Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program

The 2018 Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP) Annual Meeting will be February 5-7, 2018, in Grand Junction, CO, at the Doubletree Hotel.  It's shaping up to be a fascinating event!

Schedule:  1 pm Monday the 5^th through Tuesday the 6^th, including a Monday evening poster session reception.  Half-day field trip to a nearby restoration trial and the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area on Wednesday the 7^th, weather permitting.  

This event is free to attend.  

Group lodging information is at the bottom of this email.

Background:  This annual multi-stakeholder meeting brings together industry, agencies, practitioners, NGOs and researchers to advance our ability to put "The right seed in the right place at the right time" in the greater Colorado Plateau region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.  The CPNPP is led by the Bureau of Land Management’sPlant Conservation Program effort to work with all stakeholders to implement the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. 

Special focus for 2018:  We particularly invite those working in a Reclamation context to join us.

To Register and Submit Proposed Content:  Follow instructions below and reply to this email by December 22.  We welcome presentations of different types as well as Focal Sessions or working groups/ break-out activities.  

Topics of interest for this meeting include:

·        The Plant Materials Market/ Economics

·        Seed Testing and Certification

·        Seed and Seedling Collection and Production

·        Plant Materials Research & Development Pipeline

·        All aspects of use in Reclamation and Restoration

·        Case Studies and Best Management Practices

·        Communication and Education

·        New & Improved Tools and Techniques

·        Wildlife and Pollinator Habitat

·        Data Management and Analyses

·        Partnerships and Policy at all Scales

Meeting information will be posted and updated periodically on the CPNPP Meetings webpage, where you can also view the 2017 Program and presentations. 

Contact me, Adrienne Pilmanis, CPNPP Coordinator, with any questions: apilmani@blm.gov; 503-544-6465.

I look forward to seeing you in Grand Junction!

Adrienne

AZ Highlands Garden Conference Mtg.

The first brainstorming meeting for the Arizona Highlands Garden Conference will be:

Thursday, Dec. 4,1:00, Coconino Extension Office.

This is the date that most people could join us.  Bring your ideas.  I’ll supply the coffee and tea.

If you can’t attend but want to get involved,  let Hattie hbraun@cals.arizona.edu or Jackie macandjac@aspect1.net know.

Thanks – Hattie and Jackie

Highlands Garden Conference Meeting

Please join us if you are interested in helping with the conference. E-mail me if you want to help but can’t attend the meeting.

Arizona Highlands Garden Conference 2012
Agenda 4/10/2012
Noon, Extension office conference room

Conference date and site: October 6, 2012, Du Bois Conference Center

1. Progress on conference speakers
2. Vendor report - Jim
3. Publicity report – Melissa
4. Fundraising - ?
5. Next steps

Conference Committees:
Audio-visual Coordinator – Hattie Braun
Barbeque Coordinator – member: Jean Brown
Chair – Ann Eagan
Co-Chair – Sherline Alexander
Conference Secretary – Jackie Clark
Conference Budget Chair – Hattie Braun
Conference Speaker Committee - Melissa Amberson, Jim Mast, Crys Wells, Ann Eagan and Jo-Anne Barcellano
Logistics Coordinator Chair – Ed Skiba, member: Sherline Alexander
Public Relations Coordinator – Mellissa Amberson
Registration Coordinator – Jackie Clark
Sponsorship Coordinator Chair - member: Crys Wells
Tour Committee Chair – member: Tess Wymore, Beth Dykstra
Vendor Coordinator Chair – Jim Mast, member: Julie Holmes

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Ann Eagan
annmlsna@gmail.com

Highlands Garden Conference Meeting

Please join us if you are interested in helping with the conference. E-mail me if you want to help but can’t attend the meeting.

Arizona Highlands Garden Conference 2012
Agenda 2/28/2012
12:30 p.m., Extension office conference room
Conference date and site: October 6, 2012, Du Bois Conference Center

1. Meeting with Sky Anderson of Campus Services on Du Bois – Ann and Hattie
2. Report on progress on conference speakers
a. Charlie Nardozzi is a confirmed speaker for the conference
3. Vendor report - Jim
4. Publicity report - Melissa
5. Next steps:
a. Chairs for remaining committees (Registration, BBQ, Logistics)
b. Create publicity
c. Get speakers
d. What else?

Conference Committees:
Chair – Ann Eagan
Co-Chair – Sherline Alexander
Conference Secretary – Jackie Clark
Conference Budget Chair – Hattie Braun
Conference Speaker Committee - Melissa Amberson, Jim Mast, Crys Wells, Ann Eagan and Jo-Anne Barcellano
Vendor Coordinator Chair – Jim Mast, member Julie Homes
Tour Committee Chair – Tess Wymore
Public Relations Coordinator – Mellissa Amberson

Logistics Coordinator Chair –
Barbeque Coordinator Chair –
Registration Coordinator Chair –
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Ann Eagan
annmlsna@gmail.com

Highlands Garden Conference Meeting

Hello Master Gardeners,

Next week on Tuesday (February 14th) at noon at the Extension office, we will be having another meeting. This week's topic is fundraising. Please stop by with your fundraising ideas so we can make this conference a great one!

Jo-Anne Barcellano
AmeriCorps VISTA Member
Coconino County Cooperative Extension
The University of Arizona
jbarcellano@email.arizona.edu
928-774-1868 ext 100

AZ Highlands Garden Conference Meeting

We will hold the next meeting for the 2012 AHCG on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at noon here at the extension office. Please join us if you are interested in helping with the conference. E-mail me if you want to help but can’t attend the meeting. I’ve listed the folks who have already volunteered to help.

Items to be covered are:
· Welcome (and a huge thank you) to Ann Eagan and Sherline Alexander who have volunteered to be co-chairs
· Conference site and date (Val Bryant, Julie Homes, Lee Webster, and Crys Wells)
· Finalize speaker committee (Melissa Amberson, Jim Mast, Crys Wells, Ann Eagan and Jo-Anne Barcellano)
· Formation of other committees including garden tours (Tess Wymore), fundraising, vendors (Jim Mast and Julie Homes), welcome bags, speaker and volunteer BBQ (need location for 40+ people), registration, publicity (Melissa Amberson) and door prizes
· Future meetings

Hattie Braun
University of Arizona
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Coconino County Cooperative Extension
2304 N. 3rd St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Phone: 928-774-1868 x 170
FAX: 928-774-1860