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STATEMENT OF MUTUAL BENEFITS AND INTERESTS. Native plants are a key component of national and global biodiversity conservation efforts and they support multiple uses of public lands. Native plants and their communities support ecosystem functions vital to a healthy, productive, and beautiful environment. Native plants also provide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to the Nation’s wildlife, its people, and its economy. The native flora of the United States includes about 17,800 species of flowering plants, or about 5 percent of the world’s total, the world’s oldest and largest conifers, and a wealth of other vascular and non-vascular plants, as well as fungi, lichens, and algae. Native plants face challenges in the form of habitat loss and alteration caused by fires, competition, and predation by invasive species, and in some cases over-exploitation for human use. Opportunities exist for native plant preservation and conservation at Federal, State, Tribal, and local government levels, among public and private land managers, conservation organizations, and individual citizens. Protection and conservation of areas of highly diverse or rare native plants is key to conserving the Nation’s biodiversity and may convey additional benefits to species of both plants and animals that otherwise could become imperiled. Numerous opportunities exist to employ native plants in a variety of federally implemented, funded, authorized, or permitted activities. For example, native plants can be used to revegetate road and other construction sites, or to assist the stabilization and recovery of wildfire burn sites. Native plants are an essential element of habitat restoration efforts at scales ranging from isolated wetlands to large regional efforts such as the BayScapes program which encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed. Plants represent over half of all species federally listed as endangered and threatened species in the United States. As of March 2019, 1,662 native plant and animal species were federally listed as endangered or threatened in the United States. Of these, 718 were animals, and 944, or 56.7 percent, were plants. Federal lands provide habitat for more than 200 listed plant species and one-fourth of the known occurrences of listed plants. Careful management of these lands can help maintain our Nation’s plant heritage. Federal agencies also have the expertise to assist non-Federal land managers in plant conservation and protection efforts. Innovative partnerships are needed among public and private sectors, nationally and internationally, to conserve native plants and their habitats before they become critically endangered.

STATEMENT OF MUTUAL BENEFITS AND INTERESTS. Native plants are a key component of national and global biodiversity conservation efforts and they support multiple uses of public lands. Native plants and their communities support ecosystem functions vital to a healthy, productive, and beautiful environment. Native plants also provide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to the Nation’s wildlife, its people, and its economy. The native flora of the United States includes about 17,800 species of flowering plants, or about 5 percent of the world’s total, the world’s oldest and largest conifers, and a wealth of other vascular and non-vascular plants, as well as fungi, lichens, and algae. Native plants face challenges in the form of habitat loss and alteration caused by fires, competition, and predation by invasive species, and in some cases over-exploitation for human use. Opportunities exist for native plant preservation and conservation at Federal, State, Tribal, and local government levels, among public and private land managers, conservation organizations, and individual citizens. Protection and conservation of areas of highly diverse or rare native plants is key to conserving the Nation’s biodiversity and may convey additional benefits to species of both plants and animals that otherwise could become imperiled. Numerous opportunities exist to employ native plants in a variety of federally implemented, funded, authorized, or permitted activities. For example, native plants can be used to revegetate road and other construction sites, or to assist the stabilization and recovery of wildfire burn sites. Native plants are an essential element of habitat restoration efforts at scales ranging from isolated wetlands to large regional efforts such as the BayScapes program which encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay 00,000 xxxxxx xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx watershed. Plants represent over half of all species federally listed as endangered and threatened species in the United States. As of March 2019, 1,662 native plant and animal species were federally listed as endangered or threatened in the United States. Of these, 718 were animals, and 944, or 56.7 percent, were plants. Federal lands provide habitat for more than 200 listed plant species and one-fourth of the known occurrences of listed plants. Careful management of these lands can help maintain our Nation’s plant heritage. Federal agencies also have the expertise to assist non-Federal land managers in plant conservation and protection efforts. Innovative partnerships are needed among public and private sectors, nationally and internationally, to conserve native plants and their habitats before they become critically endangered.

