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Join Rare Plant Ecologist, Kevin Alison, as he discusses an advanced method of propagating plants to conserve rare, endangered, and difficult-to-grow plants. When all traditional forms of propagation fail, Kevin at the Catalina Island Conservancy utilized micropropagation (also known as Plant Tissue Culture) to grow rare plants in test tubes.
The island fox is only found on six of California’s Channel Islands. In 2000, these rare canines faced extinction on four islands. Today populations are recovered, but drought and introduced disease pose new threats. Survival of the island fox is vital to restoring healthy island ecosystems because these tiny foxes control plant predators and are themselves important seed dispersers. New research is also revealing that island foxes may provide a link between marine nutrients and island vegetation. Join us for a discussion on the intricate interconnections between island species and an unprecedented new research effort this summer.
