IUCN SSC North American Red List Authority

2016-2017 Report

Anne Frances Margaret (Peggy) Olwell

Co-Chairs Mission statement ii. In October, Anne Frances co-led a training Anne Frances (1) The mission of the North American Plant Red workshop on conservation status assessments Margaret (Peggy) Olwell (2) List Authority is to conduct conservation status with Murphy Westwood (Morton Arboretum) assessments of native to North America and Abby Meyer (Botanic Gardens Conservation Red List Authority Coordinator in order to increase conservation efforts. International) at New England Wildflower Society’s Garden in the Woods. The workshop Amanda Treher (1) preceded the 2017 American Public Gardens Main activities by Key Priority Area Association Native Plants and Conservation Location/Affiliation (2016 & 2017) Symposium. The 20+ participants learned about (1) NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, US Barometer of life both the Red List assessment process and (2) Bureau of Land Management, L Red List NatureServe’s Ranking Methodology through Washington D.C., US i. The Red List assessment for Goldenseal presentations, hands-on exercises and case (Hydrastis canadensis), one of the most valued studies. (KSR #5) Number of members medicinal plants in North America, was Communications 6 published in 2017 by Leah Oliver. Goldenseal L Scientific meetings was categorized as Vulnerable, mainly due to i. Anne Frances presented at Gene Conserva- habitat loss and wild collection. The Red List tion of Trees meeting in Chicago, in 2016, assessment is one of the most thorough for a comparing Red Listing to Global Ranking; medicinal plant, and we are hopeful our work proceedings were published. will encourage others to support red listing ii. Leah Oliver, Amanda Treher and Anne other wild-collected, medicinal plants. (KSR #1) Frances attended and presented at the Future ii. Amanda Treher worked with a graduate of American Ginseng and Appalachian Forest student who submitted a draft Red List Botanicals Symposium. Approximately 200 assessment of Forked Aster ( furcata) people, representing all stakeholder groups, to have it reviewed and submitted. (KSR #1) attended the symposium, which was hosted by iii. NatureServe contributed all our data on United Plant Savers, in collaboration with the US Quercus to the Morton Arboretum to assist with Fish and Wildlife Service. United Plant Savers Red List assessment of oaks. (KSR #1) posted a short video from the symposium and Bolster work at national scales the official proceedings are now available

L Synergy online. i. NatureServe and the North American Plant Conservation action

Red List Authority became part of an official L Conservation activities collaboration with multiple institutions to i. With a grant from the National Fish and advance Red Listing and Global Ranking of US Wildlife Foundation, we conducted monitoring trees. (KSR #29) for CITES listed medicinal plant American Capacity building Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in and

L Capacity building . (KSR #16) i. Two members of RLA attended “Train the Trainer” workshop in Arizona in 2017. Amanda Treher is now a Red List trainer. (KSR #5) Forked aster (Eurybia furcata), from the and the Ozark Mountains, US Photo: Commons Wikimedia

Increasing diversity of SSC

L Membership i. We expanded our membership at a small Red Maple (Acer rubrum), Least Concern scale to increase diversity (gender, age and Photo: Amanda Treher organizational representation).

Acknowledgements Conservation action Summary of activities (2016-2017) We thank the following donors that provided Conservation activities: conduct monitoring for Key Priority Area ratio: 6/7 CITES listed medicinal plant American Ginseng financial support of our Red List assessment Key Priority Areas addressed: activities: United States Bureau of Land in Indiana and Illinois. • Barometer of life (3 activities) Management, National Fish and Wildlife Increasing diversity of SSC • Bolster work at national scales (1 activity) Foundation, United Plant Savers, United States Membership: expansion of membership to • Capacity building (2 activities) Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Forest increase diversity (gender, age and organiza- Service and various other independent donors. tional representation). • Communications (2 activities) • Conservation action (1 activity) Targets for the quadrennium 2017-2020 Projected impact for the quadrennium • Increasing diversity of SSC (1 activity) Barometer of life 2017-2020 Main KSRs addressed: 1, 5, 16, 29 Red List: (1) publication of Goldenseal on the By the end of 2020, we envision an expanded Resolutions 2016 WCC: 016 Red List; (2) review and submission of Forked presence for the North American Plant Red List KSR: Key Species Result Aster; (3) contribution of NatureServe data and Authority. Specifically, we will develop a website expertise to Red List assessment of oaks; (4) and expand our membership to increase publish Red List assessments. diversity. We will continue seeking collabora- Bolster work at national scales tions to leverage resources among those Synergy: form official collaboration with conducting conservation status assessments, multiple institutions to advance Red List particularly botanical gardens. Through these assessments and Global Ranking of US trees. collaborations, we hope to increase the number of Red List assessments for priority species in Capacity building North America, including trees, medicinal plants Capacity building: (1) two members of RLA and rare species. We will continue working with attended the “Train the Trainer” workshop in the Red List unit on ways to streamline the Arizona, in 2017; (2) co-lead training session on conversion of NatureServe’s Global Ranks to Red List assessment and Global Ranking at draft Red List assessments. APGA. Communications Scientific meetings: (1) co-present session at Gene Conservation of Trees meeting in Chicago, in 2016, and publish proceedings; (2) attend and present at Ginseng Symposium in 2017, publish proceedings.