[PCA] NEWS: NatiVeg Plant Selection Tool

Rob Fiegener rob at appliedeco.org
Tue Nov 29 13:37:06 CST 2016


Stephen, you must be referring to the Audubon tool, as the NatiVeg tool
doesn’t cover the western states.  The Audubon tool is based on Biota of
North America data, and the NatiVeg tool is based on NRCS Plant Materials
data.  In defense of the NatiVeg tool, there is a disclaimer and a
statement about seeking local recommendations.  The tool could better serve
restoration interests if it had better data, and I understand they would
fully embrace expanding the database with local knowledge. [I’m not
involved with NatiVeg in any way, but I have talked to them about it.]

I am currently working on a similar tool as an update to the maps and lists
on the Native Seed Network, with place-based species lists and a directory
of commercially available native seed, linked to seed vendors.  It is
challenging to provide good lists for large geographic areas, and obviously
it is really important to have input from local experts.  I’m glad to see
the level of interest in this, and look forward to tapping into the
knowledge of local experts like yourselves to help me refine the lists on
the Native Seed Network.

  Rob


Rob Fiegener
Native Seed Network
Institute for Applied Ecology
desk 541.753.3099 x201
mobile 541.760.2253
www.nativeseednetwork.org
www.appliedeco.org

See you at the 2017 National Native Seed Conference! nativeseed.org


On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Stephen Rae <stephen.rae at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just tested for zip code covering Napa Valley CA and selected contiguous
> valleys. The 45 species listed included 44 natives common in the area and 1
> from elsewhere. The 44 are currently used in wildlife/bee, native and
> drought tolerant gardens here. No cultivars were included. Several of the
> recommended were recently planted in my garden when we transitioned to a
> low water demand yard. They were recommended by the designer and readily
> available in the trade. The tool works here.
>
> Stephen P. Rae, Ph.D.
> Botanist-Bryologist
> Napa Valley CA
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:22 AM Randall, John L <jrandall at email.unc.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Interesting – I tested the NatiVeg link for a forb in my Piedmont NC area
>> and it gave me a Helianthus species CULTIVAR introduced from the Western
>> US. I am not impressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Johnny Randall
>>
>>
>>
>> Johnny Randall, Ph.D.
>>
>> Director of Conservation Programs
>>
>> North Carolina Botanical Garden
>>
>> CB 3375
>>
>> UNC-Chapel Hill
>>
>> Chapel Hill NC 27599
>>
>> Office – 919-962-2380 <(919)%20962-2380>
>>
>> Cell – 919-923-0100 <(919)%20923-0100>
>>
>> www.ncbg.unc.edu
>>
>> [image: ncbg_logoEMAIL]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* native-plants [mailto:native-plants-bounces@
>> lists.plantconservation.org] *On Behalf Of *Haidet, Margaret (Megan)
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 28, 2016 4:17 PM
>> *To:* native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
>> *Subject:* [PCA] NEWS: NatiVeg Plant Selection Tool
>>
>>
>> National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Releases Online Tool to Aid
>> Native Plant Selection
>>
>>
>>
>> NatiVeg (www.quailcount.org/NatiVeg) is a remote, Internet-based tool
>> that works on desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. Developed by
>> NBCI and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Information
>> Technology Service and beta-tested by a variety of outside reviewers,
>> NatiVeg is a database that, within the 25-state  initiative’s
>> range (mid-west and southeast), delivers the proper native plant choices
>> for a specific location and the user’s specific purposes, whether wildlife,
>> forage, biomass, pollinators, critical area planting, restoration or soil
>> conservation.
>>
>>
>> Megan Haidet
>>
>> Seeds of Success
>>
>> National Collection Curator
>>
>> 202-912-7233 <(202)%20912-7233>
>>
>>
>>
>> *PLANTS ARE NATURE*
>>
>> https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-
>> plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection
>> _______________________________________________
>> native-plants mailing list
>> native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
>> http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/native-plants_lists.
>> plantconservation.org
>>
>> Disclaimer
>> Posts on this list reflect only the opinion of the individual who is
>> posting the message; they are not official opinions or positions of the
>> Plant Conservation Alliance.
>>
>> To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to native-plants-request at lists.
>> plantconservation.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
>
> --
> Stephen P. Rae, Bryologist - Plant Ecologist
> Napa Valley California
>
> _______________________________________________
> native-plants mailing list
> native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
> http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/native-plants_lists.
> plantconservation.org
>
> Disclaimer
> Posts on this list reflect only the opinion of the individual who is
> posting the message; they are not official opinions or positions of the
> Plant Conservation Alliance.
>
> To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to native-plants-request at lists.
> plantconservation.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.plantconservation.org/pipermail/native-plants_lists.plantconservation.org/attachments/20161129/c4a30c99/attachment.html>


More information about the native-plants mailing list