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A Guide to Riparian Tree Planting in Southwest Oregon
This publication is a step-by-step guide to riparian tree planting in interior southwest Oregon, including Jackson and Josephine counties...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


A Guide to Riparian Tree and Shrub Planting in the Willamette Valley: Steps to Success
This guide describes six steps to help landowners, watershed council members, agency personnel, and others communicate about, plan, and...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Interactive Oregon Ecoregions Map
Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources; they are...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 2, 20191 min read


Practical Guidelines for Wetland Prairie Restoration in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
The science of wetland prairie restoration has made significant strides in recent years, building on lessons learned locally in Oregon...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 2, 20191 min read


Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Partnership Strategic Plan 2013-2017
The Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Partnership was formed in 2012 with the goals of pooling resources and coordinating...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Tetrazolium Test: a fast, reliable test to determine seed viability
Authors: Elias, S. & Garay, A. Date: 2004 The TZ test, one of the most significant discoveries in seed testing in the 20th century,...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Regional Native Seed Cooperatives: working toward available, affordable, and appropriate native seed
Abstract: Regional native seed cooperatives are emerging as a tool to vastly improve the availability of genetically appropriate native...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Seed Processing and Storage
Author: McCormack, J.H. Date: 2010 Principles and practices of seed harvesting, processing, and storage: an organic seed production...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Propagation of Interior British Columbia Native Plants from Seed
Authors: Hudson, S. & Carlson, M. Date: 1998 Abstract: British Columbia’s considerable diversity of soils, topographies, and climates has...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 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


Native Seed Production
Author: Tucson Plant Materials Center Date: 2004 Details information on seed certification, site selection and preparation, weed control,...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Manual and Land Cover Type Descriptions: Oregon Gap Analysis, 1998 Land Cover for Oregon
In its Acoarse filter@ approach to conservation biology, gap analysis relies on maps of dominant natural land cover types as the most...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


South Sound Prairies Conservation Nursery 2017 Annual Report
The Center for Natural Lands Management is known for superior stewardship of natural lands and rare species. This expertise is also a...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Maximizing Seed Resources for Restoration in an Uncertain Future
Abstract: Seed is fundamental to broadscale plant restoration when the goal is to re-establish species and ecosystems. But climate change...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Mechanical Seed Cleaning and Handling, Agricultural Handbook No.354
Author: USDA Date: 1968 Details seed cleaning techniques, seed cleaners and separators, conditioning and treatments, handling and...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Milkweeds: a Conservation Practitioner’s Guide
Author: The Xerces Society Date: 2014 The information in Milkweeds: A Conservation Practitioner’s Guide is gathered from interviews with...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 27, 20181 min read


Oregon Ecoregions Map
Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources; they are...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 24, 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


National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration: Making Progress
This document highlights work being done to address each goal of the Seed Strategy, followed by ecoregional projects that illustrate the...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 min read


National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
The National Seed Strategy fosters interagency collaboration to guide the development, availability, and use of seed needed for timely...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 20, 20181 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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