[PCA] NEWS: BLM plants 'Seeds of Success'

[Addsum-Tony Frates]

Olivia - thank you for the post.  If this quote is true from the 
other article you also just posted:

 "Roger Banner, a range specialist at Utah State University in Logan, 
says native plants can't reclaim burned range on their own. "There's 
not enough native plant seed to re-seed 2% of the areas that burned," 
he says."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2007-08-29-cheatgrass_N.htm

then the importance and need for programs like "Seeds of Success" 
seems to be stunningly understated and unappreciated (and I suspect 
poorly funded).   Will it even scratch the surface of the problem?  
The program seems to fall far short of what is needed.

Tony Frates







Date sent:      	Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:29:37 -0500 (CDT)
From:           	Olivia Kwong <plant at plantconservation.org>
To:             	native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org, sos at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject:        	[PCA] NEWS: BLM plants 'Seeds of Success'

> http://www.elynews.com/articles/2007/08/29/news/news11.txt
> 
> BLM plants 'Seeds of Success'
> The Ely Times
> 
> In its ongoing effort to improve the health and productivity of the public 
> lands, including those recently affected by wildfire, the Bureau of Land 
> Management has initiated a native seed collection effort that is part of 
> an interagency "Seeds of Success" program.
> 
> See the link above for the full article text.
> 
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