Introduction
Since 1994, the Umatilla National
Forest has operated under a policy which promotes the use
of native
plant species in restoration and revegetation projects. Early
efforts
to acquire seeds and cuttings for outplanting projects
were often constrained
by the lack of basic collection and propagation information;
however, our knowledge and experience base has grown exponentially
over
the last 5 years. In this website, detailed information
from a broad
array of sources has been compiled to develop "species
profiles" for
selected grass, tree, and forb species native to the Blue
Mountains area of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington.
Topics covered
include habitat needs and restoration uses, as well as biological
information pertaining to seed weights, maturity dates, and
collection and propagation methods. Information on sowing
rates, and expected
germination and seed yields in both agronomic and forest
settings is also presented. This website is intended to be
a dynamic
information resource that will be revised and updated as
new data becomes available.
If you have information to share, please contact Vicky Erickson
(Umatilla National Forest, Supervisor’s Office) at 541-278-3715
or verickson@fs.fed.us.
Contents:
Native
Grass and Forb Seed Production Contract
- Contract -
This contract is mandatory use by the Blue Mountain Area
and optional use by the Forest Service and BLM units located
in the
States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This is a multiple-award
(5 awardees - see below Q&A), IDIQ, spanning 5 years.
- Amendment No.
1 - rewording buying of excess seed
- Contract Modification -
captures a change in isolation standards
- Questions and Answers
- Exhibits
Acknowledgements
Many individuals within and outside the Forest
Service contributed data and anecdotal information used to create native
species profiles. They include: Mark Stannard (NRCS Plant Materials
Center, Pullman, WA), Dale Darris (NRCS, Plant Materials
Center, Corvallis, OR), Don Justice, Karl Urban, Scott Riley,
Kari Yanskey, Karen Prudhomme, Nancy Berlier, JeanAnn Mitchell,
Betsy Kaiser, Bill Lydie (Umatilla National Forest), Colleen
Archibald, Wayne Rolle (USFS J. Herbert Stone Nursery, Medford,
OR), Jim Barner (USFS Bend Pine Nursery, Bend, OR), Dale Brown
(OSU Seed Laboratory, Corvallis, OR), Ruth Seltzler (WA State
Seed Laboratory, Yakima, WA), and Barbara Russell (private
contractor, La Grande, OR).
This notebook is dedicated to Karl
Urban. His advice and knowledge
filled many pages.
