Seeding

• Seeding Xeric Riparian Sites Following Removal of Invasive Phreatophytes

  Following the eradication of invasive phreatophytes on floodplain areas in the Southwest, plant establishment by direct seeding is problematic on many sites because of deep water tables, fine-textured saline soils, aridity, and no flooding potential. Techniques to maximize success with direct seeding on these sites include appropriate species and ecotype selections, seeding depth control, and mulch application. An overview of seedbed ecology is presented to elucidate the factors that control germination and establishment in arid regions.
• Successful Restoration of Severely Disturbed Lands: Native Plants and Adapted Seeds for Reclamation

  This document offers resources for selecting native plant species and appropriate seed sources to revegetate degraded lands in the state and region.
• Native Seeding Recomendations for Western Colorado

  This document lists plants that provide various benefits to wildlife in Colorado. 
• Tech Note 59: Plant Suitability and Seeding Rates for Conservation Plantings in Colorado
  This revised NRCS Technical Note provides guidance for planners, producers and consultants to develop plant suitability and seeding rate recommendations for conservation plantings within Colorado.
• Basic Guidelines for Seeding Native Grasses in Arid and Semi-Arid Ecoregions
• Seedlot Selection Tool

  The U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State University, and the Conservation Biology Institute have launched a free web-based decision-support tool to help natural resource managers match seedlots (seed collections from a known origin) with planting sites based on climatic information.  The new web-based mapping application, called the Seedlot Selection Tool (SST), can be used to map either current climates or future climates based on selected climate scenarios. The tool is particularly valuable for considering options for responding to climate change. Because plant populations are generally considered to be locally adapted, climate change will likely lead to declines in health and productivity of native ecosystems. The SST will allow consideration of seedlots that may be adapted to future climates, a management option often referred to as assisted migration or assisted gene flow.
• National Seed Strategy

  National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration 2015-2020 is designed to provide a more coordinated approach among tribal, state, federal, local and private entities, including commercial growers, to restoring plant communities. 
• Native Seed Network

  The Native Seed Network is a resource for both the restoration community and the native seed industry, providing powerful search tools and information on all aspects of native seed.
• To Prevent Another Dust Bowl, the US Must Sow the Right Seeds

  This article describes the benefit of using a diverse suite of species in restoration activities and the research that is being conducted to breed plants for desirable seed production and planting traits. 
• How Could California Benefit from the Newly Enacted “National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration”?

  This paper describes way that the state of California could benefit from enacting goals in the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. 
• Dolores River Restoration Partnership - Active Revegetation: Moving Forward

  This document discusses riparian restoration lessons learned by the Dolores River Restoration Partnership over the last five years. Working across two states, four Bureau of Land Management offices, and five counties, the Partnership has had a number of successes, total failures, and projects somewhere in the middle. 

  The document is organized into key revegetation components, including:

  • Passive versus active revegetation
  • Site selection
  • Species size and selection
  • Planting and seeding
  • Maintenance 
• Re-establishing Native Habitat on the Upper Gila River of Arizona for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher & Yellow Billed Cuckoo; Shawn Stone
• The Use of Site-Specific Native Plant Species in Restoration Design to Benefit Pollinator Habitat; Randy Mandel
• Development of Desert Panicgrass (Panicum urvilleanum Kunth) for Use in Southwestern Desert River Channel and Riparian Restoration; Ken Lair
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Current Issues in Land and Wildlife Management and Invasive Species Management Projects; Jeff Thompson
• Seeding Restoration Practices - Sylvia Hickenlooper

  A look at best practices and recommendations in seeding for restoration.