WATCH THE RECORDED PRESENTATION HERE
Until we can hold a chapter meeting again at the Casa del Prado, we invite you to a series of dynamic speakers online. You can watch these live video webinars from the comfort of your living room and even write in questions for the speaker.
We begin with this presentation on important research in dudleya species propagation as a method to combat plant poaching and extinction. The presentation is free and you need not be a member.
Two ways to watch
1) ZOOM: To watch the presentation on your computer or phone via Zoom you must register in advance at this link. Registration on Zoom has a capacity so register now for the best ‘seats’. You do not need a Zoom account to register or watch the presentation. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CdqRqfN8QPSRrJGiAU2yaQ
2) FACEBOOK LIVE: If you want to watch the presentation without registration it will be live streamed to our Facebook page beginning at 7:00pm. You can mark yourself as Going or Interested and will receive automatic reminders. There is no limit to participants viewing the presentation on Facebook.
Questions for the presenter will be selected by a moderator from the chat and comment sections of both Zoom and Facebook.
Speaker: Kevin Alison, Native Plant Production Specialist (R&D) at Tree of Life Nursery
Presentation Description:
The genus Dudleya is a charismatic group of native succulents with many rare species across California and Baja. Recent popularity has attracted poachers who uproot these plants by the tens of thousands in attempt to supply interests overseas for hefty profits. This project aims to utilize plant tissue culture (Micropropagation) to ethically produce large quantities of select Dudleya species to deflate the price incentives for poachers while providing agencies with an additional tool for conservation.
Kevin Alison is the Native Plant Production Specialist (R&D) at Tree of Life Nursery and a Masters of Conservation and Restoration Science (MCRS) graduate at U.C. Irvine.
INSTAGRAM: kevosphere
TREE OF LIFE NURSERY: californianativeplants.com
All photos by Kevin Alison