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Decision Tree for Managing Rangeland Health Against Invasive Annual Grasses
Authors: Mark Porter, Oregon Department of Agriculture - Rangeland Health Specialist, Noxious Weed Department, Toby Maxwell, Oregon State University, Cascades - Assistant Professor: Senior Research, Megan Creutzburg, The Nature Conservancy - Sagebrush Sea Upland Restoration Program Manager We are losing an average of 1.3 M acres of functional rangelands each year in the sagebrush biome, largely driven by invasive annual grasses (IAGs). This document intends to empower rangela
Andy Zundel
3 days ago1 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


RNPP 5-Year Strategic Plan (2021 – 2026)
Authors: Kathryn Prive | Rogue Native Plant Partnership Coordinator & Tuula Rebhahn | Program Assistant Date: December 2020 There is an...

Kathryn Prive
Dec 22, 20201 min read


Managing Milkweed Crop Pests: A Native Seed Industry Guide
Author: Project Milkweed Date: 2017 Project Milkweed is a collaboration with the Xerces Society, the native seed industry, and the USDA...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 13, 20191 min read


Native Thistles: A Conservation Practitioner’s Guide
Author: The Xerces Society Date: 2016 Native thistles are a largely misunderstood and wrongly maligned group of wildflowers. These...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 12, 20191 min read


Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Author: The Xerces Society Date: unknown This bulletin will help you use cover crops to encourage populations of pollinators and...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 12, 20191 min read


Why Grow And Sell Native Milkweed?
Author: Monarch Joint Venture Date: unknown Milkweed plants (family Asclepiadaceae) are the only food source for monarch butterfly...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 7, 20191 min read


A Guide to the Native Milkweeds of Oregon
Author: The Xerces Society Date: 2012 Five species of milkweed are native to Oregon. This guide includes profiles of the four most common...

Kathryn Prive
Nov 7, 20191 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


Yellow Starthistle Management Guide
Details historical information, ecological impacts, biology and ecology, mechanical, cultural, chemical and biological control, and how...

Kathryn Prive
Mar 5, 20191 min read


Field Guide for Managing Yellow Starthistle in the Southwest
Yellow starthistle is an invasive plant that has been listed as a noxious weed in Arizona and New Mexico. This field guide serves as the...

Kathryn Prive
Mar 5, 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


Seed Germination and Storability Studies of 69 Plant Taxa Native to the Willamette Valley Wet Prairies
Authors: Guerrant Jr., E.O. and Raven, A. Seeds of 69 taxa native to the Willamette Valley, Oregon were subjected to four germination...

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


Propagating Native Grass Seed and Seedlings
Author: Steinfeld, D. J. Herbert Stone Nursery produces over 20,000 pounds of native grass seed annually from 36 species endemic to...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Principles and Practices of Seed Storage
Authors: Justice, O.L. & Bass, L.N. Date: 1978 Details different methods of seed storage, different types of seed storage structures,...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Genetic Studies in Native Plants
The genetic variation contained within a species is paramount for its survival and future evolution. Species exhibit a large range in...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Extraction and Germination of Pacific Madrone Seed
Authors: Harrington C.A., Lodding, C.C., and Kraft J.M. Date: 1999 Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) seeds can be extracted and cleaned...

Kathryn Prive
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Oregon Flora Plant Atlas
The Oregon Plant Atlas allows the user to generate customized plant distribution maps from herbarium specimen and observation data. The...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 10, 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


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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