[PCA] OPEN ACCESS SPECIAL ISSUE: Standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration

[Carr, Amanda (Mandie) N]

The First International Principles and Standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration were just published in a Special Issue of Restoration Ecology (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1526100x/2020/28/S3). The entire issue, including the standards themselves and the research articles supporting the development of those standards, are all Open Access (i.e., free to read, download and share), thanks in large part to the generous support of two PCA Federal Cooperators: the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. These standards pave a new road for greater international collaboration, and offer a ray of hope for plant conservation and restoration around the world.



The Society for Ecological Restoration’s International Network for Seed-based Restoration (SER INSR) hosted a webinar yesterday evening (9/2) to officially launch the native seed standards. If you missed the launch, you can watch the recorded webinar here: https://www.ser.org/news/524574/Open-Access-International-Seed-Standards-Launch-Introductory-Webinar-and-Panel.htm



Congratulations to everyone involved in this historic effort!





Detailed Information about the Special Issue:



*From: Restoration Ecology



*Editors:  Simone Pedrini, Kingsley W. Dixon, Adam T. Cross



*Date: August 2020



*Abstract from Forward:

Restoration practitioners must increasingly incorporate seed procurement models and seed use planning early in project development, despite insufficient guidance about what are reasonable expectations for the sourcing and use of native seeds. This special issue presents a series of articles examining each key step in the native seed supply chain, and provides a framework for the “standards” that need to be applied to native seed batches if the native seed supply chain is to achieve the levels of reliability and transparency required. These Standards provide seed buyers, end users, and funding bodies with a level of confidence and reliability in the sourcing of quality native seeds, and a pathway toward global best practice in native seed use.



*OPEN ACCESS: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1526100x/2020/28/S3


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Amanda (Mandie) Carr
Coordinator of Botanical Communication and Outreach
Bureau of Land Management (Contractor)
1387 S Vinnell Way | Boise, ID 83709
Tel (208) 373-4087
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Native Plant Material Development<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-seed-and-plant-material-development>
National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance<http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>

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