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 highlights our accomplishments in 2022, the impacts we’re having on understory habitats and local communities.

Download: TUI Winter 2022 Newsletter & Impact Report (.pdf; 15.5 MB)

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 over the past five years. This final Performance Report details the organization’s progress in meeting its goals in four categories during the 2018-2022 period: Cross-Partner Collaboration, Increasing Diversity of Locally Available Plant Materials, Providing Support to Growers, and Providing Educational Resources and Opportunities. It includes seven appendixes, including the organization’s Climate Adaptation Strategy and Seed Production Business Plan.

Download: RNPP Final Performance Report to BLM (.pdf; 15.5 MB)

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 plan their future seeding efforts both in terms of time management and seed-cost projections by taking into account the full life cycle of seed production. We hope this business plan will also help local farmers have realistic expectations about seed pricing and production timelines. 

Author: Kathryn Prive

Download: RNPP | TUI Seed Production Business Plan (1MB)

RNPP Memorandum of Understanding

Author: Rogue Native Plant Partnership Date: 2019

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to formalize the cooperative effort among the Rogue Native Plant Partnership’s member organizations and meet the following goals:

  1. Facilitate a sustainable and reliable supply of native plant materials to federal and state agencies as well as local non-governmental organizations and the public
  2. Streamline the native plant materials procurement process by centralizing seed collection efforts and grow-out contracting among partner organizations
  3. Increase diversity and genetic appropriateness of locally-available native plant materials
  4. Provide technical and financial support to local native plant producers

Download PDF: RNPP Memorandum of Understanding (14MB)

Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Partnership Strategic Plan 2013-2017

Author: Getty, J. Date: 2013

The Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Partnership was formed in 2012 with the goals of pooling resources and coordinating production efforts to improve native plant material availability and lower costs for the Willamette Valley Ecoregion. The Willamette Valley has a variety of habitats that comprise a unique community of native plant species and ecosystem functions, and a high percentage of these habitats have been converted to agricultural, industrial, and residential uses. A regional approach to the coordination of native plant materials development, production, and restoration contribute to a more cohesive valley-wide effort to conserve and restore increasingly rare habitats such as wetlands, oak savanna, and upland prairies.

Download (PDF): Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Partnership Strategic Plan 2013-2017 (3MB)

South Sound Prairies Conservation Nursery 2017 Annual Report

Author: Center for Natural Lands Management Date: 2017

The Center for Natural Lands Management is known for superior stewardship of natural lands and rare species. This expertise is also a focus for the South Sound Program, building on a 19 year track record of successfully restoring South Sound habitats as part of The Nature Conservancy. The South Sound Program focuses much of its effort on the rarest habitats of the area – prairies, oak woodlands and the freshwater systems of the Black River.

Download (PDF): South Sound Prairies Conservation Nursery 2017 Annual Report (2MB)

Rogue Basin Partnership Organizational Strategic Plan 2017-2020

Author: Rogue Basin Partnership Date: 2017

The RBP envisions harnessing the collective power of partners to support healthy watersheds and vibrant communities throughout the 3.3 million acre Rogue River Basin. They provide a basin-wide venue and perspective to enhance the success of member/partner organizations by: seeking out financial and in-kind resources; supporting prioritization and coordination of stewardship actions among partners; tracking and mapping collective progress; and sharing the Basin successes with potential investors.

Download (PDF):  RBP Organizational Strategic Plan 2017-2020 (1.3MB)

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration: Making Progress

Author: Plant Conservation Alliance Date: 2018

This document highlights work being done to address each goal of the Seed Strategy, followed by ecoregional projects that illustrate the extent of collaborations that are underway to lay the foundation for a more comprehensive network of collectors, testers, and growers to make native plants more available across the country.

Download (PDF): National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration: Making Progress (7MB)

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration

Author: Plant Conservation Alliance Date: 2015

The National Seed Strategy fosters interagency collaboration to guide the development, availability, and use of seed needed for timely and effective restoration. The Strategy includes four goals, with associated objectives and initial actions (2015-2020) to improve seed supplies for restoring healthy and productive native plant communities.

Download (PDF): National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (13.7MB)