDYING HOW SEED TRAITS PREDICT SPECIES EMERGENCE AND ESTABLISHMENT IN EXISTING TURFGRASS SYSTEMS. TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL USE OF NATIVE SPECIES FOR LAWN ENHANCEMENT, PHYLOGENETIC LINEAGE AND FUNCTIONAL TRAITS OF SEEDS OF NATIVE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE SPECIES WILL BE USED TO PREDICT THEIR ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AN EXISTING LAWN IN A REPLICATED GREENHOUSE EXPERIMENT. FINALLY, SPECIES THAT ESTABLISH WELL FROM THE GREENHOUSE EXPERIMENT WILL BE PLANTED INTO EXISTING LAWNS WITHIN THE CPD TO ASSESS FIELD ESTABLISHMENT WHILE ENHANCING EXISTING LAWNS. THIS PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE DIVISIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATIVE ORGANISMAL SYSTEMS THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE PROGRAM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THE NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE FOR PLANT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN (CBG) HAS BEEN AN ENGAGED PARTNER WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS), SUPPORTING PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE AGENCY, HELPING FWS MEET OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY FOR REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION. THIS AGREEMENT SEEKS TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND ON THAT WORK BY SUPPORTING TWO EFFORTS CRITICAL TO MEETING NATIONAL FWS NATIVE SEED AND RESTORATION GOALS: 1. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF A FWS SEEDS OF SUCCESS (SOS) PROGRAM NATIONAL COORDINATOR, WHO WILL WORK NATIONALLY WITH FWS, DOI, SOS HEADQUARTERS, AND PARTNERS TO PLAN COLLECTION EFFORTS, COORDINATE AND MANAGE DATA, DEVELOP REPORTS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING, FOSTER SOS PARTNERSHIPS WITH FWS AND PARTNERS, AND SUPPORT SOS COLLECTIONS FOR MINELAND REVEGETATION EFFORTS. 2. SUPPORT AND ENHANCE FWS INPUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY SEED AND RESTORATION CENTER (NISRC), ENSURING FWS NEEDS AND PRIORITIES ARE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED IN THE PLANNING AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGES. THIS INCLUDES TWO FACILITATED PLANNING MEETINGS FOCUSED ON INCORPORATING UNIQUE ASPECTS OF FWS INTO THE FORMATION OF NISRC. THE DEVELOPMENT OF USER-FRIENDLY INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS IN AID OF EXPANDING THE NATIVE SEED SUPPLY CHAIN IS ALSO INCLUDED. FWS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COORDINATION OF SOS COLLECTION EFFORTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NISRC, MEETING FWS NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY GOALS. CBG WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY EXPANDING AND DEEPENING ITS NATIONAL IMPACT AND LEADERSHIP IN PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION, BUILDING ON A PRIMARY STRATEGIC GOAL.

NV CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT MENTORING PROGRAM IN COLORADO.

BUTTE FALLS HELISPOT IMPROVEMENT

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN PROPOSES A RENEWED BFRDP PROJECT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ITS WINDY CITY HARVEST (WCH) CONTINUUM OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE BEGINNING FARMERS; DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS; AND HELP THEM LAUNCH FARM BUSINESSES. OVER THREE YEARS, WCH WILL TRAIN 542 INDIVIDUALS IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE, AT LEAST 70% OF WHOM ARE CONSIDERED SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WCH WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS DEVELOPED THROUGH PREVIOUS BFRDP SUPPORT, INCLUDING 1) CORPS, A 14-WEEK TRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM FOR RETURNING CITIZENS; 2) THE APPRENTICESHIP, A 9-MONTH CERTIFICATE COURSE IN URBAN AGRICULTURE; 3) CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES FOR PROSPECTIVE FARM ENTREPRENEURS AND WORKERS; AND 4) A SMALL FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR. IN ADDITION TO THESE, WCH WILL 5) LEVERAGE AND AMPLIFY ITS EXISTING ROLE AS A REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESOURCE, COLLABORATING WITH A ROBUST NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT BEGINNING FARMERS.

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIPS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PROPOSES A RENEWED BFRDP PROJECT TO BUILD CAPACITY OF ITS WINDY CITY HARVEST (WCH) CONTINUUM OF URBAN AGRICULTURE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROGRESSIVE PATHWAY IS TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE BEGINNING FARMERS; DEVELOP THEIR CROP FARMING, FOOD SAFETY, BUSINESS, AND MARKETING SKILLS; AND HELP THEM LAUNCH FARM BUSINESSES. OVER THREE YEARS, WCH WILL TRAIN 300 INDIVIDUALS IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM ARE CONSIDERED SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND 70% LIMITED RESOURCE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WCH WILL CONTINUE AND ENHANCE THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS DEVELOPED THROUGH PREVIOUS BFRDP SUPPORT, INCLUDING 1) CORPS, A 9-MONTH TRANSITIONAL JOBS PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS; 2) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT POSITIONS, SERVING AS A BRIDGE TO CONTINUED FARMER TRAINING; 3) APPRENTICESHIP, A 9-MONTH CERTIFICATE COURSE IN URBAN AGRICULTURE; 4) SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPS FOR PROSPECTIVE FARMERS; AND 5) A FARM INCUBATOR TO SUPPORT EMERGING FARM BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION, WCH WILL 6) LEVERAGE AND AMPLIFY ITS EXISTING ROLE AS A REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESOURCE, COLLABORATING WITH A ROBUST NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT BEGINNING FARMERS.COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: THE CONSERVATION FUND, CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO, SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES, OLIVIA TINCANI & CO., MIDWEST FOODS, NEIGHBORSPACE, ROOTS OF SUCCESS, LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION, GOTHAM GREENS, GARDENEERS, BUILD, THE ROOF CROP, CHICAGO FARM WORKS, GARFIELD PRODUCE, UCAN, NORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK, PCC COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER, CHICAGO URBAN FARM SOLUTIONS, OTTER OAKS FARM, JUST ROOTS.

