[PCA] NEWS: NatiVeg Plant Selection Tool

Stephen Rae stephen.rae at gmail.com
Tue Nov 29 14:12:05 CST 2016


Rob

Correct. The Audubon tool.

Steve

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 9:37 AM Rob Fiegener <rob at appliedeco.org> wrote:

> 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
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>
> 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
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> Johnny Randall, Ph.D.
>
> Director of Conservation Programs
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> North Carolina Botanical Garden
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> *From:* native-plants [mailto:
> native-plants-bounces at 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>
>
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> *PLANTS ARE NATURE*
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> Stephen P. Rae, Bryologist - Plant Ecologist
> Napa Valley California
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Napa Valley California
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