AZ STAKEHOLDER MEETING 2018

The 2018 Arizona Stakeholder Meeting was held at the Bureau of Land Management's National Training Center in Phoenix. This initial meeting was an opportunity for restoration practitioners, commercial seed producers, and farmers to gather and discuss the future of native plant materials development in Arizona. The day involved presentations, two panel sessions, and breakout discussion groups. Please see the links below for meeting materials.

Presentations

Southwest Seed Partnership Overview 

Melanie Gisler, Southwest Program Director, IAE

Arizona Partner Survey 

Maggie Parrish, Southwest Seed Partnership Coordinator, IAE

Navajo Native Plants Program 

Kelsey Jensen, Navajo Native Plants Program

Southwest Seed Partnership Collections 

Ella Samuel, NM Bureau of Land Management

Desert Botanical Garden Initiatives and Seed Collecting Activities 

Kara Barron, Desert Botanical Garden

The Role of Genetics in Native Plant Materials Development 

Rob Massatti, USGS

Texas Native Seeds 

Forrest Smith, Texas Native Seeds

Verde Seed Co-op 

Fennel Blythe, Verde Native Seed Co-Op

Borderlands Restoration Network 

Allegra Mount, Borderlands Restoration Network

Restoration Research and Coordination 

Molly McCormick, USGS

IDIQ Briefing 

April Blodgett, Bureau of Land Management