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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
Native Pollinator Plants for Southern Oregon
Author: Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates Date: 2016 This excellent guide discusses basic botanical concepts and the importance of pollinators in the ecosystem. It then describes 18 plants that are native to Southern Oregon, sorted by early, mid- and late-blooming species, with beautiful photographs. Each plant is listed with information about the types of pollinators that may use it for nectar, or as a “host plant”. Download (PDF):
Kathryn Prive
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Reducing Phytophthora
Authors: Parke, Jennifer (OSU) Date: 2010 Phytophthora species are some of the most problematic plant pathogens in nursery production...
Kathryn Prive
Oct 1, 20191 min read
The Woody Plant Seed Manual
Authors: Bonner, F.T. and Karrfalt R.P. (eds.) Date: 2008 The major audience for this book, as for its two predecessors, is those who are...
Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Use of Mycorrhizae for Native Plant Production
Author: St. John, T. The mycorrhizal symbiosis is well known, but not yet in widespread use in the commercial nursery trade. The...
Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Salvaging Plants for Propagation and Revegetation
Author: Buis, S. Salvaging native plants is the act of rescuing plants from a construction or disturbance site before they are destroyed....
Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Ruminations and Ramblings About Native Plant Propagation
Author: Landis, T.D. Native plant nurseries face different challenges than traditional forest and conservation nurseries. They must...
Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Native Plant Network Propagation Protocols
Author: Native Plant Network (various authors) The Native Plant Network is devoted to the sharing of information on how to propagate...
Kathryn Prive
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Native Plant Propagation and Restoration Strategies
Author: Haase, D. and Rose, R. (OSU) Date: 2001 Abstract: Propagation and planting of native plants for habitat restoration is a...
Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read
Nursery Manual for Native Plants: a Guide for Tribal Nurseries
Authors: Dumeroese, Luna & Landis (eds.) Date: 2009 This handbook covers all aspects of managing a native plant nursery, from initial...
Kathryn Prive
Dec 22, 20181 min read
Vernal Pool Mapping & Species Distribution in the Rogue River Valley
Here are two reports covering vernal pool lidar mapping vernal pool species distribution work in the Rogue River Valley. Mapping and Assessment of Mounded Vernal Pool Habitat in the Rogue River Valley of Southwest Oregon Authors: Keith Perchemlides, Groundtruth Ecological, and Cam Patterson, CC Patterson & Associates for the US Fish and Wildlife Service Date: 2023 The Rogue River Valley of southwestern Oregon hosts a unique and beautiful complex of vernal pool and ephemeral w
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...
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