[PCA] USDA Supporting the National Native Seed Strategy

[De Angelis, Patricia]

 By Holly R. Prendeville, Ph.D.
USDA-FS-Northwest Climate Hub Coordinator
Mar 13, 2017

The use of native plant material in conservation, restoration and land
management results in healthy ecosystems countering the effects of invasive
plant species, altered wildfire regimes, extreme weather events and
human-caused events. The National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and
Restoration 2015-2020
<https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/documents/SeedStrategy081215.pdf>
 (PDF, 12MB
<https://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wo/Planning_and_Renewable_Resources/fish__wildlife_and/plants/seedstrategy.Par.66250.File.dat/SeedStrategy081215.pdf>)
promotes the use of native plant materials to restore plant communities and
support healthy ecosystems. The National Seed Strategy, a collaboration
between 12 federal agencies and over 300 non-federal partners associated
with the Plant Conservation Alliance
<http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/> and led by the Bureau of Land
Management
<https://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/seedstrategy.html>,
facilitates coordination among tribal, state, federal, local and private
entities, including commercial growers.

Full blog:
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/03/13/usda-supporting-national-native-seed-strategy
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