Desert Botanical Garden

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ALTERNATIVE LEAF WATER USE STRATEGIES IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS -HEAT WAVES ARE IMPAIRING GLOBAL FOREST PRODUCTIVITY, ECOSYSTEM BIODIVERSITY AND CROP YIELDS. IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS WHERE LEAF FUNCTIONING IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, PLANTS MUST COOL LEAVES TO AVOID HEAT DAMAGE. THIS COOLING MIGHT OCCUR EVEN WHEN PLANTS CANNOT PHOTOSYNTHESIZE, WHICH IS COUNTER TO THE COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD BENEFIT TO PLANTS OF USING WATER. HOWEVER, THE PREVALENCE OF THESE ALTERNATIVE WATER USE STRATEGIES REMAINS UNKNOWN, DESPITE THE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS THEY HAVE FOR UNDERSTANDING LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CARBON AND WATER CYCLES. THIS PROJECT WILL QUANTIFY ALTERNATIVE WATER USE BEHAVIOR ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF SPECIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS PRIORITIZATION OF COOLING OVER PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS COMMON. IN TURN, RESULTS WILL IMPROVE EFFORTS TO MODEL VEGETATION RESPONSES TO HEAT WAVES AND IDENTIFY SPECIES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY BEST SUITED TO COPE WITH HEAT STRESS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MODERN PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. PUBLIC OUTREACH WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT FOR THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN, A PUBLIC FACILITY THAT RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 500K VISITORS PER YEAR. THE BILINGUAL DISPLAY WILL DEMONSTRATE TO VISITORS THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF HEAT WAVES ON PLANTS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH PLANTS REGULATE THEIR TEMPERATURES. EPISODIC HEAT WAVES THAT ARE INCREASING IN DURATION, FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY WILL LIKELY AMPLIFY PLANT THERMAL STRESS AND MORTALITY. THEREFORE, PLANTS OCCURRING IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS MUST COOL LEAVES BELOW A CRITICAL THRESHOLD THAT CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT LEAF DAMAGE. CONTRARY TO STOMATAL REGULATION MODELS, TRANSPIRATION CAN ACHIEVE THIS COOLING INDEPENDENT OF CHANGES IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE THERMALLY STRESSFUL. RECENT STUDIES HAVE REPORTED SUCH ALTERNATIVE WATER USE STRATEGIES IN SEVERAL SPECIES, WHICH THEN DO NOT MAXIMIZE CARBON GAIN FOR A FIXED LEVEL OF STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE OR HYDRAULIC RISK. THIS PROJECT COMBINES TIGHTLY CONTROLLED LEAF GAS EXCHANGE MEASUREMENTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATION OF ENVIRONMENTS, AND A HIERARCHICAL MODELING FRAMEWORK IN ORDER TO (1) DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF ALTERNATIVE WATER USE STRATEGIES ACROSS A DIVERSE SET OF SPECIES, (2) DETERMINE THE TRAITS THAT BEST PREDICT THIS BEHAVIOR, (3) DEVELOP OPTIMALITY THEORY TO PREDICT UNDER WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THIS BEHAVIOR SHOULD OCCUR, AND (4) VALIDATE PREDICTIONS ALONG A BROAD DESERT ? MONTANE ELEVATION GRADIENT. RESULTS WILL ADVANCE THEORY FOR STOMATAL REGULATION, A CORE TOPIC IN THE FIELDS OF PLANT ECOLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM MODELING. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST STANDARDIZED DATASETS FOR PLANT RESPONSES TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, YIELDING A DATA RESOURCE OF HIGH VALUE TO OTHER INVESTIGATORS. THESE FINDINGS CAN THEN BE USED TO DIRECTLY INFORM A REVISED REPRESENTATION OF PLANT WATER USE IN EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. THIS REPRESENTATION WILL ULTIMATELY YIELD MORE USEFUL PREDICTIONS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS. 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.

HOST PLANT ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND MORTALITY IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIALIST HERBIVORE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MRA: STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVING CLIMATE CHANGE AND INVASIVE SPECIES: INTEGRATING MULTI-SCALE REMOTE SENSING AND EXPERIMENTAL COMMON GARDENS

