The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) would like to invite you to a webinar on
Monday, January 12th, 2026 from 1:30-3:30 EST.
To initiate the webinar, Carolyn Callaghan, CWF’s Senior Conservation Biologist, will provide an update on the National Native Seed Strategy.
Following this update, several speakers will provide information about impactful regional native seed and plant initiatives. Speakers from the following groups will highlight their priorities, successes, and strategies implemented:
· Yukon Seed & Restoration
· BC Seed Bank for Rare and Culturally Significant Species
· Southern Alberta Native Seed Collaborative (SANSC)
· Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan (NPSS)
· Southern Ontario Seed Strategy (SOSS)
· Ontario Native Plant Growers Association (ONPGA)
Additionally, Renny Grilz, co-owner of Blazing Star Wildflower Seed Company, and the Vice-President of the Native Seed Producers of Canada, will close out the webinar with a talk entitled “Scaling Restoration Starts with Seed: International Lessons for Canada”. A summary of Renny’s talk follows:
Restoration at scale depends on reliable access to high-quality, regionally appropriate native seed. As a 2024 Nuffield Canada Contemporary Scholar, Renny Grilz traveled internationally to examine how other countries organize native seed production, seed banking, and restoration delivery.
In this presentation, Renny will share practical lessons from global native seed networks and explore how those insights apply to Canada. Topics include the role of policy in shaping seed supply, the importance of provenance and standards, and the value of collaboration among producers, conservation organizations, and governments. The talk will connect global experience to Canada’s National Native Seed Strategy and emerging regional initiatives supporting biodiversity and habitat restoration.
We hope that you will be able to attend this collaborative and informative event!