COOPERATORS
For more information, visit these web sites:
Great Basin Native Plant Project
USDA FS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Grassland, Shrubland
and Desert Ecosystems Research Program
- Boise, ID
- Provo, UT
- Albuquerque, NM
USDI Bureau of Land Management
- Plant Conservation Program, Washington, DC
- Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and California state offices
Boise State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Boise, ID
College of Western Idaho, Nampa, ID
Eastern Oregon Stewardship Services, Prineville, OR
Oregon State University, Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario, OR
Plant Conservation Alliance
Private seed industry
Texas Tech University, Department of Natural Resources
Management, Lubbock, TX
University of Idaho, Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire
Sciences, Moscow, ID
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/greatbasin.shtml
USDI Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation Program
http://www.blm.gov/plants
Websites Developed by GBNPP Cooperators:
Revegetation Equipment Catalog
http://reveg-catalog.tamu.edu/
Western Colorado Entomology and Native
Plant Seed Production
http://wci.colostate.edu/seed_production.shtml
Native Wildflower Seed Production
http://www.cropinfo.net/crops/WildflowerSeedProd.php
Seeding Equipment and Strategies
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/fire.shtml
USDA Forest Service, National Seed Laboratory
http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/great_basin_native_plants.html
University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Science and Cooperative Extension, Elko and
Reno, NV
US Air Force, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, ID
GBNPP Contributions to Related Websites:
USDA Agricultural Research Service
AOSA Test Methods for Species without Rules
- Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Burns, OR
- Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, UT
- Great Basin Rangeland Research Unit, Reno, NV
- Pollinating Insect Research Center, Logan, UT
- Western Regional Plant Introduction Center, Pullman, WA
USDA Forest Service
- Missoula Technology and Development Center, Missoula, MT
- National Seed Laboratory, Dry Branch, GA
- Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, OR
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.aosaseed.com/reference.htm
Native Plant Propagation Protocols
http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/network
Rangeland Technology & Equipment Council
http://rtec.rangelands.org
Seeds of Success
http://www.nps.gov/plants/sos
Seed Zone Mapper
http://www.fs.fed.us/wwetac/threat_map/SeedZones_Intro.html
- Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID
USDI Bureau of Land Management, Morley Nelson Birds of Prey
National Conservation Area, Boise, ID
US Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science
Center, Boise, ID and Corvallis, OR
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center,
Ephraim, UT
For additional information on the Great Basin Native Plant Project,
contact Team Leader, Francis Kilkenny (ffkilkenny@fs.fed.us)
The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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PROJECT SUMMARY
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Demand for native plant seed is increasing,
especially in federal agencies including the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM). The BLM is guided by
Executive Orders and Congressional direction to
increase, where feasible and practical, the use of
native plant seed. The BLM Plant Conservation
Program, in cooperation with the USFS Rocky
Mountain Research Station, leads this cooperative
research project to increase the availability of
genetically appropriate native plant materials and
improve success in restoring native plant
communities across the Great Basin. There are
currently more than 30 major cooperators in 9
states working together to meet project objectives.
Examine genetic variation within species and formulate
seed transfer guidelines for key revegetation species. Expected
climate change impacts are considered when developing plant
materials and restoration strategies.
The Great Basin Native Plant Project is focused on
genetics, species-specific seed zones, rapid testing
of provisional seed zones, and the establishment of
a common garden network to support researchers
and land managers in developing sound
management and successful restoration practices
in the face of threats from invasive species, shifting
fire regimes, and rapid climate change. Results
continue to improve land manager’s ability to obtain
and use native plants for rehabilitation and
restoration projects.
Cooperate with agency
personnel, Foundation
Seed organizations, and
private seed growers to
facilitate seed increase of
selected native species.
Identify pollinators, seed predators, and plant diseases;
develop management strategies to enhance
agricultural seed production.
Determine factors regulating seed germination and develop
seed harvesting, cleaning, testing, and storage technology.
Examine interactions
between invasive species
and restoration species.
GOALS
Support rapid and
effective communication
and application of
research results to seed
growers and practitioners.
Increase the variety of native plant materials
available for restoration in the Great Basin.
Provide an understanding of species variability
and potential response to climate change to
improve seed transfer guidelines.
Develop seeding technology and equipment for
successful reestablishment of native plant
communities.
Transfer research results to land managers,
private sector seed growers, and restoration
contractors.
Develop cultural practices including irrigation regimes,
herbicide options, and seeding rates and dates for
commercial seed production of individual species.
Develop seeding
technology to reestablish
functional native plant
communities and habitat.