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Maximizing Seed Resources for Restoration in an Uncertain Future
Abstract: Seed is fundamental to broadscale plant restoration when the goal is to re-establish species and ecosystems. But climate change...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Mechanical Seed Cleaning and Handling, Agricultural Handbook No.354
Author: USDA Date: 1968 Details seed cleaning techniques, seed cleaners and separators, conditioning and treatments, handling and...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Milkweeds: a Conservation Practitioner’s Guide
Author: The Xerces Society Date: 2014 The information in Milkweeds: A Conservation Practitioner’s Guide is gathered from interviews with...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration: Making Progress
This document highlights work being done to address each goal of the Seed Strategy, followed by ecoregional projects that illustrate the...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
The National Seed Strategy fosters interagency collaboration to guide the development, availability, and use of seed needed for timely...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


Processing Seeds of California Native Plants
Author: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Date: 2009 This manual focuses on the seed processing steps that precede – and are necessary for...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


Native Seed Production Manual
Author: Tallgrass Prairie Center (Iowa) Date: 2007 This manual provides basic information for native seed production of nearly 50 species...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest
Author: Corvallis PMC & Amy Bartow Date: 2015 The Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest contains detailed,...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Part 3 - Monitoring Results & Discussion
This is the third in a series of blog posts describing an RNPP research project that took place 2022-2024. To recap, the goal of this...


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Treatment Part 2 – Seed Mix & Site Prep
In fall of 2022 RNPP measured out a couple of vegetable-garden sized squares of bare earth along the Rogue River and initiated the trial...


Local Sources for Native Plants – 2023 edition
Author: Rogue Native Plant Partnership Date: April 2023 This document is intended as a guide for landowners, gardeners, and anyone...
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