STATEMENT OF MUTUAL BENEFITS AND INTERESTS. Native plants are a key component of national and global biodiversity conservation efforts and they support multiple uses of public lands. Native plants and their communities support ecosystem functions vital to a healthy, productive, and beautiful environment. Native plants also provide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to the Nation’s wildlife, its people, and its economy. The native flora of the United States includes about 17,800 species of flowering plants, or about 5 percent of the world’s total, the world’s oldest and largest conifers, and a wealth of other vascular and non-vascular plants, as well as fungi, lichens, and algae. Native plants All these groups face challenges in the form of habitat loss and alteration caused by firesincluding climate change, competition, competition and predation by invasive species, and in some cases over-exploitation for human use. Opportunities exist for native plant preservation and conservation at Federal, State, Tribal, and local government levels, among public and private land managers, conservation organizations, and the interests of individual citizens. Protection and conservation of areas of highly diverse or rare native plants is key to conserving the Nation’s biodiversity and may convey additional benefits to species of both plants and animals that otherwise could become imperiled. Numerous opportunities exist to employ native plants in a variety of federally implemented, funded, authorized, or permitted activities. For example, native plants can be used to revegetate road and other construction sites, or to assist the stabilization and recovery of wildfire burn sites. Native plants are an essential element of habitat restoration efforts at scales ranging from isolated wetlands to large regional efforts such as the BayScapes program which encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay 00,000 xxxxxx xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx watershed. Plants represent over half of all species federally listed as endangered and threatened species in the United States. As of March 2019August 2013, 1,662 1,481 native plant and animal species were federally listed as endangered or threatened in the United States. Of these, 718 628 were animals, and 944853, or 56.7 57.6 percent, were plants. Federal lands provide habitat for more than 200 listed plant species and one-fourth of the known occurrences of listed plants. Careful management of these lands can help maintain our Nation’s plant heritage. Federal agencies also have the expertise to assist non-Federal land managers in plant conservation and protection efforts. Innovative partnerships are needed among public and private sectors, nationally and internationally, to conserve native plants and their habitats before they become critically endangered.

STATEMENT OF MUTUAL BENEFITS AND INTERESTS. Native plants are a key component of national and global biodiversity conservation efforts and they support multiple uses of public lands. Native plants and their communities support ecosystem functions vital to a healthy, productive, and beautiful environment. Native plants also provide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to the Nation’s wildlife, its people, and its economy. The native flora of the United States includes about 17,800 species of flowering plants, or about 5 percent of the world’s total, the world’s oldest and largest conifers, and a wealth of other vascular and non-vascular plants, as well as fungi, lichens, and algae. Native plants All these groups face challenges in the form of habitat loss and alteration caused by firesincluding climate change, competition, competition and predation by invasive species, and in some cases over-exploitation for human use. Opportunities exist for native plant preservation and conservation at Federal, State, Tribal, and local government levels, among public and private land managers, conservation organizations, and the interests of individual citizens. Protection and conservation of areas of highly diverse or rare native plants is key to conserving the Nation’s biodiversity and may convey additional benefits to species of both plants and animals that otherwise could become imperiled. Numerous opportunities exist to employ native plants in a variety of federally implemented, funded, authorized, or permitted activities. For example, native plants can be used to revegetate road and other construction sites, or to assist the stabilization and recovery of wildfire burn sites. Native plants are an essential element of habitat restoration efforts at scales ranging from isolated wetlands to large regional efforts such as the BayScapes program which encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed. Plants represent over half of all species federally listed as endangered and threatened species in the United States. As of March 2019August 2013, 1,662 1,481 native plant and animal species were federally listed as endangered or threatened in the United States. Of these, 718 628 were animals, and 944853, or 56.7 57.6 percent, were plants. Federal lands provide habitat for more than 200 listed plant species and one-fourth one‑fourth of the known occurrences of listed plants. Careful management of these lands can help maintain our Nation’s plant heritage. Federal agencies also have the expertise to assist non-Federal non‑Federal land managers in plant conservation and protection efforts. Innovative partnerships are needed among public and private sectors, nationally and internationally, to conserve native plants and their habitats before they become critically endangered.