Publications/Resources

STRATEGIC PLANNING/REPORTS

• Southwest Seed Partnership (SWSP) 5-year Strategic Plan

• National Seed Strategy for rehabilitation and restoration, 2015-2020

• National Academies Final Report on Native Seed Needs and Supply, January 2023

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

• Bower, A.D., J.B. St. Clair, & V. Erickson. 2014. Generalized provisional seed zones for native plants. Ecological Applications 24(5):913-919.  https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0285.1

• Miller, Stephanie A., et al. “Can an ecoregion serve as a seed transfer zone? evidence from a common garden study with five native species.” Restoration Ecology, vol. 19, no. 201, Mar. 2011, pp. 268–276.

BOOKS

• Native plant germination: Young, J.A., Young, C.G. 1986. Collecting, Processing and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants. Timber Press: Portland, OR

MAPS/DATA/tools

• Native plant seed mapping toolkit (USGS)

• Seed Zones GIS Data

• Seed Zones Map (USFS Western Wildlands Environmental Threat Assessment Center)

• Climate Smart Restoration Tool

videos

• Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration, INSR and Holden Films, 2023