Rogue Native Plant Partnership Blog

January Native Plant of the Month: Lemmon’s needlegrass

(1/15/2021)

Winter is when native bunchgrasses shine. After other understory plants lose their leaves and flowers, perennial bunchgrasses such as Lemmon’s needlegrass flare out from the earth while extending their root […]

Rogue Native Plant Partnership: 2020 Was No Match

(1/9/2021)

Between moving to a dedicated seed storage facility, adapting to COVID and an unprecedented wildfire season, and stepping back to plan for the next five years, it’s been an eventful […]

December Plant of the Month: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

(12/26/2020)

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a common perennial herb known for its fragrant leaves and healing properties. This widespread plant is found throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Hemisphere. […]

Native Plants Under Fire: RNPP December 2020 General Meeting Recap, Part 1

(12/24/2020)

Blame it on 2020 – our attempt to record the General Meeting on December 8th was not successful. Fortunately, we were able to take good written notes, so in this […]

How To Find Your Soil Type

(11/23/2020)

An important component of any habitat restoration plan is the soil type. Knowing what types of soil are present on the property will help you decide which plants will do […]

November Native Plant of the Month: Licorice Fern

(11/21/2020)

RNPP has a Native Plant of the Month column in the Rogue Basin Partnership newsletter! You can find the full RBP November newsletter here, and our Native Plant of the Month Column copied […]

Seeding Your Site: Methods, Rates and More!

(8/24/2020)

So far in our Restoration Best Practices blog post series, we’ve covered Developing an Ecological Restoration Plan and Site Preparation, which is particularly important if you’re planning to use native […]

Restoration Best Practices: Developing an Ecological Restoration Plan

(4/17/2020)

Are you planning on engaging in ecological restoration on your land? If so, an important first step is to develop a plan. It doesn’t have to be complex, but it […]

Native Plant Grower Profile: Holly Mills

(4/10/2020)

Holly Mills is one of the local wholesale growers providing plants for RNPP’s native plant sale this spring. Her background is in organic vegetable gardening but she made the transition […]

Native Plant Grower Profile: Taylor Starr from White Oak Farm & Education Center

(4/9/2020)

We recently caught up with Taylor Starr, co-founder and Executive Director of White Oak Farm & Education Center in Williams, OR. Taylor is one of the growers of the native […]