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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FYI, great volunteer opportunity on plant conservation in</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></b><b>Bonaire<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:owner-kauai-conservation-alliance-l@lists.hawaii.edu"><span style="color:purple">owner-kauai-conservation-alliance-l@lists.hawaii.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-kauai-conservation-alliance-l@lists.hawaii.edu"><span style="color:purple">owner-kauai-conservation-alliance-l@lists.hawaii.edu</span></a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Clark, Michelle<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, September 03, 2015 10:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Kauai Conservation Alliance<br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Seana Walsh<br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Fwd: [PCA] Volunteer Opportunity in Native Plant Conservation in the Caribbean</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">volunteer opportunity for plant conservation in the Caribbean<o:p></o:p></p>
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From:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Lauren Schmaltz</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:lauren@echobonaire.org"><span style="color:purple">lauren@echobonaire.org</span></a>><br>
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 7:12 AM<br>
Subject: [PCA] Volunteer Opportunity in Native Plant Conservation in the Caribbean<br>
To:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org"><span style="color:purple">native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On the Caribbean island of Bonaire the Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot (IUCN: Vulnerable) inhabits an equally endangered dry-forest. After felling nearly every tree, early European settlers introduced goats and donkeys. What remains is
an uninviting thorny forest heading towards desertification.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Working to safeguard the parrot’s future and restore the dry-forest, Echo, an NGO on Bonaire, is tackling the biological and social threats that underpin the current situation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Echo team have established a native plant nursery and over 1600 plants representing over 30 native species have been propagated. These include species that are important food and nest trees for the parrot including the Guaiacum officinale,
G. sanctum which are Endangered (IUCN) and Zanthozylum flavum which is Vulnerable (IUCN). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Government led programs to control invasive herbivores are underway, however these programs will take many years to reduce the density of those species.<b>In order to jump start reforestation efforts and boost further propagation in the
short term a strategic network of herbivore exclusion areas are being developed.</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Planting can occur within these fenced area allowing the abundance and diversity of native plants to increase immediately. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Engaging the local community so they enjoy the benefits of habitat restoration is a critical component of Echo’s long-term reforestation strategy. Echo is working to achieve this through realizing the economic value of the forest - tourism
and increasing opportunities for recreation. Additionally<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>reforestation on Bonaire will reverse the trend towards desertification and bring positive changes for nature and for human wellbeing</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>through
improved micro-climates. Furthermore the restoration of the dry-forest, a local and globally important environment, ensures that is more resilient to future climate change. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#B92D5D">To achieve these goals, we are in IMMEDIATE need of a Plant Conservation volunteer/intern:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Plant Conservationist – Immediate Start Date</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is a day filled with being outdoors, collecting seeds, potting plants and planting out trees your idea of fun? Do you love to garden and have a knack for learning different types of plants as well as the types of environment they’ll grow
in? Do you want to gain practical experience in botanical work while also learning about conservation management and helping to make the world a better place? If so this could be a perfect position for you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply, please visit: <a href="http://www.echobonaire.org/volunteer/current-opportunities/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://www.echobonaire.org/volunteer/current-opportunities/</span></a> and scroll to the bottom of
the page to fill out the online application.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michelle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">phone: 808.822.4315<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">email:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:michelle_clark@fws.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">michelle_clark@fws.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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