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Welcome
to the
Botany Website
for
U.S.
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Region
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" Excellence
in Protection and Management of Botanical Resources "
This site is meant to provide the public with
information about Botany Programs in the Forests of Oregon and
Washington. The basis for most programs is the Threatened Endangered and
Sensitive Plant Program. Botanists at Forests are charged with surveying
for these rare plants in proposed project areas and recommending mitigation
measures if they are found, monitoring selected populations, and developing
conservation plans. Botanists on the west side of the Cascades are also
charged with surveying project areas for Survey and Manage species,
including bryophytes, lichens and fungi. Educational activities are
important. We offer many opportunities during Celebrating Wildflowers
Activities.
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native ecosystems. On many Forests, we are program managers for Noxious
Weeds. We have, in conjunction with geneticists, also taken the lead on
developing Restoration with Natives programs. We have completed several
common garden studies to determine seed movement guidelines, we have
used natives and weed free mulch on many types of projects and have
developed educational materials for our co-workers to use.
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Photo by Rod Clausnitzer
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If
you’d like to contact any of the botanists in PNW Region, please consult
the Forest Botany Program Coordinators List (see index below). This list shows contact
information: address, phone and email.
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Northwest Region Botany Website Index
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