THE PROPOSED WORK INCLUDES CONDUCTING THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND RESEARCH TRACKING PLANT PHENOLOGY TO IDENTIFY OPTIMAL TIMES FOR SEED COLLECTION EFFORTS COLLECTING SEED AND VOUCHER SPECIMENS FROM NO FEWER THAN 3 EXISTING OCCURRENCES OF CALIFORNIA SEABLITE AND INDIAN KNOB MOUNTAINBALM IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY WHILE ADHERING TO THE CURRENT CALIFORNIA PLANT RESCUE PROJECT CAPR PROTOCOLS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTIVITIES DO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SPECIES. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES RECORDING ROBUST DATA ABOUT THE STATUS OF VISITED OCCURRENCES ASSESS THE OVERALL STATUS OF THE SPECIES AT EACH ELEMENT OCCURRENCE AND ASSESS THE CURRENT THREATS ACTING ON POPULATIONS AT THESE LOCATIONS. ALL COLLECTED SEED WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA BOTANIC GARDEN FOR PERMANENT CONSERVATION TO BE CLEANED AND CURATED FOR CONSERVATION.