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Conservation Biology

Masi, Susanne [1], Kroiss, Steven [1].

Plants of Concern: A Volunteer-based Rare Plant Monitoring Program (Northeast Illinois).

Plants of Concern, launched in 2001, is a long-term monitoring program that censuses state listed and locally rare plant species in northeastern Illinois. Plants of Concern is coordinated through the Chicago Botanic Garden and is designed to assess long-term trends in rare plant populations, report imminent threats to the populations, and provide land managers with information to determine future management practices. Volunteers, trained as citizen scientists, monitor populations annually or on a regular basis using standardized protocols approved by an advisory group of land managers and scientists. Volunteers collect data on plant numbers, population size, percent reproductive, invasive species, potential threats, and management practices. The data are compiled and sent to the landowners, stewards, and government bodies as feedback for management planning. The program covers six counties in northeastern Illinois and 40-45% of the regional element occurrences of listed species. Through 2006, Plants of Concern cooperated with 71 landowners, monitored 176 species at 192 sites, and worked with over 322 volunteers. The data show a high percentage of rare plant populations are affected by invasive species and other threats, and also about half of populations are being actively managed. The poster will present the concept and scope of the program as well as examples of data collected over six years.


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Plants of Concern


1 - Chicago Botanic Garden, Plants of Concern, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL, 60022, USA

Keywords:
plants of concern
rare plants
monitoring
volunteer
Endangered species
PLANTS
Plant conservation
conservation.

Presentation Type: Poster:Posters for Topics
Session: P
Location: Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/Hilton
Date: Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Time: 8:00 AM
Number: P65011
Abstract ID:2173


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