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

[Mary_Byrne at blm.gov]

Tony,

As the article mentions the Seeds of Success program started with just a
handful of collecting teams but, has grown to cover the 48 contiguous
states, and Alaska. Seeds of Success continues to build momentum and, is
receiving some public attention, thanks to conservation conscious media
outlets,

You are right, we have only scratched the surface as far as the amount of
material researchers need in order to create a seed transfer zone of
pre-varietal germplasm to pass on to growers to produce and sell on the
open market. The program will continue to collect native plant materials
for restoration after fire, oil and gas development, and landscape
enhancement for years to come.  Seeds of Success will continue to make a
positive impact on restoring our public lands as partnerships continue to
form and strengthen.

Mary

Mary K. Byrne
Seeds of Success
National Collections Data Manager
202-452-7767
www.nps.gov/plants/sos/


                                                                           
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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,
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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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