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

[Addsum-Tony Frates]

Bonnie - I think you may very well be correct.


Tony




Date sent:      	Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:23:32 -0500
From:           	"Harper-Lore, Bonnie" <Bonnie.Harper-Lore at fhwa.dot.gov>
To:             	"Addsum-Tony Frates" <afrates at addsuminc.com>,
	<native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org>
Subject:        	RE: [PCA] NEWS: BLM plants 'Seeds of Success'

> Roger is likely correct.
> I think we need to stop wasting precious native seed on burned areas,
> and put down a weed free mulch or annual grass at most as a cover crop.
> The seed bank will recover with some protection.  This would save
> taxpayer dollars, save valuable native seed, and most likely get just a
> good of a revegetation result after a fire.
> 
> Bonnie
> Restoration Ecologist
> Wetlands and Ecosystems Team
> FHWA USDOT, HEPN-30
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>  
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:native-plants-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of
> Addsum-Tony Frates
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:21 PM
> To: native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
> Subject: Re: [PCA] NEWS: BLM plants 'Seeds of Success'
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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> 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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