TRAINING BEGINNER FARMERS FOR CHICAGO`S URBAN AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY

WINDY CITY HARVEST: TRAINING BEGINNER FARMERS FOR CHICAGO`S URBAN AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY

DISENTANGLING THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND SPECIES INTERACTIONS FOR POPULATION PERSISTENCE -THE PROJECT WILL TEST HOW POPULATIONS RESPOND TO RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE THREATENS THE POPULATIONS OF MANY SPECIES. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE CAN AFFECT POPULATIONS IN MANY WAYS. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT EFFECTS OF NON-LIVING ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS TEMPERATURE. HOWEVER, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ALSO INCLUDES INDIRECT EFFECTS CAUSED BY CHANGING LIVING COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS FOOD AVAILABILITY. PREDICTING POPULATION RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FACTORS INFLUENCING POPULATION DYNAMICS ARE SHIFTING DRAMATICALLY. IN FACT, SCIENTISTS? ABILITY TO MAKE SUCH PREDICTIONS ARE LIMITED IN SEVERAL WAYS. FIRST, STUDIES RARELY CONSIDER HOW MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS COME TOGETHER ACROSS AN ORGANISM?S LIFE CYCLE TO SHAPE POPULATION OUTCOMES. SECOND, EXPERIMENTS AT THE POPULATION-LEVEL ARE RARE. LAST, THE EXTENT TO WHICH POPULATION RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ARE SHAPED BY LOCAL ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS UNCLEAR. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES TO TEST HOW POPULATIONS RESPOND TO MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS TOGETHER. THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE HOW THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARE SHAPED BY NATURAL SELECTION, AND HOW THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE FACTORS PLAYS OUT UNDER RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. FURTHERMORE, THIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON WILD BEES, AN IMPORTANT BUT SURPRISINGLY UNDERSTUDIED GROUP OF ORGANISMS. BEES ARE CRITICAL TO POLLINATION OF WILD AND CROP PLANTS. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF BROADSCALE POPULATION DECLINES?BUT SURPRISINGLY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW BEE POPULATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, THIS RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT FOR ADVANCING POPULATION AND CONSERVATION ECOLOGY OF BEES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PUBLIC WILL ALSO BE ENGAGED IN THE RESEARCH THROUGH A SCIENCE FESTIVAL. USING AN EXPERIMENTAL DEMOGRAPHY APPROACH, THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY EFFECTS OF RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON POPULATION PERSISTENCE. TO DO SO, RESEARCHERS WILL LEVERAGE A TRACTABLE FIELD-BASED STUDY SYSTEM INVOLVING A SPECIALIST POLLINATOR, ITS FOOD PLANT, AND ITS NEST PARASITE. FOCUSING ON THE POLLINATOR (AN ANNUAL, SOLITARY BEE), THEY WILL USE IN SITU TEMPERATURE MANIPULATIONS TO ESTIMATE VITAL RATE RESPONSES TO ALTERED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS UNDER REAL-WORLD, VARIABLE CONDITIONS THAT APPROXIMATE WARMER, FUTURE (~2070) AND COOLER, HISTORIC (~1950) CONDITIONS. RESEARCHERS WILL THEN QUANTIFY THE DIRECT EFFECTS OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES AND THE SUBSEQUENT INDIRECT EFFECTS MEDIATED BY BIOTIC INTERACTIONS (FOOD RESOURCES AND PARASITES) ACROSS THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE BEE. TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH VITAL RATE RESPONSES ARE ADAPTIVE OR PLASTIC, TEMPERATURE MANIPULATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED WITHIN A FULLY CROSSED RECIPROCAL TRANSLOCATION EXPERIMENT, IN WHICH NESTS CONTAINING DEVELOPING LARVAE ARE EXCHANGED AMONG POPULATIONS WITH DIFFERENT CLIMATIC HISTORIES?WARM AND COOL RANGE EDGES. THE RESEARCHERS WILL THEN USE DATA ON VITAL RATE RESPONSES FROM THE EXPERIMENT TO PARAMETERIZE POPULATION MODELS FOR THE BEE AND USE PERTURBATION ANALYSES TO CLARIFY THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AFFECTS POPULATION VIABILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL SHED NEW LIGHT ON HOW MULTIPLE ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS SHAPE POPULATION DYNAMICS IN A CHANGING WORLD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

