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RNPP 2025 Update
In this post: Our Accomplishments since 2016. Only the start! Pruning back . Tuula says goodbye. Next Steps & Reflections. Where the...

Kathryn Prive
Jun 30, 20255 min read


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Treatment Part 2 – Seed Mix & Site Prep
In fall of 2022 RNPP measured out a couple of vegetable-garden sized squares of bare earth along the Rogue River and initiated the trial...

Kathryn Prive
Jun 30, 20255 min read


BIL-ER National Seed Strategy: Rogue & Umpqua Native Plant Partnerships Increased Capacity for Native Seed Collection & Production 2023-2028: 2024 Performance Report
BIL-ER (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Ecosystem Restoration) funding has provided critical capacity for the native plant materials...
Tuula Rebhahn
Apr 4, 20251 min read


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Part 3 - Monitoring Results & Discussion
This is the third in a series of blog posts describing an RNPP research project that took place 2022-2024. To recap, the goal of this...
Tuula Rebhahn
Aug 27, 20246 min read


RNPP 2020-2023 Progress Report
Author : Rogue Native Plant Partnership Date: February 2024 This document reviews the five major goals set out in the RNPP Five-Year...
Tuula Rebhahn
Apr 4, 20241 min read


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Treatment Part 2 – Seed Mix & Site Prep
In fall of 2022 RNPP measured out a couple of vegetable-garden sized squares of bare earth along the Rogue River and initiated the trial...

Kathryn Prive
May 3, 20235 min read


Local Sources for Native Plants – 2023 edition
Author: Rogue Native Plant Partnership Date: April 2023 This document is intended as a guide for landowners, gardeners, and anyone...

Kathryn Prive
Apr 17, 20231 min read


The Seed People: Reflections on the 2023 National Native Seed Conference
In the midst of Cherry Blossom Madness in Washington, DC, a contingent of Oregonians landed to be among “our people”: Seed (but never...

Kathryn Prive
Apr 13, 20237 min read


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Part 1 – Project Overview
One of the most challenging aspects of controlling invasive plants is that even when treatments are successful, a healthy, diverse...

Kathryn Prive
Mar 10, 20234 min read


TUI Winter 2022 Newsletter & Impact Report
Author: Stasie Maxwell Date: December 20th, 2022 The Understory Initiative’s winter 2022 newsletter and impact report. This report...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 19, 20221 min read


RNPP Performance Report to BLM, November 2022
Authors: Kathryn Prive and Tuula Rebhahn Date: November 13, 2022 Medford BLM has been a key funder for the Rogue Native Plant Partnership...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 15, 20221 min read


Vernal Pool Restoration on the Whetstone Savannah
Authors : Keith Perchemlides, The Nature Conservancy, Paul Benton, Oregon Department of Transportation, Cam Patterson, CC Patterson and Associates Date: 2020 Innovative earth-moving restoration has successfully returned wetland function, natural landform, and abundant native species across 190 acres of mounded vernal pool habitat in the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon. Led by the Oregon Department of Transportation in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the res

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Invasive Plant Lists for SW Oregon
Author: Bureau of Land Management Date: 2018 This document is an excerpt from the BLM’s Integrated Invasive Plant Management EA showing...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Oak Woodland Understory Seeding Case Study
Author: Bartow Date: 2018 In this case study, bare ground in a Yamhill County oak woodland was seeded with native seeds following brush...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Restoring Oak Habitats in Southern Oregon & Northern California
Authors: Klamath Bird Observatory and Lomakatsi Restoration Project Date: 2020 This publication, updated from the 2015 version, provides...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Raising Native Plants in Nurseries: Basic Concepts
Authors: Dumroese, Landis, Luna (US Forest Service) Date: July 2021 Growing native plants can be fun, challenging, and rewarding. This...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Ecosystem Restoration Course
Author: The United Nations Development Programme and the Convention on Biological Diversity Date: September 2021 This free self-paced...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 16, 20211 min read


RNPP / TUI Seed Production Business Plan
Title: RNPP | TUI Seed Production Business Plan Date: September 2021 This business plan was developed to help land managers appropriately...

Kathryn Prive
Sep 13, 20211 min read


RNPP & Climate Change
Title: RNPP & Climate Change Authors: The Rogue Native Plant Partnership | Eugene Weir | Tuula Rebhan | Kathryn Prive Date: September...

Kathryn Prive
Sep 13, 20211 min read


Emergency Pollinator Funds in the Pipeline: Native Plants Needed!
“There are now more Starbucks in California than monarch butterflies.” This simple statement from the Center for Biological Diversity sums up a dark forecast for this iconic pollinator. Monarchs depend on milkweed flowers. Western monarchs have declined by over 99.9% since the 1980s, with just under 2,000 migrating individuals found at the most recent count in late 2020. Other pollinators, too, are threatened: The Western Bumble Bee has declined 90% in the past two decades

Kathryn Prive
Jun 7, 20213 min read


RNPP 2025 Update
In this post: Our Accomplishments since 2016. Only the start! Pruning back . Tuula says goodbye. Next Steps & Reflections. Where the...


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Treatment Part 2 – Seed Mix & Site Prep
In fall of 2022 RNPP measured out a couple of vegetable-garden sized squares of bare earth along the Rogue River and initiated the trial...


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Part 3 - Monitoring Results & Discussion
This is the third in a series of blog posts describing an RNPP research project that took place 2022-2024. To recap, the goal of this...
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