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October Native Plant of the Month: Vinegarweed
RNPP has started writing a new Native Plant of the Month column for the Rogue Basin Partnership newsletter! You can find the full RBP...

Kathryn Prive
Oct 11, 20191 min read


Upper Table Rock Seed Blitz and Yellow Starthistle Pulls
June 2017 – June 2019 For the third year in a row, volunteers with The Nature Conservancy and the Rogue Native Plant Partnership gathered...

Kathryn Prive
Oct 4, 20192 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


Restoring huckleberry habitat as a cultural resource
On September 26th a large group of volunteers including Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians members, Forest Service and BLM...

Kathryn Prive
Sep 26, 20191 min read


Collecting milkweed seedpods for local pollinators and landowners
Ten Rogue Valley community members come together at the Forest Service’s J. Herbert Stone Nursery in Central Point to volunteer for a...

Kathryn Prive
Sep 9, 20191 min read


Restoring disturbed ground on Mt Ashland with native forbs
June 2nd, 2019 We had a fantastic day on Mt Ashland on June 1st, working with a group of volunteers to plant out 4,500 native plant plugs...

Kathryn Prive
Jun 2, 20191 min read


Growing plants for seed production at Long Shadow Fields
April 25, 2019 Long Shadow Fields in Talent is one of a handful of local farms working with the Rogue Native Plant Partnership to develop...

Kathryn Prive
Apr 25, 20192 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


USDA Web Soil Survey
Visit website: USDA Web Soil Survey #maps #soil

Kathryn Prive
Feb 8, 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


Techniques to Determine Total Viability in Native Seed
Author: Vivrette, N. The deep dormancy exhibited by seeds of many native plants can lead to the underestimation of total viability in...

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


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


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


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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