<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>I am wondering what meaning is intended by this statement in the "Talking Points" document,<br><br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__plantconservationalliance.org_files_pca_Talking-2520Points-2520Seed-2520Strategy-2520and-2520Botany-2520Bill.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KsMMVHi9t8WMcvLWUZhWFr52jpZl0pJc0GZjGHeMfbg&s=sjsN_Qu9zFQTBAnMkoE0-LaSZ6VDYTigc0i_JLvsrc4&e=">http://plantconservationalliance.org/files/pca/Talking%20Points%20Seed%20Strategy%20and%20Botany%20Bill.pdf</a><br><br>"... and the potentially catastrophic effects on a 12 state region of a listing of the grouse as an endangered species."<br><br></div>Will the listing create a catastrophic effect on those states? If so, why would those states not fight against the proposed listing?<br><br></div>Or, is there some more esoteric meaning being intended by the statement, such as "Gee, these states will be embarrassed and economically impacted by a listing of the Sage grouse, dissuading Sage grouse tourism, for example" ?<br><br></div><div>And, btw, in my opinion this statement does not contain very persuasive "talking points".<br></div><div><br></div>In any case, this Sage grouse Talking Point needs some urgent attention.<br><br></div>Peter<br><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 6:42 AM, Richard Rabeler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rabeler@umich.edu" target="_blank">rabeler@umich.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Colleagues:<div><br></div><div>I am passing along this Action Alert from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists' Environment and Public Policy Committee, providing information and links about the recently introduced US legislation that aims to increase botanical knowledge (and personnel!) within the US Department of Interior and to create more demand for use of native, instead of introduced, plant materials in federal projects. </div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Rich Rabeler, MICH </div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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