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FNPS in the news

1/3/2020, Article about Dr. Loran C. Anderson written by Karen Rose and published in the Tallahassee Democrat: Year of the Botanist - Professor sparks a passion for identifying plants

9/13/2018, Follow up article on US 98 native plant rescue, "Rescuing Native Plants Begins With the Power of One": https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/home-garden/2018/09/13/rescuing-native-plants-begins-power-one/1292151002/

8/27/2017, Article describing efforts to rescue native plants from US 98: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/08/27/native-plant-enthusiasts-come-together-move-rare-species/606196001/

5/25/2015, WTXL interview with Gail Fishman and Scott Davis regarding native plants and the upcoming FNPS Born to Burn Annual Conference: http://www.wtxl.com/lifestyle/upcoming-burn-conference-teaching-about-conservation/article_41486264-02fd-11e5-9671-471d25856c04.html

3/4/2015, WFSU Dimensions segment on Discovering Florida's Rare Plants featuring an interview with Scott Davis and Amy Jenkins: http://wfsu.org/dimensions/viewvideo.php?num=732 Plus a segment featuring a field trip to the Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve while the Trout Lilies were in bloom and interviews with Wilson Baker and Jan Blue: http://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=8699

3/3/2015, WCOT Tallahassee Matters segment featuring a November Invasive Species (Coral Ardesia) removal event led by Karen Berkley held at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUv2G4DUCIQ

3/1/2015, Article in Florida Asphalt about Endangered Plant Protection in Road Construction Projects - A Case Study - the Night Blooming Wild Petunia, Ruellia noctiflora - Jayson Cain working with Eleanor Dietrich along CR 2224: http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FACB/FACB0115/index.php#/0

5/7/2014, WFSU Ecology Blog - Video: Liberty County's Carnivourous Plants are Deadly and Colorful. Eleanor Dietrich and the wildflowers on Hwy 65 were featured in this WFSU Dimensions segment.

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In Memory of Angus Gholson

Angus was cited as a source on slightly over 1000 rare plant occurrences in the FNAI database!