{"id":36678,"date":"2021-01-14T13:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=36678"},"modified":"2021-01-14T13:19:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:19:19","slug":"event-2021-washington-botanical-symposium-uw-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/event-2021-washington-botanical-symposium-uw-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: 2021 Washington Botanical Symposium, UW (Virtual)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington\u2019s diverse flora. \u00a0Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora\u2019s rare, common, and invasive elements. \u00a0Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more. \u00a0Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Register here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/botanicgardens.uw.edu\/education\/adults\/conferences-symposia\/wa-botanical-symposium\/\">https:\/\/botanicgardens.uw.edu\/education\/adults\/conferences-symposia\/wa-botanical-symposium\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-hosted by:\u00a0<\/strong>University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum<\/p>\n<h2>Research Posters &amp; Announcements<\/h2>\n<p>Attendees are invited to present research posters and make announcements about related news and opportunities on the symposium website. Contributions may include video, text, and\/or images. Email urbhort@uw.edu if you have something to share, or upload your content as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.ideal-logic.com\/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_57fe0e32\">registration<\/a>\u00a0process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><br \/>\n9-9:15am Welcome and introductory remarks<br \/>\n9:15-10am Center for Plant Conservation National Plant Conservation efforts<br \/>\nJoyce Maschinski, Ph.D. Director of Plant Conservation, San Diego Zoo Global and President &amp; CEO, Center for Plant Conservation<br \/>\n10-10:10am Break<br \/>\n10:10-10:40am Washington\u2019s State-Managed Natural Areas: Capturing Plant Diversity in a Network of Small Sites<br \/>\nDavid Wilderman, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Areas Program Ecologist<br \/>\n10:40-10:50am Break<br \/>\n10:50-11:20am Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot), Native foods nutritionist and Regional Director of Native Food and Knowledge Systems for the Native American Agriculture Fund<br \/>\n11:20-11:50am Moss as an Indicator of Air Pollution<br \/>\nSarah Jovan, PhD., National Lichen Indicator Advisor, U.S. Forest Service PNW Research Station<br \/>\n11:50am-12:35pm Lunch break (45 min)<br \/>\n12:35-1:05pm Ecological characteristics of a coastal raised bog, one of the rarest wetland types in the western United States<br \/>\nJoe Rocchio, Program Manager. Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program<br \/>\n1:05-1:35pm Predicting the future: using plant phenological research to manage ecosystems in an era of global change<br \/>\nJanet Prev\u00e9y, Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center<br \/>\n1:35-1:45pm Break<br \/>\n1:45-2:15pm Root Hemiparasitic Plants Correlated with Increases in Community Richness and Evenness on a National Scale<br \/>\nJasna Hodzic, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington<br \/>\n2:15-2:45pm Stories and discoveries from British Columbia\u2019s alpine plants<br \/>\nKen Marr, Curator of Botany, Royal BC Museum<br \/>\n2:45-2:55pm Break<br \/>\n2:55-3:25pm Some changes in the Washington flora<br \/>\nPeter F. Zika, Research Associate, WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle<br \/>\n3:25-3:30pm Closing remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[11],"tags":[4,40,19,21,7,13,8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36679,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36678\/revisions\/36679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}