A recently graduated Master’s student at Cal Poly Humboldt, Sean Stewart, will present his findings on the difficult life of Applegate’s milkvetch (Astragalus applegatei). Once believed extinct, A. applegatei, was rediscovered in the 1980s in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon despite massive changes to its historical habitat. While little is known about this plant, the combination of known natural history and a population viability analysis has uncovered potential conservation strategies that can help save this species and others like it.
