The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $324,190.75 Cooperative Agreement to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The funding supports the development of propagation protocols for 11 rare plant species impacted by solar energy development in California over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September...
Through this $113,035 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, will provide a range of native plant conservation services to support the BLM's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Key activities include seed banking, specimen collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a focus on rare...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $181,421.14 Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Inc. under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). This five-year award, running from September 3, 2024 to September 3, 2029, supports the organization's efforts in California to conserve, research, and restore native plant populations. Key activities include monitoring rare plant species, conducting botanical surveys, performing taxonomic...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities in California's Mojave Desert ecoregion. The $536,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is made to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a non-profit organization in Claremont, California. The key...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) provides $245,379.27 to the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc. to support native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities across public lands in California. The 5-year award period runs from September 19, 2024 to September 19, 2029. The foundation will deliver a range of services focused on developing genetically...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $157,837.24, was provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award supports native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities focused on San Diego and Imperial Counties in California. Key objectives include addressing climate change impacts, restoring habitat health, supporting biodiversity, and engaging underserved communities. The...
Under a $176,066.52 Cooperative Agreement awarded on January 1, 2024 by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is conducting a 4-year project titled "Resolving Taxonomic Confusion Among Rare Species in the Boechera Bodiensis." This work is funded through the Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), which aims to address priorities related to the climate crisis by supporting...
This $113,181.39 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports ex situ conservation and population genomic research of Peirson's milkvetch (Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii), a rare plant species found in California. The award to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, will fund a...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $264,749 Cooperative Agreement to the Chicago Horticultural Society's Chicago Botanic Garden division under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award supports the coordination and delivery of plant conservation and restoration services across California public lands. Key activities include native plant seed collection, preservation, and ecological restoration, as well as research to advance habitat...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), will fund native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities across public lands in California. The $218,342 award, effective from September 6, 2024 to September 6, 2026, will be implemented by Willamette University, a private liberal arts institution in Salem, Oregon. The project aims to...