INTEGRATING PHENOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY TO UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF PHENOLOGICAL SHIFTS FOR PLANT POPULATION DYNAMICS -THE EARTH?S CHANGING CLIMATE IS DISRUPTING MANY ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. TIMING OF FLOWERING AND WHEN BIRDS LAY EGGS HAVE SHIFTED, AND THIS CAN DISRUPT OTHER NATURAL PROCESSES. LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT WHETHER THESE CHANGES IN REPRODUCTIVE TIMING AFFECT THE ABILITY OF POPULATIONS TO PERSIST, GROW, OR VANISH INTO EXTINCTION. A LARGE GAP IN SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING EXISTS BECAUSE FEW STUDIES HAVE DIRECTLY LINKED CHANGES IN PLANT TIMING TO CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANT POPULATIONS. THIS RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS THIS SCIENTIFIC GAP BY USING A FIELD EXPERIMENT WHERE PLANTS ARE FORCED TO LEAF OUT AND FLOWER EARLIER, AND COMPARED TO UNMANIPULATED ?CONTROL? PLANTS, FOLLOWED BY SIMULATIONS OF HOW THE POPULATIONS WILL FARE IN THESE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES MANY TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING RESEARCH POSITIONS, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, K?12 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND K?12 CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES SOCIETAL BENEFITS BECAUSE IT ASSESSES THE RISK OF A CHANGING CLIMATE TO PLANT POPULATIONS AND THEREFORE TO ALL OF THE BENEFITS THAT PLANTS PROVIDE: CLEAN AIR, FOOD, RECREATION, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES LIKE POLLINATION AND PEST CONTROL, AND BENEFITS FOR HUMAN HEALTH. THIS RESEARCH WILL LINK CLIMATE CHANGE-INDUCED SHIFTS IN PLANT PHENOLOGY ? THE TIMING OF LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS ?? TO PLANT POPULATION DYNAMICS. IT HAS BEEN WIDELY HYPOTHESIZED THAT SHIFTS IN PHENOLOGY WILL AFFECT POPULATION PERSISTENCE BECAUSE PHENOLOGY INFLUENCES THE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS, AND SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION IN TURN DETERMINE POPULATION GROWTH. TO ADDRESS THIS HYPOTHESIS, THE RESEARCHERS WILL CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL DEMOGRAPHY PROJECT IN WHICH THE PHENOLOGY OF FOUR PLANT SPECIES WILL BE ADVANCED VIA EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATION OF THE TIMING OF SPRING SNOWMELT IN A SUBALPINE ECOSYSTEM. ADVANCED PHENOLOGY WILL THEN BE ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN VITAL RATES: SURVIVAL, VEGETATIVE GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND RECRUITMENT. SPECIFICALLY, EARLIER LEAF EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SURVIVAL AND VEGETATIVE GROWTH, EARLIER FLOWERING IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT REPRODUCTION, AND EARLIER GERMINATION IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT RECRUITMENT. THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WILL PARAMETERIZE INTEGRAL PROJECTION MODELS (IPMS) FOR EACH SPECIES, AND LIFE TABLE RESPONSE EXPERIMENTS WILL DETERMINE WHICH VITAL RATE, IF ANY, THESE ADVANCED REPRODUCTIVE EVENTS AFFECTS POPULATION GROWTH RATES. THE RESEARCHERS WILL ADDITIONALLY USE STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TO INVESTIGATE THE ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS THROUGH WHICH ADVANCED LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS AFFECT VITAL RATES: LONGER DROUGHT PERIODS, LONGER GROWING SEASONS, AND HERBIVORY UNDER EARLIER LEAF-OUT OR GERMINATION AND INTERACTIONS WITH POLLINATORS UNDER EARLIER FLOWERING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN WILL APPLY THE ZOO COMMUNITY'S APPROACH TO MANAGING CAPTIVE ANIMALS TO THE CONSERVATION OF THREATENED PLANT SPECIES. THE METHODOLOGY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE PROTOCOLS FOR MANAGING LIVING COLLECTIONS OF THREATENED PLANTS ACROSS MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ENSURE THEIR CHANCES FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BROOKFIELD ZOO, BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, MONTGOMERY BOTANICAL CENTER, AND ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL BUILD AND TEST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USING SIX CAREFULLY CHOSEN PLANT SPECIES THAT CANNOT BE SEED-BANKED. ONCE DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED, THE TEAM WILL DISSEMINATE THE SOFTWARE AND APPROACH THROUGH PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND BY DEVELOPING A USER MANUAL. THE USER MANUAL WILL OUTLINE HOW TO APPLY THIS APPROACH TO OTHER PLANT SPECIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A GUIDE TO USING THE APPROACH TO HELP WITH SPECIES PRIORITIZATION.

BLM UTAH CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

BLM-ALASKA LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM INTERNSHIP

EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-PRESERVED FOSSIL PLANTS FROM THE LATE JURASSIC AND EARLY CRETACEOUS OF MONGOLIA AND CHINA

WORK UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL CONSIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF LOCALLY ADAPTED NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION SPECIES COLLECTION, PRODUCTION, RESEARCH, INCREASE, AND RESTORATION OUTYEAR OBJECTIVES AND DELIVERABLES MAY INCLUDE OTHER ASPECTS OF NATIVE PLAN MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT THIS AGREEMENT HAS TWO COMPONENTS I TO INCREASE SEED COLLECTION IN FWS REGION 3 TO MEET REGIONAL NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION NEEDS AND II TO SUPPORT INCREASED COORDINATION OF AN EXPANDED SEED COLLECTING EFFORT TO MEET NATIONAL FWS INTERESTS

UNITING DEMOGRAPHIC LIFE HISTORY THEORY AND POLLINATION BIOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF POLLINATOR DECLINES

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WINDY CITY HARVEST VEGGIERX: CONNECTING URBAN AGRICULTURE AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH

WINDY CITY HARVEST: CONNECTING URBAN FARMERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WITH THE SUPPORT OF A GUSNIP PPR GRANT, THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF ITS PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM, VEGGIERX. INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AT RISK OF DIET-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE REFERRED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AT 3 FQHC CLINICS IN DISINVESTED CHICAGO COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED WEEKLY AT NO COST IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, PROVIDING SNAP/MEDICAID PARTICIPANTS WITH PRODUCE BOXES, MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUTRITION AND COOKING EDUCATION, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM'S DRAMATIC GROWTH OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND ENABLE VEGGIERX TO ACHIEVE SEVERAL KEY GOALS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD: 1) INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN TARGET COMMUNITIES: UP TO 1500 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND 3000 ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE AN ESTIMATED 96,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE, SUPPORTING GUSNIP GOALS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND IMPROVE DIETARY HEALTH THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCE CONSUMPTION; 2) DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH PARTICIPANTS, HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SPECIFIC GOALS TO INCREASE PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT DURATION, DECREASE PARTICIPANT FOOD INSECURITY, EXPAND NUTRITION AND COOKING EDUCATION, INCREASE COLLABORATION AND EVALUATION WITH FQHC PARTNERS, AND CONSULT WITH FQHCS/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON REPLICATING THE VEGGIERX MODEL; AND 3) EXPAND DEPTH AND RIGOR OF OUTCOME EVALUATION, PARTICULARLY AS A RESEARCH PARTNER WITH NTAE ON AN ADA-FUNDED STUDY THAT WILL AUGMENT CORE GUSNIP EVALUATION DATA COLLECTION FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS AND SERVE THE GUSNIP GOAL OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING PPR IMPACT ON REDUCING HEALTHCARE USE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS. A GUSNIP GRANT WILL THUS ENABLE VEGGIERX TO IMPACT FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTH FOR THOUSANDS OF CHICAGOANS EACH YEAR.

EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-PRESERVED EARLY CRETACEOUS SEED PLANTS FROM MONGOLIA

REU SITE: PLANT BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES - FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS -THIS REU SITE AWARD TO CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN (CBG), LOCATED IN GLENCOE, IL, WILL SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF 10 STUDENTS FOR 10 WEEKS DURING THE SUMMERS OF 2025- 2027. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS WILL GAIN FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREERS IN PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION WHILE MAKING MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CBG?S PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM. BY 2050, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLANT SPECIES COULD BE LOST WORLDWIDE, WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF U.S. SPECIES AT RISK. DESPITE PLANTS BEING ESSENTIAL FOR AIR, FOOD, SHELTER, CLEAN WATER, AND MEDICINE, PLANT CONSERVATION RECEIVES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ATTENTION THAN ANIMAL CONSERVATION. SIMULTANEOUSLY, A SHORTAGE OF PLANT SCIENTISTS AND A DECLINE IN PLANT SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS HAVE CREATED A CRITICAL NEED FOR EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD. THIS REU PROGRAM HELPS ADDRESS THIS GAP BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLANT SCIENTISTS AS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO CBG?S RENOWNED RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM IS A KEY COMPONENT OF A BROADER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE THAT CONNECTS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, REU UNDERGRADUATES, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF GARDEN SCIENTISTS. THIS INTEGRATION ENHANCES LEARNING ACROSS LEVELS BY FOSTERING STUDENT INTEREST AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP ESSENTIAL RESEARCH SKILLS AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING SURVEYS SUCH AS THE BIO REU COMMON ASSESSMENT TOOL. STUDENTS SHOULD APPLY TO THE REU SITE USING NSF ETAP (EDUCATION AND TRAINING APPLICATION: HTTPS://ETAP.NSF.GOV). AS PART OF THE NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE FOR PLANT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION AT CBG, THIS REU FOCUSES ON THE INTEGRATED UNDERSTANDING, MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANISMS. WORKING ALONGSIDE CBG RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORS, STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS SPANNING GENETIC STUDIES ? SUCH AS ASSESSING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF LIVING COLLECTIONS OF RARE PLANT SPECIES - TO ECOSYSTEM-LEVEL STUDIES, INCLUDING THE USE OF REMOTELY SENSED GEOSPATIAL DATA TO EXAMINE DRIVERS OF URBAN PLANT HEALTH. PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN THEIR RESEARCH, PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS AT A RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, AND MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CBG EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND CAREER READINESS, STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP SKILLS IN RESEARCH AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CONSERVATION CAREERS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THIS GUSCRR PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON WINDY CITY HARVEST'S EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE CHICAGO REGION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MARCH 2020 STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IN ILLINOIS, THE VEGGIERX PRESCRIPTION PRODUCE PROGRAM WAS EFFICIENTLY CONVERTED TO A CONTACTLESS MODEL. STAFF LAUNCHED VIRTUAL NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, CREATED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY TO CONNECT PARTICIPANTS, AND OFFERED THE OPTION OF HOME DELIVERY OR CONTACTLESS PICKUP FOR PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS. THIS ACCESSIBLE MODEL RESPONDED TO RISING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER AS VEGGIERX'S CORE COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCED ECONOMIC DEVASTATION DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE PROGRAM ALSO EXPANDED TO A NEW LOCATION IN CHICAGO'S BELMONT-CRAGIN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19. BY THE END OF 2020, VEGGIERX HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCE DISTRIBUTED IN 2019.THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUEWCH'S WORK TO EXPAND VEGGIERX AND WILL LAUNCH THE PROGRAM AT A FIFTH CLINIC IN BRIGHTON PARK, A CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS EXPERIENCED HIGH RATES OF COVID-19 ILLNESS AND JOB LOSS DURING THE PANDEMIC. WCH WILL PROVIDE 7,500 ADDITIONAL PRODUCE BOXES AND $8,250 IN DOUBLE VALUE COUPONS TO PARTICIPANTS ACROSS VEGGIERX SITES. IN ADDITION TO MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF FOOD INSECURITY, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT RESILIENCY IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY CONNECTING DIET--A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH--WITH CLINICAL CARE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE NEW AND EXPANDED MARKETS FOR LOCAL FARMERS, WHO LOST MARKET CHANNELS WHEN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS REDUCED THEIR CAPACITY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ATOL: ASSEMBLING THE PLEUROCARP TREE OF LIFE: RESOLVING THE RAPID RADIATION USING GENOMICS AND TRANSCRIPTOMICS

