Cooperative Agreement L22AC00363

NAA WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES METHODS LISTED BELOW 1 REMOVE BARRIERS TO CREDIBLE SCIENCE FOR LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES IN THE NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL, A PEER REVIEWED QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OFFER NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FEE WAIVERS TO STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO LACK FUNDING FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROACTIVELY OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS AND FEE WAIVERS TO PRACTITIONERS WORKING FOR TRIBAL ENTITIES AND RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PEOPLE OF COLOR AS A MEANS OF BUILDING AWARENESS AND INCREASING DIVERSITY AMONG THOSE WE SERVE 2 PRODUCE TIMELY AND RELEVANT PROGRAMMING FOR LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION FIELD WORKSHOP IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL FOCUSED IN THE WESTERN U S VIRTUAL FIELD WORKSHOP USING FILM FROM AN IN PERSON WORKSHOP RELATED TO A BLM PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION FOCUS AREA LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SUMMIT TO CONSIDER ISSUES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE WESTERN U S WEBINARS FOCUSED ON ASPECTS OF NATIVE SEED, NATIVE PLANTS, RARE PLANT SPECIES, AND POLLINATORS IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 3 BUILD LONG TERM RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY, NATURAL COMMUNITIES, WILDLIFE HABITAT, ECOLOGY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF USING NATIVE SEED IN RESTORATION IN A CHANGING CLIMATE THROUGH PRACTITIONER BASED RESEARCH, BEST PRACTICES AND METHODOLOGIES NAA ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER WITH A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT INCLUDES RESOURCES FROM ALL SECTORS INCLUDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NONPROFIT, TRIBAL, AND ACADEMIA MAP NATURAL AREAS AND PROTECTED BIODIVERSITY AREAS ACROSS THE U S 4 EXPAND OUTREACH TO NEW AUDIENCES AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN TIMELY AND RELEVANT PROGRAMS DELIBERATELY REACH OUT TO TRIBAL COLLEGES AND COMMUNITIES, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE PEOPLE OF COLOR TO INCREASE DIVERSITY AMONG OUR CONSTITUENTS CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF INCREASING ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA