Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Peggy Olwell

Peggy Olwell is the Plant Conservation Program Manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Washington, DC.  Peggy has worked on endangered species issues for more than 20 years.  Prior to BLM, Peggy was the Endangered Species Program Manager for the National Park Service where she was instrumental in developing the Plant Conservation Alliance, a partnership of 15 federal agencies and over 275 state and private organizations implementing a national plant conservation strategy, which addresses issues such as medicinal plants, invasive alien plants, restoration, and research and information sharing.  Currently, she is chair of the PCA Federal Native Plant Committee.

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