REU SITE: PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES -- FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS -THIS REU SITE AWARD TO THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, LOCATED IN GLENCOE, IL, WILL SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF 10 STUDENTS FOR 10 WEEKS DURING EACH SUMMER OF 2022-2024. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A TOTAL OF 30 STUDENTS, PRIMARILY FROM SCHOOLS WITH LIMITED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES OR FROM AN UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUP, WILL BE TRAINED IN THE PROGRAM. THIS AWARD AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN BOTANY-RELATED PROFESSIONS, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR ADDRESSING CURRENT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED, AND MANY WILL PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR WORK AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE DONE THROUGH A STANDARDIZED SURVEY AND STUDENTS WILL BE TRACKED AFTER THE PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THEIR CAREER PATHS. THIS PROGRAM HAS THREE PRIMARY GOALS: (1) PROVIDE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES THAT DELIVER FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR A CAREER IN PLANT CONSERVATION, (2) INSPIRE NEW RESEARCHERS WHILE ENGAGING WITH AUDIENCES WITHIN AND BEYOND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, AND (3) PROVIDE STUDENTS AND MENTORS WITH SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THAT NURTURE PRODUCTIVE AND EMPOWERING RELATIONSHIPS. PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS APPLY THROUGH A WEB-BASED PORTAL DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM. RESEARCH TAKES PLACE AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN?S NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE FOR PLANT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION AND NEARBY FIELD SITES. PROJECTS RANGE FROM INVESTIGATING THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS AS LAWN ALTERNATIVES, TO UNDERSTANDING URBAN PLANT DIVERSITY, AND DETERMINING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF PLANT COLLECTIONS AND ITS ROLE IN RESTORATION. STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WEEKLY 3-HOUR SESSIONS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS IN FIELD-BIOLOGY, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION, AND CONSERVATION GENETICS, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS THAT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS, AND MORE. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A SYMPOSIUM WHERE PARTICIPANTS PRESENT RESEARCH POSTERS, AND AN INFORMAL EVENT IN WHICH STUDENT-PRODUCED VIDEOS ARE PRESENTED. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE BY VISITING HTTPS://PBCINTERNSHIPS.ORG OR BY CONTACTING THE PI (DR. NORMAN WICKETT AT NWICKETT@CHICAGOBOTANIC.ORG) OR THE CO-PI (DR. JEREMIE FANT AT JFANT@CHICAGOBOTANIC.ORG). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LTREB: FEEDBACKS BETWEEN EVOLUTION AND DEMOGRAPHY IN SEVERELY FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE POPULATIONS OF THE PURPLE CONEFLOWER, ECHINA

BLM-WO SEED STRATEGY AND NATIVE PLANT DEVELOPMENT

OHV RESTORATION RIDGECREST

REU SITE: PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES--FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNLOCKING THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF SCHIEDEA (CARNATION FAMILY, CARYOPHYLLACEAE): RAPID RADIATION OF AN ENDEMIC PLANT GENUS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

INTERN PROGRAM THROUGHOUT BLM MT/DAK

LTREB RENEWAL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE INTERPLAY OF GENETIC AND NUMERICAL DYNAMICS IN SEVERELY FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE POPULATIONS OF ECHINACEA ANGUST

REU SITE: PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES--FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS

REVSYS: PHYLOGENY AND REVISION OF ARTOCARPUS (MORACEAE) WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGINS AND DIVERSITY OF CULTIVATED MEMBERS OF THE GENUS

FA AZ STATEWIDE INTERN AGREEMENT

MRI: ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) INSTRUMENTATION

REU SITE: PLANT BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES - FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HORIZONTALLY TRANSFERRED BACTERIAL GENES AND ENDOGENOUS DUPLICATION EVENTS TO THE DIVERSIFICA

SG: DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS OF PLANT COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO FIRE: RE-EVALUATING THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SURVIVAL VS. REPRODUCTION

COOPERATIVE ARCTIC LAKES DATA COLLECTION NETWORK

CA CESU BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CALIFORNIA PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM COORDINATION SUPPORT

REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION, ASYNCHRONY, AND INCOMPATIBILITY IN FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE POPULATIONS OF ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

NEVADA CCS CHICAGO BOTANIC PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LTREB RENEWAL: FEEDBACKS BETWEEN EVOLUTION AND DEMOGRAPHY IN SEVERELY FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE POPULATIONS OF THE PURPLE CONEFLOWER, ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA

INVASIVE AND NOXIOUS PLANT MANAGEMENT, 2008

FISH, WILDLIFE, & PLANT CONSV. RES. MGMT, 2008

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LTREB: THE INTERPLAY OF GENETIC AND NUMERICAL DYNAMICS IN SEVERELY FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE POPULATIONS OF ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA

