USDA Forest Service Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab - Rocky Mountain Research Station

 

 
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Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab
322 East Front Street
Suite 401
Boise, ID  83702

(208) 373-4340
(208) 373-4391 (FAX)

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Links & Meetings

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Upcoming Meetings:  Native Plants, Restoration Ecology, Great Basin

 

Jun 17- 19, 2008 15th Wildland Shrub Symposium: Wildlands and Wildlife Habitats, Bozeman, MT
Jun 23- 25, 2008 Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy in the Nursery, Missoula, MT
Jun 29- Jul 5, 2008 International Grassland Congress/International Rangeland Congress, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Jul 26- 30, 2008 Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ
Aug 3- 8, 2008 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI
Sep 4, 2008 Climate Change in Western Rangelands, Cheyenne, WY
Sep 28- Oct 2, 2008 Australian Rangeland Society Conference, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Oct 8- 9, 2008 Idaho Wildland Fire Conference, Boise, ID
Dec 9- 10, 2008 Wildfires and Invasive Plants in American Deserts Symposium, Reno, NV
Feb 8- 12, 2009 Society for Range Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM
Apr 1- 2, 2009 Developing a Successful Native Plant Program, Ontario, OR
Jul 20- 24, 2009 National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Las Angeles, CA
Aug 23- 28, 2009 Society for Ecological Restoration International's World Conference, Perth, Australia

 

Links of Interest

Great Basin Restoration and Management

Restoration Ecology and Technology

Plant Materials, Biology, Propagation and Sources

Entomology - Pollinators, Plant and Seed Predators

Regulatory Agencies – Seed Industry

Plant Photos

Taxonomy Databases

Invasive Species

Plant Anatomy and Morphology

General Botanical Internet References

Climate Change

Boise Shrubland Research

Great Basin Restoration and Management

Desert USA News Blog Congressional Testimony Regarding the Great Basin Restoration Initiative

Great Basin Restoration Initiative

Collaborative restoration effort in the Great Basin

Great Basin Links

Collaborative research and management projects in the Great Basin

Great Basin Information Project

Great Basin and Columbia River Plateau information access

Great Basin Publication Collaborative Management and Research in the Great Basin- Examining the Issues and Developing a Framework for Action
RMRS Cheatgrass Summary Note Challenging Cheatgrass: Can Tools Like the "Black Fingers of Death" Fight this Formidable Invasive Species?
SageSTEP - Great Basin Fires Map of the areas burned within the Great Basin since 1990

Restoration Ecology and Technology 

Global Restoration Network Database of projects, research, and restoration information

Healthy Lands Initiative

USDI habitat restoration program 

PCA Restoration Working Group Action Agenda

Tools and references for restoration projects

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands

3-volumes on plant materials and revegetation practices for the Intermountain West

Revegetation Equipment Catalog

Descriptions and vendors of revegetation equipment 

Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants

Revegetation manual that includes initiation, planning, implementation, and monitoring

SAGEMAP

Spatial data for research and management of sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem

Society for Ecological Restoration

Non-profit focusing on restoration science, practice and policy

Society for Ecological Restoration Publications

SER publications on ecological restoration science and applications

Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest

Chapter information and calendar of events

Soil Ecology and Restoration Group

Soil considerations in restoration 

VegSpec

A tool for developing revegetation prescriptions

Plant Materials, Biology, Propagation, and Sources

AOSA Test Methods for Species without Rules

Germination and purity testing recommendations for species without official AOSA testing rules

Celebrating Wildflowers General information about native plant materials

Fire Effects Information System

Synthesis of research on selected U.S. plant and animal species

Forb and Shrub Seed Production Guide for Utah

Seed production protocols for common Intermountain forbs and shrubs

Grass Seed Production Guide for Utah

Guidelines for producing seed of common Intermountain grasses

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Native plant information network and images

National Plant Germplasm System

Public/private effort to preserve plant germplasm

National Seed Laboratory 

Seed testing, seed technology, germplasm conservation 

Native Plants Journal

Native plant propagation and planting information 

Native Plant Network

Native Plant Journal and plant propagation protocols 

Native Plant Notebook Stats on native forb and grass seeds, increase, and habitat

Native Seed Network

Native plant information, vendor search tool

North American Native Plant Society

Meetings, seed sources, databases 

NRCS Plants Database

Propagation and seeding information

Plant Conservation Alliance

Coordination of public and private plant conservation in North America

Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Research

Source of plant and seed propagation information

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew

Millennium Seed Bank, taxonomy, references

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Seed information database

Seed Germination References

Seed dormancy bibliography 

Seeds of Success  

BLM germplasm conservation program  

Seed Quest

Global information services for seed professionals 

Wildland Shrubs of the U.S. and its Territories

Short monographs on 300 shrub species 

Woody Plant Seed Manual

Seed biology and technology information for 1300 shrub species

Entomology - Pollinators, Plant and Seed Predators

The Buzz about Bees Information about native bees and pollination
Celebrating Wildflowers General information about pollinators
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Resources and information about protecting pollinators

Western Colorado Entomology Native Plant Seed Production

Information on pests affecting native plant seed production

Xerces Society

Invertebrate conservation, pollinators

Regulatory Agencies - Seed Industry 

Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA)

Seed testing information and laboratory addresses

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies

Seed certification information and office addresses

Plant Photos 

Hortiplex

Plant images and propagation methods

Mid-Snake River Watershed Vegetation Database Pictures of wildflowers and other vegetation from southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon

Photo Album of Western Plants and Wildflowers

Plant images 

Plants Database

Photos and information on vascular and nonvascular plants of the U.S. and its Territories

Taxonomy Databases 

Biota of North America

Background information on the Biota of NA project

Calflora

A repository of photos and information on California's native flora

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

A botanical glossary 

Flora of North America

Background, status and ordering information for FNA. 

Flowering Plant Gateway

Comparison of classification systems, plant images. 

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Taxonomic information on >400,000 organisms

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

Online Vienna Code (2005)

National Biological Information Infrastructure

Data on U.S. biological resources

National Plant Germplasm System

Public/private effort to preserve plant germplasm

NRCS Plants Database

Information and photos on vascular and nonvascular plants of the U.S. and its Territories

Tropicos - Catalogue of New World Grasses

Taxonomy and distribution of Western Hemisphere grasses

W3tropicos

Missouri Botanical Garden VAScular Tropicos nomenclatural database 

World Biodiversity Database

Information on more than 25,000 taxa

Invasive Species

California Noxious Weeds

Photos and data for California's noxious weeds

Idaho Noxious Weeds

Photos and data for Idaho's noxious weeds

Nevada Noxious Weeds

Photos and data for Nevada's noxious weeds

Oregon Noxious Weeds

Photos and data for Oregon's noxious weeds

Utah Noxious Weeds

Photos and data for Utah's noxious weeds

Celebrating Wildflowers General information on invasive plants

Center for Invasive Plant Management     

Links to weed biology and control websites

National Invasive Species Information Center   

Databases (biology, management, publications) and images of U.S. invasives

Plant Anatomy and Morphology 

BOTNET

A botanical glossary 

General Botanical Internet References

Internet Directory for Botany

International references on all aspects of botany

Climate Change

Natural Resources Defense Council Link to full report of Hotter and Drier: The West's Changed Climate

Project Budburst

Climate change data on the timing of native plants leafing and flowering

 

 

 

 

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