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PERFORM A SERIES OF COLLECTIONS, EX SITU STUDIES, TRANSPLANTING AND MONITORING TO CONSERVE AND AUGMENT SCLEROCACTUS SPECIES IN THE SOUTHWEST THE WORK WILL FIRST PROJECT 1 FOCUS ON THE LISTED MESA VERDE CACTUS SCLEROCACTUS MESAE VERDAE MESA VERDE CACTUS HAVE FACED DRASTIC DECLINES OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES THERE IS AGREEMENT AMONG PARTNERS IN NEW MEXICO STATE, THE NAVAJO NATION, THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT MORE MUST BE DONE TO HELP THIS SPECIES RECOVER AND NOT FACE FURTHER DECLINES DBG WILL MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO COLLECT SEEDS, PLANTS AND SOIL FROM ENDEMIC POPULATIONS IN NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO TO BE BROUGHT TO THE HAZEL HARE CENTER FOR PLANT SCIENCE AT DBG DBG WILL BANK SEEDS TO PRESERVE GENETIC DIVERSITY, PERFORM GERMINATION TRIALS ON MESA VERDE CACTUS SEEDS AND GROW PLANTS IN THE GREENHOUSE FROM THESE SEEDS WHOLE LIVE PLANTS WILL BE USED FOR SEED AMPLIFICATION AND TO SERVE AS COMPARISONS TO PLANTS LEFT IN NATURAL POPULATIONS PLANTS AND SEEDS PRODUCED AT DBG WOULD BE USED TO AUGMENT CURRENT POPULATIONS, WITH MONITORING TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS DBG COULD ALSO PERFORM FUTURE WORK TO BENEFIT BLM AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IF FUNDING ALLOWS FOR PROJECT 2, DBG WOULD GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF S MESAE VERDAE, INCLUDING SCOUTING FOR ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS, SOIL ANALYSIS, AND COLLECTING SEEDS ON DIFFERENT TEMPORAL GRADIENTS THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING AND PRESERVATION OF THE MESA VERDE CACTUS THAT WOULD LIKELY MAKE THE AUGMENTATION MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR PROJECT 3, DBG WOULD PERFORM SIMILAR ANALYSES AS PROJECT 1, BUT ON CLOVER S CACTUS S CLOVERAE THIS SPECIES IS NOT CURRENTLY THREATENED, BUT IS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN AND IS OFTEN USED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS MANAGED BY BLM AND OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES BY GATHERING SIMILAR INFORMATION ON CLOVER S CACTUS, THESE RESTORATIONS AND POPULATION AUGMENTATIONS WOULD BE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR PROJECT 4, DBG WOULD TEST MICROPROPAGATION OF MESA VERDE CACTUS THIS TECHNIQUE IS BEING USED TO PROPAGATE ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES BECAUSE IT ONLY REQUIRES A SMALL AMOUNT OF TISSUE IF TRIALS ARE SUCCESSFUL, THIS WOULD BE A LESS INVASIVE WAY OF PROPAGATING MESA VERDE CACTUS FOR OUTPLANTING INFORMATION IN ALL PROJECTS WILL LEAD TO A WELL RESEARCHED PROTOCOL FOR POPULATION AUGMENTATION INFORMATION WOULD BE FREELY SHARED WITH ANYONE WORKING ON SCLEROCACTUS CONSERVATION THIS WORK WILL BENEFIT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, BLM AND TRIBAL PARTNERS THROUGH PRESERVATION OF A LISTED THREATENED SPECIES THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY WORKING TO CONSERVE RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RARE PLANTS, LIKE SCLEROCACTUS, CAN FACE HUGE CONSERVATION CHALLENGES AND CONTINUED THREATS THEY CAN ALSO BE KEY SPECIES IN SUPPORTING THE ECOSYSTEM THIS PROJECT WILL CARRY OUT THE WORK TO CONSERVE THESE SPECIES SO THAT THEY WILL BE AROUND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME FOR BLM, THIS PROJECT WILL MEET THE ADMINISTRATION S PRIORITIES OF STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATIONS, WORKING TO CONSERVE AT LEAST 30 EACH OF OUR LANDS AND WATERS BY THE YEAR 2030, AND ECONOMIC RELIEF RELATED TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LANDSCAPE GENETIC CONNECTIVITY OF A FOUNDATION TREE SPECIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND

THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT WILL IMPROVE ITS CAPACITY TO RECRUIT FOR DIVERSITY AND RETAIN STAFF. THE GARDEN WILL HIRE A HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING MANAGER AND ESTABLISH A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE OF STAFF, TRUSTEES, AND A VOLUNTEER TO WORK WITH THE PROJECT TEAM. THE GARDEN WILL ALSO HIRE THREE CONSULTANTS TO DEVELOP TRAINING RESOURCES ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND MANUALS FOR EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS WITH INCLUSIVE POLICIES, COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES, AND STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE. STAFF TRAININGS WILL INCLUDE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND TOPICS IDENTIFIED THROUGH STAFF SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS. A NEW ONBOARDING PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXISTING EMPLOYEES WILL CELEBRATE AND DESCRIBE INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE AND CORE VALUES. THE GARDEN WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE LEGACY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AN INTERNAL, SIX-MONTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN, COACH AND MENTOR MID-LEVEL MANAGERS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A TRAINING COMPONENT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN WILL DEVELOP STATEWIDE CONSERVATION PLANS FOR AT-RISK POLLINATORS WITH THE ARIZONA MONARCH COLLABORATIVE, A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON MAINTAINING AND UPDATING THE ARIZONA MONARCH CONSERVATION PLAN AND DEVELOPING A NEW ARIZONA NATIVE POLLINATOR PLAN. PROJECT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL COORDINATE WITH COLLABORATING PARTNERS ACROSS ELEVEN STATES TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS, RECRUIT NEW PARTICIPANTS, AND INCREASE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. INFORMED BY A PREVIOUS PILOT PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AMONGST CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS AND OUTREACH COMMUNITY SCIENCE PARTICIPANTS. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT POLLINATOR CONSERVATION.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: POLYPLOIDY IN PHLOX AND ITS EFFECTS ON DIVERSITY

DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN (DBG) WILL USE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A CRYOBIOREPOSITORY AND CONSERVATION CRYOBANK FOR ENDANGERED CACTUS AND AGAVE SPECIES, ADDRESSING BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND CLIMATE IMPACT CHALLENGES IN ARID REGIONS. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES ACQUISITION OF A CUTTING-EDGE FUSION FREEZER FOR CRYOGENIC STORAGE, DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF TWO WORKSHOPS ON CRYOBIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROPROPAGATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION, DNA/RNA EXTRACTION, AND CRYOPRESERVATION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A SECURE REPOSITORY OF HIGH-VALUE GENETIC MATERIAL, INCREASED CACTUS AND AGAVE SPECIES REPRESENTATION IN DBG COLLECTIONS, AND A TRAINED NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS. THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION INSTITUTIONS, AND DBG’S BROADER PUBLIC AUDIENCE BY SAFEGUARDING THESE ICONIC DESERT SPECIES AND FACILITATING THEIR FUTURE RESTORATION IN THREATENED ECOSYSTEMS.

THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SUSTAIN A JOINT PROJECT TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELLNESS THROUGH AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, ACTIVE LIVING, AND CULTURAL ROOTS. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MARKETING COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF A 19-ACRE FARM AND COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT IS TRANSFORMING A FOOD DESERT IN THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SOUTH PHOENIX COMMUNITY INTO A FOOD OASIS. THE COORDINATOR WILL DEVELOP, PROMOTE, IMPLEMENT, AND ASSESS PLANS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCE MATERIALS THAT INCREASE AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, AND CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND FARMERS MARKET SALES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF ONSITE COMMUNITY EVENTS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR PARTICIPANTS, A NEW WEBSITE, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, AND EVENTS WITH FOUR NEARBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPANDING SEINET

DESERT SOUTHWEST CESU (DSCESU) DEVELOPING PLANT MATERIALS AND RESTORATION PROTOCOLS TO SUPPORT POLLINATORS IN ARIZONA

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PARTNERS, LIKE THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN DBG , ARE COLLABORATING TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF NATIVE SEEDS FOR RESTORATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY FOR REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY TO GET THE RIGHT SEED IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY WHICH IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE COLLABORATION TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF NATIVE SEEDS FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE AND THE HEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT, AMPLIFY, AND BANK SEEDS OF CAREFULLY SELECTED LOCALLY SOURCED NATIVE PLANTS OF ARIZONA THE SERVICE, THE SOUTHWEST SEED PARTNERSHIP, THE DBG, AND THE ARBORETUM AT FLAGSTAFF THE ARBORETUM WILL WORK TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A TARGET LIST OF PLANTS DBG, WITH ITS SUBCONTRACTOR THE ARBORETUM, PROPOSES TO VISIT AREAS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY FIRE IN THE COMING YEARS TO COLLECT SEED AND THEN GROW PLANTS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SEED OF KNOWN ECOTYPE DBG AND THE ARBORETUM WILL INCORPORATE TRIAL PARTNERS AND LANDS WHERE POSSIBLE IN COLLECTING AND GROW OUTS DBG AND THE ARBORETUM WILL USE THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS COLLECTION PROTOCOLS OR THE MORE CONSERVATIVE CPC GUIDELINES DBG AND FWS WILL COORDINATE WITH SOUTHWEST SEED PARTNERSHIP, USFS, BLM, TRIBES, AND OTHERS AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SEED COLLECTION COORDINATION ACROSS THE STATE THE SOUTHWEST SEED PARTNERSHIP IS AN ESTABLISHED SEED COLLECTION AND TRACKING ENTITY THAT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE PROJECT DBG AND THE ARBORETUM WILL FOCUS ON COLLECTING SEEDS OF PERENNIAL AND ANNUAL FORBS, GRASSES, AND SHRUBS THAT PROVIDE HOST PLANTS AND NECTAR FOR POLLINATORS AND HABITAT FOR OTHER SPECIES IN ADDITION, DBG AND THE ARBORETUM WILL WORK TO COLLECT AND GROW OUT SEEDS OF SELECT RARE AND LISTED PLANTS THAT GROW IN FIRE PRONE REGIONS WHERE POPULATIONS MAY BE DESTROYED BY FIRE