CHS ES SUMMER INTERNS

BLM AZ GILA DISTRICT YOUTH INTERNSHIPS AND PUBLIC LAND CORPS OPPORTUNITIES

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN (CBG) WILL IMPLEMENT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT BUILDS STAFF CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES AND BENEFITS OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (EDIA). PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HIRING A CONSULTANT TO LEAD STAFF TRAINING, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCORPORATE EDIA PRINCIPLES INTO CBG'S INTERPRETATIVE FRAMEWORK, PILOTING AND EVALUATING THREE NEW EXHIBITIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT NON-DOMINANT POPULATIONS, AND ESTABLISHING NEW PROCESSES TO CREATE FUTURE EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN STAFF WHO BETTER UNDERSTANDS HOW PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES LEARN AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENTS, ULTIMATELY BENEFITING VISITORS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

J2340090048 INTERN PROGRAM - CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT H2495090035

CONSERVING, DIGITIZING, AND DISSEMINATING RARE AND FRAGILE HORTICULTURAL RECORDS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHENOBASE: COMMUNITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DATA FOR GLOBAL-SCALE ANALYSES OF PLANT PHENOLOGY -PLANT PHENOLOGY ? THE TIMING OF PLANT LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS, SUCH AS LEAF GROWTH, FLOWERING, AND FRUITING ? PLAYS A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN SHAPING TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS. THE TIMING OF PLANT PHENOLOGY NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE FITNESS OF INDIVIDUAL PLANTS, IT ALSO IMPACTS THE FITNESS AND BEHAVIORS OF ORGANISMS DEPENDENT ON PLANTS, WHICH IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDES NEARLY ALL ANIMALS, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. THUS, CHANGES IN PLANT PHENOLOGY CAN TRIGGER DRAMATIC, AND SOMETIMES DEVASTATING, CONSEQUENCES FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND HEALTH. PLANT PHENOLOGICAL DATA ARE THEREFORE INDISPENSABLE FOR UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, DETECTING ECOSYSTEM CHANGES, AND PREDICTING THE IMPACTS OF ONGOING CLIMATE AND LAND USE CHANGES. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANT PHENOLOGY, CONTINUING LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE GENERATED LARGE VOLUMES OF PHENOLOGICAL DATA. HOWEVER, THESE DATA ARE SURPRISINGLY HETEROGENEOUS, DIFFICULT TO INTEGRATE, AND THUS REMAIN LARGELY INACCESSIBLE FOR BROADER RESEARCH. AT THE SAME TIME, COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND SPECIMEN DIGITIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE PRODUCED MASSIVE, RAPIDLY EXPANDING COLLECTIONS OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS AND IN SITU PLANT PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH CONTAIN A WEALTH OF VIRTUALLY UNTAPPED HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PHENOLOGICAL INFORMATION. THIS PROJECT WILL USE MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES TO EXTRACT PHENOLOGICAL DATA FROM PLANT PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITIZED SPECIMENS. THESE DATA WILL THEN BE INTEGRATED WITH PHENOLOGICAL MONITORING RESOURCES TO CREATE AN OPEN ACCESS, GLOBAL PLANT PHENOLOGY DATABASE ? PHENOBASE. DURING THIS PROJECT, ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AND SEVERAL GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE TRAINED IN PROGRAMMING AND DATA SCIENCE SKILLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR GENERATING AND DELIVERING HIGH-PRECISION, HARMONIZED AND SEMANTICALLY INTEGRATED PLANT PHENOLOGICAL DATA AT UNPRECEDENTED TAXONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, AND TEMPORAL SCALES, ALONG WITH NEW TOOLS TO HELP SCIENTISTS AND THE PUBLIC ENGAGE WITH THESE DATA. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A GLOBAL, STANDARDIZED KNOWLEDGE BASE BY INTEGRATING DIFFERENT PHENOLOGY OBSERVATION NETWORKS AROUND THE WORLD; EXPAND THIS KNOWLEDGE BASE BY USING COMPUTER VISION (CV) TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE NEW, HIGH-QUALITY PHENOLOGICAL DATA FROM THE RAPIDLY GROWING COLLECTION OF COMMUNITY-SUBMITTED PLANT PHOTOGRAPHS ON INATURALIST AND BUDBURST; ADD CRITICAL HISTORICAL DATA BY USING SIMILAR CV TECHNIQUES ON HERBARIUM SPECIMENS AVAILABLE THROUGH IDIGBIO AND GBIF; DEVELOP TOOLS FOR DATA QUERY, ACCESS, AND VISUALIZATION DELIVERED VIA THE WEB AND AS SOFTWARE PACKAGES; AND FOSTER COMPELLING, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN USE CASES SHOWCASING THE USE OF PHENOBASE FOR NEW RESEARCH AND FOR PUBLIC GOOD. THESE APPROACHES WILL NOT ONLY MEET CURRENT GROWTH IN IMAGING, BUT SCALE TO MEET CONTINUING, EXPONENTIAL GROWTH INTO THE FUTURE. BY WEAVING TOGETHER PHENOLOGICALLY RELEVANT OUTPUTS FROM MONITORING PROJECTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING THE EFFORTS OF MILLIONS OF COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS, PHENOBASE WILL SUPPORT AND EMPOWER PHENOLOGICAL RESEARCH THAT IS CURRENTLY IMPOSSIBLE. RESULTS DERIVED FROM THIS PROJECT CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://PLANTPHENOLOGY.ORG/. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION PROJECT (CCEP) TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND IMPROVE LEARNING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON EARTH SYSTEMS. PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO INC

