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Kathryn Prive
Nov 13, 20191 min read
Managing Milkweed Crop Pests: A Native Seed Industry Guide
Author: Project Milkweed Date: 2017 Project Milkweed is a collaboration with the Xerces Society, the native seed industry, and the USDA...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 7, 20191 min read
Why Grow And Sell Native Milkweed?
Author: Monarch Joint Venture Date: unknown Milkweed plants (family Asclepiadaceae) are the only food source for monarch butterfly...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 7, 20191 min read
A Guide to the Native Milkweeds of Oregon
Author: The Xerces Society Date: 2012 Five species of milkweed are native to Oregon. This guide includes profiles of the four most common...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Seed Germination and Storability Studies of 69 Plant Taxa Native to the Willamette Valley Wet Prairies
Authors: Guerrant Jr., E.O. and Raven, A. Seeds of 69 taxa native to the Willamette Valley, Oregon were subjected to four germination...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Salvaging Plants for Propagation and Revegetation
Author: Buis, S. Salvaging native plants is the act of rescuing plants from a construction or disturbance site before they are destroyed....


Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Propagating Native Grass Seed and Seedlings
Author: Steinfeld, D. J. Herbert Stone Nursery produces over 20,000 pounds of native grass seed annually from 36 species endemic to...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Principles and Practices of Seed Storage
Authors: Justice, O.L. & Bass, L.N. Date: 1978 Details different methods of seed storage, different types of seed storage structures,...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Extraction and Germination of Pacific Madrone Seed
Authors: Harrington C.A., Lodding, C.C., and Kraft J.M. Date: 1999 Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) seeds can be extracted and cleaned...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Native Plant Network Propagation Protocols
Author: Native Plant Network (various authors) The Native Plant Network is devoted to the sharing of information on how to propagate...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read
Propagation of Interior British Columbia Native Plants from Seed
Authors: Hudson, S. & Carlson, M. Date: 1998 Abstract: British Columbia’s considerable diversity of soils, topographies, and climates has...

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...


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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