TO SUPPORT PHASE 3 OF THE SPACES OF OPPORTUNITY PROJECT IN SOUTH PHOENIX.

BLM (ARIZONA), BLM AZ SEEDS OF SUCCESS COLLECTIONS (ASO)

AZ-FLORISTIC STUDIES (AFNM)

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BLM-(ARIZONA), BLM ARIZONA NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FOR POLLINATORS_ GARDENS_ EDUCATION ASO (DBG)

GENETIC STUDY OF PIMA PINEAPPLE (CORYPHANTHA ROBUSTISPINA VAR. ROBUSTISPINA)

ESTABLISHING THE HISTORY OF PRE-EUROSETTLEMENT WILDFIRES USING CARBON-14 DATING OF FIRE-KILLED JUNIPER TREES IN THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE

THE ARIZONA MONARCH COLLABORATIVE (AMC) WAS FORMED IN 2019 TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WORKING ON MONARCH AND POLLINATOR CONSERVATION IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE AMC INCLUDE LOCAL PERSONNEL FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, UNIVERSITIES, AND TRIBES. AMC HAS ACCOMPLISHED A FEW KEY CONSERVATION ACTIONS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL WITH A DEDICATED STATE COORDINATOR. BASED ON SUCCESSFUL STATE COORDINATORS IN EASTERN STATES, WE PROPOSED TO HIRE AN ARIZONA STATE COORDINATOR THAT WILL FURTHER ORGANIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE AMC, CREATE A VOLUNTARY STATE ACTION PLAN, CONTRIBUTE TO WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES MONARCH AND POLLINATOR GROUP, STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS, AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS. AS THE FIRST STATE IN THE WESTERN FLYWAY TO HAVE A STATE MONARCH COLLABORATIVE, WE ALSO PLAN TO CREATE A RESOURCE GUIDE ON THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM ADDING A STATE COORDINATOR.

BLM-NM GENETIC ASSOCIATION PROJECT FOR KUENZLER'S HEDGEHOG CACTUS (ECHINOCEREUS FENDLERI VAR. KUENZLERI - EFK)

BLM UTAH CAN MILKWEED ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU SUPPORT POLLINATORS AND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES IN A WARMING CLIMATE

NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL CHALLENGE COST SHARE PROJECT

DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN

DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN PROPOSES TO SUPPORT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES DANAUS PLEXIPPUS IN ARIZONA BY BUILDING HABITAT OR ENHANCING EXISTING HABITAT IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. MONARCHS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR LISTING AS THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. DECLINES IN MONARCH POPULATIONS HAVE BEEN TIED TO LOSS OF HABITAT. DBG PROPOSES TO ENHANCE AND REFRESH THE EXISTING HABITAT AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MILKWEEDS WITH NECTAR PLANTS AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE. DBG WILL ALSO ADD HABITAT TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN SURPRISE THAT WILL SERVE TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL HOMEOWNERS TO BUILD HABITAT WITHIN THEIR LANDSCAPES. FINALLY DBG WILL PLANT NATIVE MILKWEEDS AND NECTAR PLANTS WITHIN A PLOT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT AT DBG TO COLLECT NATIVE MILKWEED AND NECTAR PLANT SEEDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INTERESTED AGENCIES AND LANDOWNERS. FINAL DETAILS MAY VARY BUT THE HABITAT GOALS WILL BE THE SAME. THIS PROJECT WILL ADD CRUCIAL HABITAT INTO AREAS WHERE MONARCHS ARE KNOWN TO VISIT OVERWINTER OR MIGRATE THROUGH PROVIDING EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THIS WELL KNOWN SPECIES.

HUACHUCA WATER UMBEL GENETIC ASSESSMENT

FA BLM AZ NATIVE PLANT INVENTORIES, SCIENCE, AND MATERIALS

MEETING: BIOLOGY OF CAM PLANTS, APRIL 9-13, 2018, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

FROM GENOTYPE TO RIVER BASIN

AGUA FRIA NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS PROJECT