LTREB: INTEGRATING LONG-TERM DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND REPEATED GENETIC SAMPLING FOR VIABILITY ANALYSIS OF NATURAL AND RESTORED POPULATIONS OF PITCHER'S T

BULL TROUT RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSISTED SUCKER REARING

CONSERVING AND CREATING DIGITAL ACCESS TO RARE BOTANICAL VOLUMES DATING FROM THE 16TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY

HABITAT CONSERVATION AND SEED COLLECTION INTERNSHIP

INTERNSHIP FOR NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS AND NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES

WINDY CITY HARVEST: AN URBAN AGRICULTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM

CHALLENGE COST SHARE, 2008

MRI: MRI: ACQUISITION OF A X-RAY MACHINE AT CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN

2009 AML GRANT APPLICATION

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN WILL LAUNCH THE HEALING ENVIRONMENTS AMBASSADORS LEARNING THROUGH HORTICULTURE (HEALTH) PROJECT TO HELP LOW-INCOME LATINA/O (LATINX) INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND AND CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURE AND HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS FOSTER AN INTEREST IN STEAM EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESO LATINO, THE GARDEN WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ANNUALLY A YEAR-ROUND CURRICULUM FOR 16-20 TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS. THROUGH MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING, PROJECT-BASED DISCOVERY, AND INCENTIVES, TEENS WILL PROACTIVELY AND CREATIVELY BEGIN TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES RELATED TO PLANTS, NATURE, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS. HEALTH WILL ENGAGE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY AND VISITS TO THE GARDEN. STUDENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AND PRESENT FILMS ON COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS AND THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE PROJECT, BRINGING AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM MODEL AND ITS OUTCOMES TO A BROAD AUDIENCE.

THREAT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION IN DUNE LANDSCAPES: PITCHER'S THISTLE, INVASIVE PLANTS, AND CONTROL OF BIOCONTROL WEEVILS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE CONNECTING CLIMATE TO COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (C3I) WILL BE LED BY THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN IN COLLABORATION WITH BOTH CONSERVATION AND COMMUNI

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A SEED X-RAY MACHINE

BLM-AK SEEDS OF SUCCESS AND ECOLOGICAL SITES

INTERNSHIP PROJGRAM

INTEGRATED WATERBIRD MANGEMENT AND MONITORING FLYWAY MODEL CODE CONVERSION

LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM INTERNSHIP

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST STATE TRIBAL AND LOCAL WETLAND PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE WITH MEETING CONSERVATION TARGETS FOR SECRETIVE MARSHBIRDS A KEY WETLAN

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

FY2015 CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT (CLM) INTERNSHIP

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A PLOIDY ANALYZER AT CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN

WINDY CITY HARVEST FOOD AS MEDICINE PROJECT

WINDY CITY HARVEST: AN URBAN AGRICULTURE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM

FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS RESEARCH

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

PLC YOUTH CONSERVATION PLANTS - CBG

WINDY CITY HARVEST FOOD HUB

WINDY CITY HARVEST FOOD HUB

CONSERVATION AND LAND MGMT INTERN PRGM

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SCIENCE FIRST AND COLLEGE FIRST PROJECT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULUM, PARTNERING WITH FIVE CHICAGO ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT STUDENTS WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY LEAD CHANGE.

BLM WY SEED COLLECTION - CHS

REGULATORY ADMINSTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT

BLM IDAHO SEEDS FOR SUCCESS INTERN PROJECT

CHS INTERNS 2017

BLM-CO NATIVE PLANT COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION PROJECT

SOUTHERN NEV PUBLIC LAND MGMT, 2007

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES A DIVERSE POPULATION OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A SUMMER SCIENCE EXPERIENCE TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS IN AN INFORMAL

A WORKSHOP TO EXPLORE ENHANCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND CHINESE RESEARCHERS IN SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP, DATED 02/05/2013

DESERT TORTOISE HABITAT CHARACTERIZATION, FT. IRWIN DESERT TORTOISE TRANSLOCATION PROJECT

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNS

BLM UTAH CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TESTING THE EFFECTS OF PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY ON RESTORATION OUTCOMES IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

WINDY CITY HARVEST: AN URBAN AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM

MENTOR AND INTERNSHIP IN NEVADA (CCS)

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL PARKS

WORKSHOP TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND INDONESIA IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH

PHAGMITES CONTROL IN THE NORTHEAST AND MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED WATERBIRD MANAGMENT

AMERICAN BOTANICAL HERITAGE COLLECTION

CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, 2008

PITCHER'S THISTLE (CIRSIUM PITCHERI) RANGE-WIDE STATUS AND VIABILITY ASSESSMENT

PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF CAESALPINIOID LEGUMES

THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN WILL ADDRESS LEARNING DISPARITIES EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY CONTINUING AND EXPANDING BUDBURST, ITS ONGOING NATIONAL COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT STUDYING PLANT SEASONAL CHANGES AND PLANT-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE BOTANIC GARDEN MEETS THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES LACKING TRADITIONAL ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION. BUDBURST BRINGS RESEARCHERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS TOGETHER ONLINE IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACTIVITIES AND IN PERSON THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL EVENTS TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW HUMANS IMPACT PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SCIENCE-BASED CURRICULA FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, BUDBURST WILL EXPAND ITS MILKWEEDS AND MONARCHS PROGRAM, INCREASING CHICAGO'S BIODIVERSITY BY PLANTING POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY GARDENS AT 23 PARTNER LOCATIONS. THIS PROGRAM WILL PRIORITIZE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH LATINX POPULATIONS AND WILL MAINTAIN WEB AND MOBILE BILINGUAL ACCESS FOR ITS BUDBURST RESOURCES.

CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT (CLM) INTERN FOR WRANGLE ST ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE

CHICAGO BOTANIC PITCHERS THISTLE HEADER TEXT: NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHIAGO BOTANIC GARDEN THE RECIPIENT WILL CREATE TOOLS FOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING OF CIRSIUM PI TCHERI POPULATIONS, CONTINUE MONITORING AT SEVERAL SITES, AND DEVELOP MODELS TO LOOK AT POPULATION TRAJECTORIES ACROSS THE SPECIES R ANGE. PLEASE SEND COPY OF AWARD LETTER TO LOUISE CLEMENCY & LUIS ZARAGOZA FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO DEVELOP ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO ASSIST IN DETERMINATION OF THE RANGE-WIDE STATUS OF THE FEDERALLY LISTED THREATENED PLANT, CIRSIUM PITCHERI, EXPLICITLY INCORPORATING THREAT ASSESSMENT INCLUDING FROM THE SEED WEEVIL LARINUS CARLINAE. THE RECIPIENT WILL CREATE TOOLS FOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING OF CIRSIUM PITCHERI POPULATIONS, CONTINUE MONITORING AT SEVERAL SITES, AND DEVELOP MODELS TO LOOK AT POPULATION TRAJECTORIES ACROSS THE SPECIES RANGE.

REVSYS: MONOGRAPHING A MODEL CLADE OF ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI: LACCARIA-HYDNANGIUM

CONSERVATION & LAND MANAGEMENT INTERNS

PLANT CONSERVATION PROG RESTORATION AND YOUTH SNPLMA

LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP KLAMATH FALLS RESOURCE AREA/LAKEVIEW DISTRICT

FY 2007 AML GRANT

H2495090035; J2380101501 CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY STUDENT INTERNS MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES

DEVELOPING NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FOR RESTORING DISTURBED DESERT SHRUBLANDS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REASSEMBLING POLLINATOR COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE POLLINATION FUNCTION AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE

CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN FELLOWS FOR ELY DO NEVADA WILDLIFE HABITAT MONITORING PROJECTS

CHICAGO HORT. SOCIETY INTERNS

INTERN FOR CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN PARK, C & O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY

EXOTIC PLANT INTERNSHIP AT WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE

GENETIC ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PRACTICES OF THE FEDERALLY THREATENED ORCHID, PLATANTHERA LEUCOPHAEA

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: SYSTEMATICS, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND TAXONOMY OF THE PANTROPICAL LEGUME GENUS CYNOMETRA

GRANTEE NAME: THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GRANT NUMBER: G24AC00539PROJECT TITLE: QUANTIFYING SEEDLING TRAITS AND RESTORATION POTENTIAL IN RANGELAND RESTORATIONPROJECT PERIOD: 08 19 2024 - 12 31 2025BUDGET PERIOD: 08 19 2024 - 12 31 2025AWARD PURPOSE:THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO QUANTIFY VARIABILITY OF SEEDLING FUNCTIONAL TRAITS WHEN SOURCED FOR MULTIPLE NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL AND WILD COLLECTED SEED SOURCES IN THE WESTERN U.S. USING GREENHOUSE GROWTH EXPERIMENTS. DATA FROM THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS RESEARCH NEEDS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY AND WILL INCREASE BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING AS IT RELATES TO RESTORATION OF FEDERALLY PROTECTED LANDS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SCIENTISTS AND POST GRADS WILL CONDUCT GREENHOUSE GROWTH TRIALS OF NATIVE PLANT TRAITS TO INFORM RESTORATION STRATEGY IN THE WESTERN U.S., ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA AS COLLECTED. THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PARTNERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ATTEND MEETINGS WITH USGS SCIENTISTS.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES:THE TOPICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND USGS PERSONNEL AND WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC AND OPERATION SUPPORT FOR USGS LAND USE RESEARCH AND TO HELP INFORM RESTORATION GOALS OF PARTNERING AGENCIES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO: PRODUCE TRAIT DATA RELATED TO NATIVE PLANTS PRIORITIZED FOR RESTORATION IN THE WESTERN U.S., AND PROVIDE STATISTICAL AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR UNDERSTANDING OF PRIORITY RESTORATION SPECIES SUITABLE FOR USE IN PROJECTS ON FEDERALLY PROTECTED LANDS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:USGS, BLM, NPS, BIA, AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N A

H2495090035 CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

J2340100007 INTERN PROGRAM - CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT

H2495090035; J2340100007 CHICAGO BOTANICAL INTERNS

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS: POLLINATION BIOLOGY AND DOMESTICATION OF ARTOCARPUS (MORACEAE)

EXOTIC PLANT INTERNSHIP AT WRANGLE ST,ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE

CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS BLACK ROCK DESERT

FISH, WILDLIFE, & PLANT CONSV. RES. MGMT, 2008

CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF RARE BOTANICAL BOOKS

CHALLENGE COST SHARE, 2008

FISH, WILDLIFE, & PLANT CONSV. RES. MGMT, 2008

COOPERATIVE RECOVERY INITIATIVE INTERNS 2013

NWRS SEEDS OF SUCCESS PROGRAM

STATEWIDE INTERN AGREEMENT

WINDY CITY HARVEST FOOD AS MEDICINE PROJECT

INTERN PROGRAM

LAND MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION PROGRAM INTERN

INTERN AGREEMENT

CLOSE AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY - PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED