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Some seed collectors of the Xingu Seed Network: in total, there are over 700 people, including Indigenous people from six ethnic groups and family farmers from 15 settlements in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Diversity is certainly a key word for this work. Photo: Bianca Moreno/RSX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/8d672034-2b13-418c-9bc3-cb5d6ab7ccac/JOVENS+COMMS+RSX+%23Relato%CC%81rioEtapa1.jpg News - Listening to the Land and its People: Youth, smartphones, and seeds in Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado - Make it stand out Figure 4. From left to right, top to bottom: the young communicators Edimara Silva, Tariakatu Kayabi, Olinda Xavante, Kudayawa Juruna, Marewi Juruna, Mirella Marino, Itseitchumã Waura, and the project coordinator, Lia Domingues. 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PHOTO: Bianca Moreno/RSX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/bc93fb84-f1f9-40d0-8e18-3755064db712/RS106987_ASRX+15+anos+-+3V9A0978+%281%29.jpg News - The incredible web of community-based seed-collecting networks you never imagined existed in Brazil - Make it stand out A Rede de Sementes do Xingu é formada por muitas pessoas. A celebração do seu aniversário de 15 anos na aldeia Moygu, no Território Indígena do Xingu, foi uma oportunidade de reunir parte dessa comunidade. The Xingu Seed Network is made up of many people. The celebration of its 15rh anniversary in the Moygu village, in the Xingu Indigenous Territory, was an opportunity to bring together part of this community. PHOTO: Eric Vesch/ISA/Cama Leão https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/15e4d922-d169-4cf4-9362-7d0e9442fa36/RS106984_ASRX+15+anos+-+3V9A0958.jpg News - The incredible web of community-based seed-collecting networks you never imagined existed in Brazil - Make it stand out O coração da Rede de Sementes do Xingu é coletar sementes e disponibilizá-las em forma de “muvuca” para a restauração ecológica com semeadura direta: como um mix de sementes, a muvuca reúne espécies de ciclos de vida e funções biológicas diversas e complementares estrategicamente pensada para replantar uma floresta. FOTO: Erik Vesch/Cama Leão/ISA The heart of the Xingu Seed Network is collecting seeds and making them available in thr form of “muvuca” for ecological restoration through direct seeding: as a seed mix Muvuca brings together species with diverse and complementary life cycles and biological functions, strategically designed to replant a forest. PHOTO: Erik Vesch/Cama Leão/ISA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1f8d65de-77eb-4e94-b92f-043ed9fef856/RS106970_ASRX+15+anos+-+3V9A0824.jpg News - The incredible web of community-based seed-collecting networks you never imagined existed in Brazil - Make it stand out Since 2007, the Xingu Seed Network has collected more than 410 tons of seeds from over 220 species. The seeds collected have already enabled the restoration of over 12,000 hectares of degraded land and generated roughly R$ 9.5 million in income for seed collectors. 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Map showing the location of the 28 participating seed banks and the location of the seed accessions evaluated in this paper (source: De Vitis et al. 2025, Journal of Coastal Conservation, 29, 50). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/e30265ba-0edc-4bbe-8334-ba5d27efbc24/Picture1.jpg News - Seed Banking Gaps in Mediterranean Coastal Conservation &amp; Restoration - Make it stand out Figure 2. Marcello De Vitis and Sara Magrini, collecting seeds and data from a coastal site in Italy. https://ser-insr.org/news/2025/11/14/ser2025-usda-ars-national-laboratory-for-genetic-resources-preservation-tour monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/35f75fdc-20c7-4f7b-acc9-03a2df3a956f/1+Header+nlgrp+Field+trip+group+-+B.+Pal.jpg News - SER2025: USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation Tour - Make it stand out SER2025 field tour group at the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation. Photo: B.C. Pal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/953a1282-ec1c-4256-b662-3f231dba457e/Fig+1+web_NatPlantGermFacilities.jpg News - SER2025: USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation Tour - Make it stand out Figure 1. The National Plant Germplasm Program includes a network of more than 20 facilities scattered across the United States. 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Dormant buds and shoot tip generation for cryopreservation (left). Photo: B. Leger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/e85588dd-70e1-44be-b34c-6077e00de474/Fig+6+right+Leger.jpg News - SER2025: USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation Tour - Make it stand out Figure 6b. Vials of shoot tips prepared for vitrification in liquid nitrogen (right). Photo: B. Leger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/22d8b5d9-9c63-4e81-8d78-4f354330343c/Fig+7+Amy+Gurza+seed+vault.+S.+Frischie+photo.JPG News - SER2025: USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation Tour - Make it stand out Figure 7. Amy Gurza describing procedures for managing seedlots in cold storage. Photo: S. 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Diagram of the technical roadmap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/2c944e33-60bb-4ed4-8f6e-940017b51276/Rewilding2.jpg News - A Case of Active Urban Rewilding Shanghai Urban Biodiversity Education Base - Make it stand out Figure 2. Before restoration, the site was dominated by Alternanthera philoxeroides and Trifolium repens, with dead Ligustrum lucidum in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1cfe3d97-07e0-4e8a-bb0a-9905c1f6ade5/Reqilding3.jpg News - A Case of Active Urban Rewilding Shanghai Urban Biodiversity Education Base - Make it stand out Figure 3. Seven bee hotels filled with reed stalks were installed across different habitats, successfully attracting Megachilidae spp.and providing evidence of their nesting preferences. https://ser-insr.org/news/2025/8/7/yangtze-river-delta-ecological-restoration-network-yrdern monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/e8a1de4f-4733-4454-9f39-efc48fe95b67/YRDERN1.png News - Yangtze River Delta Ecological Restoration Network (YRDERN） - Make it stand out Figure 1. YRDERN Co-founder Bingqin Shan speaks at Shanghai Climate Week, sharing insights on native plant supply chains for ecological restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/d8487ae2-5748-4ae7-9131-479b056d4747/YRDERN3.jpg News - Yangtze River Delta Ecological Restoration Network (YRDERN） - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ser-insr.org/news/2025/7/12/understanding-the-tetrazolium-test-in-seed-analysis monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/e8fd94cc-f0d0-4baf-b02a-cad5b178f6c6/TCC+reduction+reaction+fran%C3%A7a-neto.png News - Understanding the Tetrazolium Test in Seed Analysis - Make it stand out Figure 1. Tetrazolium reduction reaction, Source: França-Neto, J. 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B. https://ser-insr.org/news/2025/7/12/fish-as-seed-dispersers-in-the-amazon monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/d19ae02e-a5b2-46d6-a0be-09711c8084eb/fish-seed.png News - Fish as Seed Dispersers in the Amazon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/51f3373d-f1fb-49ff-a237-b2ef68ca729a/Weiss+et+al.png News - Fish as Seed Dispersers in the Amazon - Make it stand out Figure 2. Species of seed-dispersing fish found in the Uatumã River basin. Source: Weiss et al., 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/cd834137-6142-41bc-9278-c46781e3e10e/BA-fish2.png News - Fish as Seed Dispersers in the Amazon - Make it stand out Figure 3. Brycon amazonicus measuring 35 cm. Source: Correa et al., 2015. https://ser-insr.org/news/2025/1/14/new-tool-enhances-ecosystem-restoration-with-climate-smart-seed-sourcing monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/619dd916-cbdf-47e0-9185-d0dcf5fc9fd7/Picture3.jpg News - New Tool Enhances Ecosystem Restoration with Climate-Smart Seed Sourcing - Make it stand out Seed mix in a restoration project, Brazil. Source: Bárbara Pacheco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/af58abd6-c1c5-48a0-bff9-37dd7b48511b/Picture1.jpg News - New Tool Enhances Ecosystem Restoration with Climate-Smart Seed Sourcing - Make it stand out The tool data flow. Source: Original publication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/55b1619e-947c-4773-aad7-b458a6ac82a3/Picture2.jpg News - New Tool Enhances Ecosystem Restoration with Climate-Smart Seed Sourcing - Make it stand out COSST’s seed sourcing spatial prioritization. Source: Original publication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/ec87cdc2-0ca5-41cd-a1b2-472a3054c7a4/Picture4.jpg News - New Tool Enhances Ecosystem Restoration with Climate-Smart Seed Sourcing - Make it stand out Seed germinating in the field, Brazil. Source: Bárbara Pacheco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/7cd21a09-fc6d-4b11-be01-812452d4d2e6/Picture6.jpg News - New Tool Enhances Ecosystem Restoration with Climate-Smart Seed Sourcing - Make it stand out Cerrado landscape, Brazil. Source: Ana Christina. https://ser-insr.org/news/2023/9/6/ser-insr-board-call-for-nominations-l2fxp monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://ser-insr.org/news/2024/8/10/muvuca-direct-seeding-restoration-method-for-biodiversity-and-people monthly 0.5 2024-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/158b39bf-357d-4a64-9e0b-37c2cea1b1ff/Picture1.png News - 'Muvuca' Direct Seeding Restoration Method for Biodiversity and People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/0f8f65c9-f8a8-4ae2-9a25-93405c75bf05/Picture2.jpg News - 'Muvuca' Direct Seeding Restoration Method for Biodiversity and People - Make it stand out The Muvuca mix of native seeds for restoration. (Photo: Guilherme Pompiano/ ISA/ Redário). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/844c8007-5338-4d23-ad64-45f1782b96f2/Picture3.png News - 'Muvuca' Direct Seeding Restoration Method for Biodiversity and People - Make it stand out Photo sequence of forest restoration by direct seeding using the Muvuca method in the Brazilian Amazon, from start to a 10 years old ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/fb5a85a3-4693-4a08-b927-c2c19ec79bb9/Picture4.png News - 'Muvuca' Direct Seeding Restoration Method for Biodiversity and People - Make it stand out Seed processing (photo credit: Paulo Plá/ Redario / ISA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/9c3fa02f-445a-412b-8959-9509c0c6bb5c/Picture5.jpg News - 'Muvuca' Direct Seeding Restoration Method for Biodiversity and People - Make it stand out Aerial photo of the final moment of the second national meeting of Seed Networks promoted by Redário in 2023, in Brazil. https://ser-insr.org/news/2023/10/9/resnatseed-an-r-package-and-shiny-web-app-to-predict-the-restoration-potential-of-native-seeds-using-topographic-factors monthly 0.5 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/c0317e78-d93b-4f88-9ac3-304811e1d8ee/20210708_110350.jpg News - ResNatSeed: an R package and Shiny web app to predict the REStoration potential of NATive SEEDs using topographic factors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/815ece2d-a9b5-480a-a2a0-738c62a4d00c/20210707_141957.jpg News - ResNatSeed: an R package and Shiny web app to predict the REStoration potential of NATive SEEDs using topographic factors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/8ee5ef94-b2f8-4f0c-9379-8668eb9d3101/Picture1.jpg News - ResNatSeed: an R package and Shiny web app to predict the REStoration potential of NATive SEEDs using topographic factors - Make it stand out Figure 1. Workflow of the algorithm. https://ser-insr.org/news/2023/9/6/ser-insr-board-call-for-nominations monthly 0.5 2024-08-27 https://ser-insr.org/news/2023/3/2/seed-coating-improves-seed-germination-on-landslide-trails monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/233bbcf5-ed9b-412c-b5aa-8bb8f21ae189/Picture1.png News - Seed coating improves seed germination on landslide trails - Make it stand out Figure 1. The three landslide sites in Hong Kong in this study and the aerial photo illustrating experimental plots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/68ba09c4-f5ae-4c71-bd91-7e45463d0701/Picture2.png News - Seed coating improves seed germination on landslide trails - Make it stand out Figure 2. Comparison of the seed germination rate of biochar, clay formula and control of seed coating treatments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/a31de50d-eb28-48f7-8a58-65fe1c6eb3d2/Picture3.png News - Seed coating improves seed germination on landslide trails - Make it stand out Figure 3. Procedure of coating seeds in the laboratory. a. and b. preparing the biochar-clay mix (40 : 60 and 60 : 40 respectively). c. The rolling machine for coating the biochar-clay powder on seeds. d. seed balls made. https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/9/28/the-brazilian-native-seed-sector-debates-technological-innovations-and-quality-control-procedures-for-ecosystem-restoration monthly 0.5 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/fdc06f8a-8b09-417e-ac32-a89db297ef09/Picture2.jpg News - The Brazilian native seed sector debates technological innovations and quality control procedures for ecosystem restoration - Make it stand out Poster presentation session during the Brazilian Seed Congress (Photo: ABRATES) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/8ce5210c-e15f-4458-a95b-9521704ebbdf/Picture3.jpg News - The Brazilian native seed sector debates technological innovations and quality control procedures for ecosystem restoration - Make it stand out Speakers debate how social and technological innovations influence native seed supply chains during the Brazilian Symposium on Forest Seed Technology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/f2f54f97-2e2a-4965-afd6-034b0a7d4ae4/Picture4.jpg News - The Brazilian native seed sector debates technological innovations and quality control procedures for ecosystem restoration - Make it stand out Professor Fatima Piña-Rodrigues presents a national assessment on native seed quality testing at the 11th Brazilian Symposium on Forest Seed Technology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/43e7b68b-4b3e-44fe-8845-96e530012095/Picture5.jpg News - The Brazilian native seed sector debates technological innovations and quality control procedures for ecosystem restoration - Make it stand out Professor Fatima Piña-Rodrigues presents a national assessment on native seed quality testing at the 11th Brazilian Symposium on Forest Seed Technology https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/9/26/the-first-seeds-of-success-collections-from-tennessee monthly 0.5 2023-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/418dd179-606b-4209-a6e2-48f2c9361916/Picture1.png News - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out One of the goals of SGI’s Native Seed Program is to help provide better coverage of seed collections in the Southeast for the Seeds of Success program. Photo credit: BLM Plant Conservation & Restoration Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/3ce6874e-4e06-4bfa-82d1-238e9a451adc/Picture2.jpg News - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Cooper Breeden, SGI Plant Conservation Manager, helped collect data for the SOS collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/44939558-fe59-424d-b98b-d58501782fe0/Picture3.png News - The First Seeds of Success Collections from Tennessee - Make it stand out Seed collection of pinnate prairie coneflower (left) and sideoats grama (right). https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/9/19/seed-and-seedling-supply-for-forest-and-landscape-restoration monthly 0.5 2023-02-27 https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/6/28/a-kids-guide-to-ecological-restoration monthly 0.5 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/5f4ba8aa-2f8e-4266-bb18-3424c403270c/Presentation1.jpg News - A kids guide to ecological restoration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/5/13/call-for-special-issue-on-impacts-of-climate-change-on-long-term-viability-of-trees-species-with-recalcitrant-seeds monthly 0.5 2022-05-15 https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/4/11/native-seed-in-restoration-workshop-2022-native-seed-programs-and-new-technologies monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/14f22c73-1089-45fd-95be-995e26a6b6b9/Picture1.jpg News - Native Seed in Restoration Workshop 2022: Native Seed Programs and New Technologies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/2/22/what-is-the-true-price-of-native-sees monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/d5f09be7-5f4a-4498-8a18-8749ec3cdd6e/Fig2.jpg News - What is the true price of native seeds? - Make it stand out Purity and viability testing. (A) Subsample of Eucalyptus rudis as extracted from the seed batch, (B) separated fractions of non-seed material (left) and pure seed units (right) from the same subsample of Eucalyptus rudis. By weighing each fraction, it is possible to estimate the PSU%. (C) X-ray image of Acacia saligna where it is possible to differentiate between seeds that appear healthy to seeds that are shriveled or have evidence of predation. (D) Form used to collect data on seed quality. This form is a simplified version of the proforma presented in the International Principles and Standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration. The viability/fill data are presented in rows 1–5, the number on the left (f) is the number of filled seeds, the one on the right (e) is the number of seed considered non-viable because empty, predated, broken, or shriveled. Totals and averages are automatically calculated in the database. In the test field, it is specified which viability test was performed (X-ray, cut test, germination). In this case, all of the tests performed done via X-ray. (E) Label printed from the seed quality database reporting the key results of the quality test: PSU% and PLS% https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/3/23/update-on-sid-seed-information-database-survey-results-and-good-news-for-its-future monthly 0.5 2022-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/cb6627eb-f654-4c2d-b9c2-79cf747e244c/SIDuse.png News - Updates on SID (Seed Information Database): survey results and good news for its future. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/30ca3100-da45-4378-9ecf-3be60a6bb3e0/SIDimpact.png News - Updates on SID (Seed Information Database): survey results and good news for its future. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ser-insr.org/news/2022/2/15/please-kew-dont-drop-the-sid-seed-information-database monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/12/2/genetic-differentiation-of-populations-restored-using-regional-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/966d67a3-7b2c-467c-a009-ae20ba3c08a3/1.jpg News - Genetic differentiation of populations restored using regional seeds - Make it stand out Meadow landscape in the White Carpathian Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/064caae8-67db-4f3d-80fa-acbc1142c27c/2.png News - Genetic differentiation of populations restored using regional seeds - Make it stand out Location of the White Carpathian Mountains in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/065ef8fa-43e7-45ba-bc2c-69c459a367a0/3.jpg News - Genetic differentiation of populations restored using regional seeds - Make it stand out Simplified representation of the genetic differentiation of the populations discussed here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/bf2df2ef-a2a7-4f8e-899d-29935bd1e749/4.png News - Genetic differentiation of populations restored using regional seeds - Make it stand out Seeds from the original restoration. https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/11/24/proposal-to-institute-membership-dues monthly 0.5 2021-11-23 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/10/24/making-native-seed-standards-a-commercial-reality monthly 0.5 2021-11-23 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/11/3/2021-annual-membership-meeting monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/10/1/networks-and-other-strategies-for-developing-regional-native-seed-supply-to-meet-restoration-needs-june-17-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/8/11/what-we-do-matters-but-boy-is-it-hard monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1628661726742-YV9VTZL4PCK8ICFEK1MP/gazp_map.jpg News - What we do matters, but boy is it hard - Make it stand out The analyzed database contained restoration outcomes from 174 sites on six continents (black dots). This first analysis focused on arid regions globally (aridity index < 0.65; shown as a red-blue gradient for driest-wettest), but future analyses will expand beyond drylands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1628661743033-UO91ZL6LBDSBPF3NHZ70/GerminantSmall.jpg News - What we do matters, but boy is it hard - Make it stand out A variety of lifeforms emerges from seeding trials in the Australia Pilbara region. Photo by N. Shackelford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1628661753898-TS0UNH4CVKIW8IM73NFI/tractor.jpg News - What we do matters, but boy is it hard - Make it stand out As the database grows, we will be able to test questions such as which application method (like drill seeding, shown here) is most effective and under what conditions. Photo by O. Baughman. https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/7/29/insr-workshops-at-the-ser2021-conference monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/7/6/the-us-national-seed-strategy-buildinggaining-momentum-to-move-the-restoration-needlea-society-for-ecological-restoration-symposium monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1625537920250-6QO68EAFQSGY3K2XGYW6/NSS.png News - The U.S. National Seed Strategy: Building/Gaining Momentum to Move the Restoration Needle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/7/6/overview-restoring-understory-plant-diversity-considerations-when-incorporating-native-forbs-in-restoration monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/7/6/reasons-to-be-hopeful-lessons-from-the-symposium-the-true-green-infrastructure-model-to-develop-native-plant-materials-from-wildland-seed-to-restoration-in-the-us monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1625538030810-NH3B5H9PGVJVQKKTXB08/forbs.jpg News - Reasons to be hopeful: Lessons from the symposium “The True Green Infrastructure: Model to Develop Native Plant Materials from Wildland Seed to Restoration” in the U.S. - Make it stand out Successful restoration of native forbs and grasses along the historic Columbia River Highway State Trail between Cascade Locks and Hood River, Oregon. 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USDA Forest Service photos by Dean Pearson. https://ser-insr.org/news/2021/3/13/seeds-of-restoration-success-fort-belknap-indian-communityblmser-native-seed-and-grassland-restoration-program monthly 0.5 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1615596158883-TWFVWB1V3KZ6Q8B34PC2/16_FBIC-BLM-SER_SOS+%28002%29.jpg News - Seeds of Restoration Success: Fort Belknap Indian Community/BLM/SER Native Seed and Grassland Restoration Program Community Fellows heading into the field to collect seeds (credit: C. Eisenberg) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1615596544381-KG21NFAIJIDFVCMAD72V/21_FBIC-BLM-SER-CF_Daniel_Werk_Donovan_Archambault.jpg News - Seeds of Restoration Success: Fort Belknap Indian Community/BLM/SER Native Seed and Grassland Restoration Program Elder Donovan Archambault and Program Coordinator Dan Werk sharing TEK material with our field crew (credit: C. 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Photo: Jeferson Prado/Caminhos da Semente. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1612915763094-L2DQW6ORMQ4PTP4SCUG1/_MG_0615.jpg News - Seed-based Restoration: How experiences in Brazil are increasing in both scale and co-benefits Direct seeding broadcasting using a tractor and limer. Photo: Nina Jacobi/Caminhos da Semente. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1612915660780-6892DFGB09MUESKXQYT9/_MG_0417.jpg News - Seed-based Restoration: How experiences in Brazil are increasing in both scale and co-benefits Seeds during an event of restoration in a sugar mill area organized by the Seed Paths Initiative. 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Photo: Nina Jacobi/Caminhos da Semente https://ser-insr.org/news/2020/9/1/launch-of-worlds-first-interantional-standards-for-native-seeds-in-ecological-restoration monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1598936882375-26SPQD2GCSXZFBV2PVQG/CoverImage2.png News - Launch of world’s first international standards for native seeds in ecological restoration https://ser-insr.org/news/2020/4/27/seed-ecology-and-restoration-practice-to-reestablish-fynbos-vegetation-after-alien-plant-invasion monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587998792632-0L88AGQIFVCN88ZILJJH/SH%2Bpic%2B1.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Lowland Fynbos typical vegetation structure and taller invasive Acacia saligna behind (Photo Pat Holmes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587998916604-J65IZMA1654RJX43P0I0/SH+pic+2.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion A typical remnant lowland fynbos habitat within race-tracks, isolated and disturbed (Photo Anonymous) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587998960435-3O7GO08DM9UNN3QWHFB1/SH+pic+3.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Fynbos recently cleared of dense invasive acacia, with only resprouting shrubs persisting (Photo Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999003949-ZHUACKLJTFX7UQMVZDNT/SH+pic+4.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Habitat cleared of Acacia saligna two years prior but not burnt; now dominated by nonnative annual grasses (Photo Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999049373-30HYCXRFSGQDNUSYH437/SH+pic+5.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Habitat cleared of Acacia saligna two years prior and then burnt, now dominated by acacia seedlings with very limited autogenic fynbos shrub recovery apparent after follow-up clearing (mostly persisting resprouting shrubs) (Photo Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999107164-ONFU3M1DMQG58LVKJ75L/SH+pic+6.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Plots seeded after clearing and burning two years prior; some diversity of shrub cover establishing (Photo Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999149251-4R6Y65O43TOCH671XWBB/SH+pic+7.png News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Grouping of species based on seed response to heat pre-treatment before sowing: two species that did not respond positively to heat treatment (red stars: Metalasia densa; Anthospermum aethiopicum) germinated successfully in field sowing plots; heat pulse treatment increases germination success in certain keystone species (green stars: Restio – Thamnochortus punctatus; Respouters – Phylica cephalantha; Trichocephalus stipularis) (Photos Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999221187-691SSZJLWKOXRQN30Q31/SH+pic+8.jpg News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Plot sown with pre-treated seed showing a diversity of species and vegetation structure (Photo Stuart Hall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1587999285084-DBJA2AJ4EENZ1PDH1ZME/SH+pic+9.png News - Seed ecology and restoration practice to reestablish fynbos vegetation after alien plant invasion Good quality lowland fynbos vegetation in foreground with ongoing restoration of degraded habitat beyond (Photo Stuart Hall) https://ser-insr.org/news/2020/4/3/australian-native-seed-survey-report monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://ser-insr.org/news/2019/12/17/workshop-on-accessible-seed-pelleting-and-drone-for-restoration-in-brazil monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1576552699468-8L2P1IE99FSKQDQNX0ND/image001.jpg News - Workshop on accessible seed pelleting and drone technologies for restoration in Brazil - Students after finish the drone for direct sowing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1576552710758-3KX4PGNGUDQCMK6BMKXX/P1500536-web.JPG News - Workshop on accessible seed pelleting and drone technologies for restoration in Brazil - Automatic Mechanism for opening the 8 liter PVC water bottle and seed release every specific quantity of meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1576552755967-AWIMJ90M2EKHIFE64OOX/P1500119.JPG News - Workshop on accessible seed pelleting and drone technologies for restoration in Brazil - Detail of seed coating with a plastic pan in a cement mixer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1576552653062-KXRB7B90N4RD54BS1WGR/P1490969web.JPG News - Workshop on accessible seed pelleting and drone technologies for restoration in Brazil - Coated seed after germination test https://ser-insr.org/news/2019/10/28/insr-at-ser2019 monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572198735829-77F82CBXCMSE8T7VTKBY/Photo%2BSep%2B25%252C%2B4%2B03%2B24%2BAM.jpg News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration Kingsley Dixon (Curtin University & INSR) kicks-off the INSR symposium “Seeds for Global Restoration: Implementing the International Standards for Native Seeds”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572199366096-MRHW1Y5WDKIZHXM95BZO/Photo%2BSep%2B25%252C%2B4%2B41%2B13%2BAM.jpg News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration Clare Trivedi (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) presents “Effectively conserving a species’ genetic variation ex situ: the case of Fraxinus excelsior in the UK” in the first session of the INSR symposium “Sourcing the seed we need: Generating adequate and appropriate native seed supplies”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572200201493-W1H80QV5U04SMNL9SP08/Photo%2BSep%2B25%252C%2B10%2B18%2B21%2BAM%2B%25283%2529.jpg News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration Marcello De Vitis (Chicago Botanic Garden & INSR) talks about native seed certification systems from around the world as part of the second session of the INSR symposium “Managing seed supplies: Assessing and maintaining seed quality”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572200001880-4AZT7HBKOEAW0J97DI0X/Photo%2BSep%2B26%252C%2B7%2B38%2B01%2BAM.jpg News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration Kay Havens (Chicago Botanic Garden) presents “Seeds and Stewards of the future: a US collaboration” during the fourth session of the INSR symposium “Seeding strategies for improving biodiversity and ecosystem services”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572199617343-PN50I0XFNP8DRWJ74M9O/Photo%2BSep%2B27%252C%2B10%2B11%2B02%2BAM.jpg News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration Danilo Urzedo (University of Sydney/Brazilian Forest Seed Committee) presents “Seed networks for upscaling native seed supply in Brazil” in the fifth session of the INSR symposium, “Seed supplies and seeding strategies for Brazil’s forests and savannas”. Danilo received the Best Student Oral Presentation Award for this talk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1572200641385-053FQ5M26O809H56ATJ5/Picture1.png News - INSR at SER2019 - Science, Debate and Networking around Seeds for Restoration As usual, the INSR Board also organised a social dinner to spend some time with members and friends and have informal chats about seeds and beyond. https://ser-insr.org/news/2019/6/9/restoration-potential-of-soil-seed-bank-in-a-changing-climate monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1560073412296-LM820U4OCJTI3L590SY5/1.jpg News - Restoration potential of soil seed bank in a changing climate Climatic changes will substantially alter fire regimes. Photo by Balázs Deák. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1560073689878-3TRND60TGHVW0QOJU1U3/2.jpg News - Restoration potential of soil seed bank in a changing climate Drying out of a wetland in Tebepuszta, North Hungary. The photos were taken in 2011, 2014, and 2018 by Judit Fekete. The lone willow shrub can serve as a reference point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1560073883355-MP87M0MG27BM6E4DXMA4/3.jpg News - Restoration potential of soil seed bank in a changing climate For the restoration of dry grasslands, high-diversity seed mixtures containing several native species that are able to tolerate the predicted future climatic conditions should be prioritized. In a large-scale grassland restoration in Hortobágy National Park, Hungary we used seed mixture of 35 native species (Valkó et al 2016). 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Using the Soil Seed Bank to Inform Ecological Restoration in a Colorado Semi-arid Shrubland Degraded site number 1 (dominated by a monoculture of Timothy (Phleum pratense) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1559934588598-6ILR2B98VTMGH3WFBS3Y/5.png News - Using the Soil Seed Bank to Inform Ecological Restoration in a Colorado Semi-arid Shrubland Reference site number 3 – in an objective condition of ~35% shrub cover and a diverse understory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1559934681067-HU9MDHS0OVBPSD1VQ2IC/6.jpg News - Using the Soil Seed Bank to Inform Ecological Restoration in a Colorado Semi-arid Shrubland Soil seed bank samples growing in the CSU Plant Grown Facilities in November 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1559934735189-07GSPOKKTISYCX7E9KOG/7.jpg News - Using the Soil Seed Bank to Inform Ecological Restoration in a Colorado Semi-arid Shrubland Study plot on a pasture grass dominated site in the southern end of California Park, October 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1559935097121-AKMYID0WBSDNL2N6JTL9/mp.jpg News - 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Ryan Lawrence https://ser-insr.org/news/2019/5/13/restoring-habitat-and-hope monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1557682507922-LMLQ2MJ19TCFULOOCE14/Picture1.png News - Restoring Habitat and Hope Inmates at Snake River Correctional Institution grow high-quality plants (photo: Nancy DeWitt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1557682535365-4WQRTEV44DAQOJPT5QR3/Picture4.png News - Restoring Habitat and Hope Inmates at Snake River Correctional Institution with some of their 50,000 sagebrush (photo: Nancy DeWitt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1557682523148-F8SS58Y2IYG7R5ETGLPH/Picture6.png News - Restoring Habitat and Hope Idaho State Correctional Institution Inmates package sagebrush for delivery (photo: Nancy DeWitt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1557686516929-WCRHQBL5JP9CVNB6KDET/Picture5.png News - Restoring Habitat and Hope Idaho State Correctional Institution Inmate in the sagebrush growing yard (photo: Nancy DeWitt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1557685141669-7IYN2DSIIUC3CIQULCUO/Picture12.png News - 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Soil seed banks: a sneak preview into the future Figure 1. Diagram of possible shifts in community composition following disturbance of sagebrush steppe plant communities. Repeated and frequent disturbance can shift communities toward monocultures of introduced species, which typically require active restoration; whereas, community changes resulting from less frequent disturbance likely vary with existing soil seed bank potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1542250713605-TP4F38O0A8Q5V4VDT8FH/2a.png News - Soil seed banks: a sneak preview into the future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1542250730368-JVBIJTB8T3VKFUI1MEUB/2b.png News - Soil seed banks: a sneak preview into the future Figure 2. Fraction of seeds germinated of Great Basin A) perennial and B) annual native forb species experiencing different factorial combinations of after-ripening temperatures (Cool - 21ᵒC, Hot - 40ᵒC) and moist, cool stratification (2ᵒC for 0, 2, 4, or 6 weeks corresponding to 15C, 2C2, 2C4, 2C6 respectively). Germination was evaluated in both cold stratification (2ᵒC) and 15ᵒC treatments, with some species germinating during cold stratification. Species include: A) AGGR - Agoseris grandiflora - bigflower agoseris, CHDO - Chaenactis douglasii - Douglas’ dustymaiden, CRIN - Crepis intermedia - limestone hawksbeard, PHHA - Phacelia hastata - silverleaf phacelia and B) BLSC - Blepharipappus scaber - rough eyelashweed, COPA - Collinsia parviflora - maiden blue-eyed Mary, CRPT - Cryptantha pterocarya - wingnut cryptantha, GIIN - Gilia inconspicua - shy gilia, MEAL - Mentzelia albicaulis - whitestem blazingstar, MIGR - Microsteris gracilis - slender phlox. Reprinted with permission from “Climate variability affects the germination strategies exhibited by arid land plants,” by S Barga, T Dilts, and EA Leger, 2017, Oecologia 185(3): 437-452. Copyright 2017 by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1542250771662-DJSIKDU73X1MG7BX74RM/3.png News - Soil seed banks: a sneak preview into the future Figure 3. Species richness of native and introduced species in soil seed bank collections from sagebrush steppe communities with different disturbance histories in northeastern Nevada (S Barga and EA Leger, unpublished). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1542250799998-XYQJUMKBAUB6VKQ1VVRZ/4.png News - Soil seed banks: a sneak preview into the future Figure 4. Relationship between cover of dominant shrub species (Wyoming big sagebrush - Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis, yellow rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, and rubber rabbitbrush - Ericameria nauseosa) at soil seed bank collection sites and seed density of native annual, native perennial, and introduced species in soil seed bank collections. Reprinted with permission from “Shrub cover and fire history predict seed bank composition in Great Basin shrublands,” by S Barga and EA Leger, 2018, Journal of Arid Environments 154: 40-50. 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Outão Plant, a unique case study SECIL Quarries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1536121819286-5GQFPZYKDIJSJQ6SV3RO/b.png News - Strategies to enhance biodiversity at SECIL. Outão Plant, a unique case study Some examples of the seeds/fruits of the species produced in the plant nursery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1536121908816-K1EY5U442VNWOE0LJWW6/c.png News - Strategies to enhance biodiversity at SECIL. Outão Plant, a unique case study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1536121950372-I8FAAKCYQPTPVZEGCENN/d.png News - Strategies to enhance biodiversity at SECIL. 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The sagebrush biome can be comprised of several species, but the most dominant is big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) occupying sites from 300 to 3,000 m. This broad ecological breadth is further divided into three predominant subspecies (tridentata, wyomingensis and vaseyana) that occupy different ecological niche. (Photo: Nancy Shaw) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1524642286414-KRGLE77EQXN11DGSU0QL/2.jpg News - The Sagebrush Seed Work Group Figure 2. Collectors harvest seeds in the fall from basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata). Seed is cleaned, certified for purity, subspecies and location and then stored for restoration projects. (Photo: Stan Young) https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/12/29/grassland-restoration-in-the-white-carpathian-mountains monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513415835215-9SRLEYHH6EQNPUCSDEB8/1.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 1. Species-rich grassland in Jazevci National Nature Reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513415980073-0ECQR9RSP79MPFAQU4A0/2.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 2. Grassland restored with a regional seed mixture in the bufferzone of Certoryje National Nature Reserve. (I. Jongepierová) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513415979863-17WWH38ILBNUWITSFI4S/3.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 3. Brush harvesting. (I. Jongepierová) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416127758-589SV8KCYTQJP7YXR075/4.png News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 4. The regional seed mixture contained 85–90% grasses, 3–5% legumes and 7– 10% other herbs (weight percentage), all being typical of ancient dry grasslands in thearea. (I. Jongepierová) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416293117-1477P9SJLP3MTLUCQ79K/5.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 5. Orchis ustulata appeared 8 years after regrassing. (J.W. Jongepier) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416322789-EA14R1POD8VEQIQ0DQSC/6.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 6. Ophioglossum vulgatum 15 years after re-creation. (J.W. Jongepier) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416350702-4WFZJ0YN0H8MHFHGS808/7.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 7. Astragalus danicus is a species often appearing in re-created grasslands a few years after sowing a regional seed mixture. (J.W. Jongepier) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416431719-GCK4UCLEDREM30QYEIRK/8.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 8. By sowing a seed mixture including Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) the last Czech population of Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas) near the village of Radějov was reinforced. (I. Jongepierová) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1513416463694-JLU4YHUTRUK1W5LO42Y7/9.jpg News - Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mountains Fig. 9. Plantings of solitary trees at a regrassed site in the buffer zone of Čertoryje National Nature Reserve. (I. Jongepierová) https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/12/11/restaura-cerrado-leads-a-community-based-effort-to-restore-grasslands-and-savannas-in-central-brazil monthly 0.5 2017-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512949758518-0FIP10LTYQWOX4ILTD7T/1.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Efforts to restore the Cerrado include broadcasting seeds to add additional species to an established grassland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512949809439-Q98QALXTK5J5WEOAP5ZY/2.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Complete clearing of exotic vegetation is one of the most effective methods to re-establish native plant communities in abandoned pasturelands of the Cerrado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512949849677-3M8ZD4O5WO9NLGOLH9AW/3.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Complete clearing of exotic vegetation is one of the most effective methods to re-establish native plant communities in abandoned pasturelands of the Cerrado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512950180519-4O43P3NQO5AW2MYRSLOJ/4.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512950265115-9HV8DZP0LFCSX3PNQJ1T/5.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Local community members carry out restoration. Here native plant seed is mixed with organic material and local topsoil before being broadcast. This technique has proven effective in promoting native plant re-establishment in the Cerrado region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512950438999-2S40XJJ8DW7OFGYSIYL0/6.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Novel seeding techniques can be used to seed species with specialized handling and germination requirements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512950473042-FVX9KNJMU5GGZGWD36IO/7.jpg News - Restaura Cerrado leads a community-based effort to restore grasslands and savannas in central Brazil Local community members and scientists work together to prepare native plant seed mixes on-site. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/12/6/improving-seedling-production-and-access-to-environmental-knowledge-in-haiti monthly 0.5 2017-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512527025716-GYGI0L2K2CULOCP5Y6P3/Sabine+in+nursery%5B4%5D.jpg News - Improving seedling production and access to environmental knowledge in Haiti Figure 1. Sabine Deristin works among the seedlings in the Pépinière Bryan S. Turner, located in Kenscoff, Haiti. (Photo: J. Pinto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512527066526-HVD34AV267GPPSWZO7DA/excavator+on+ag+hillside%5B4%5D.jpg News - Improving seedling production and access to environmental knowledge in Haiti Figure 2. A once forested hillside has been cleared for agriculture in Haiti. The loss of forests has led to severe soil erosion on Haiti’s mountain slopes, reducing agricultural productivity and creating massive flooding and landslides. (Photo: J. Pinto https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/12/8/collecting-light-wind-dispersed-seed-with-a-modified-flail-vac monthly 0.5 2018-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512107366043-G4U81EJ3ICE5B3NGZ5YR/fig+1.JPG News - Collecting Light, Wind-dispersed Seed with a Modified Flail-Vac Figure 1. A standard Flail-Vac is set deep into the plant canopy of hoary tansyaster enabling the nylon brush to strip seed off of the plant. This technique both damages the plant, limiting the number of harvest, and accumulates significant amounts of vegetative material with the harvested seed. Photo by Derek Tilley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512107410556-1DLN3KC3JKP5SI4UXCFS/fig+2.JPG News - Collecting Light, Wind-dispersed Seed with a Modified Flail-Vac Figure 2. Harvested material from a standard Flail-Vac contains significant amounts of vegetative material. Green leaves, stems and actively blossoming flowers attest to the damage done and potential seed lost. Photo by Derek Tilley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512107450065-PK4IMYS662THNW7LMFUG/fig+3.png News - Collecting Light, Wind-dispersed Seed with a Modified Flail-Vac Figure 3. A rigid pipe rake installed on the hood of the Flail-Vac effectively agitated the floral heads knocking seeds loose and allowing them to be sucked in by the suction created from the rotating brushes. Plants tended however to hang up on the rigid pipes and break or uproot. Photo by Derek Tilley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512107513335-2QSUMF962YLMVY6CFUKE/fig+4.JPG News - Collecting Light, Wind-dispersed Seed with a Modified Flail-Vac Figure 4. Loops of heavy log chain replaced the rigid pipe rake allowing for multiple, non-destructive harvests. Photo by Derek Tilley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1512107568588-CXO4ILO358SXBEPD5ILC/fig+5.JPG News - Collecting Light, Wind-dispersed Seed with a Modified Flail-Vac Figure 5. Hoary tansyaster seed harvested with a chain-modified Flail-Vac contains very little vegetative matter making it easier to dry and clean. 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Hot plate mounted on a propane heater used for conducting "pop" tests at the Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1510806062447-XYO6DIVRY9ERZO6VQ1I7/drs.jpg News - The Pop Test: A Quick Methods to Estimate Seed Quality Figure 2. Popped seed of hardstem bulrush revealing popcorn-like puff of starchy endosperm. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/11/6/seed-conservation-of-rare-plants-in-colorado monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1509936772339-NVW6MSCKXME6JSMT6L4X/2.jpg News - Seed Conservation of Rare Plants in Colorado Figure 1. Ecosystems found throughout Colorado. Top: Montane forest; Middle: Semi-desert shrublands; Bottom: Sagebrush shrubland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1509936905275-GMIX0CR2ATIACVRPQG5S/3.jpg News - Seed Conservation of Rare Plants in Colorado Figure 2. Species scouted and collected in 2017. Left to right, top row: Saussurea weberi, Ipomopsis globularis, Aletes humilis, Penstemon degeneri. Middle row: Phacelia gina-glenneae, Penstemon penlandii, Astragalus osterhoutii. Bottom row: Physaria bellii, Aquilegia chrysantha var. rydbergii, Mirabilis rotundifolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1509937020068-0U2HOJZ3EPGTPU65YK2R/4.jpg News - Seed Conservation of Rare Plants in Colorado Figure 3. Approximate locations of the only two known populations of Penstemon penlandii. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/10/24/the-first-characterization-of-the-seed-industry-for-herbaceous-native-species-in-europe monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/10/17/the-nasstec-conference-the-first-europe-based-international-conference-on-native-seeds monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1507816335302-3QL11QSMYYDGC7OV2TYI/costa.jpg News - The NASSTEC Conference – The First Europe-based International Conference on Native Seeds Nasstec Project coordinator Costantino Bonomi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1507816292859-U4C8MOC05J51DRZA4NIM/seedbank.jpg News - The NASSTEC Conference – The First Europe-based International Conference on Native Seeds Visit at the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst Place https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/10/10/the-college-first-program-opens-doors-to-new-possibilities-in-plant-conservation-and-ecological-restoration monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505818336984-HB4KJX61I8G5KMDYCSXL/1.jpg News - The College First Program Opens Doors to New Possibilities in Plant Conservation and Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505818393373-JS34XDUGZNAINF7LKDY7/2.jpg News - The College First Program Opens Doors to New Possibilities in Plant Conservation and Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505818444359-ECHKGLYDS3SF07EQKQ4M/3.jpg News - The College First Program Opens Doors to New Possibilities in Plant Conservation and Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505818487752-X1W8PJ9NSRBFH6N8LYTF/4.jpg News - The College First Program Opens Doors to New Possibilities in Plant Conservation and Ecological Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505818579251-92BKSLYEQH1QHROXSF3B/5.jpg News - The College First Program Opens Doors to New Possibilities in Plant Conservation and Ecological Restoration https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/10/3/botanic-gardens-and-native-seed-production monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505814837853-ZVUZ3K6NAPQG22K2AD31/2014+Forest+Restoration+at+Kadoorie+Farm+and+Botanic+Garden+%28KFBG%29%2C+Hong+Kong%2C+China%2C+in+2014+%28above%29+and+2017+%28below%2C+photo+courtesy+S.+Blackmore%29.jpg News - Botanic Gardens and Native Seed Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505814867583-ZAKL1XFOLBP945I1XB5S/2017+Forest+Restoration+at+Kadoorie+Farm+and+Botanic+Garden+%28KFBG%29%2C+Hong+Kong%2C+China%2C+in+2014+%28above%29+and+2017+%28below%2C+photo+courtesy+S.+Blackmore%29.jpg News - Botanic Gardens and Native Seed Production Figure 1. Forest Restoration at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), Hong Kong, China, in 2014 (above) and 2017 (below, photo courtesy S. Blackmore). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505814893473-83R4OY800GT3OD4ZKZ5K/book+cover.jpg News - Botanic Gardens and Native Seed Production More information on the work of botanic gardens in conservation and ecological restoration can be found in the recently published book: Blackmore, S., and Oldfield, S.F. (Editors). 2017. Plant Conservation Science and Practice. The Role of Botanic Gardens. Cambridge University Press. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/9/15/collecting-native-seed-in-subarctic-ontario-canada monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505410750611-PGOCHWXMTIAATBKZ7ODR/fig1.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 1. Simple container ideas free up the collectors hands and increase the seed yields. (A) To collect from moderate-sized shrubs, a bucket is tied to the collector leaving both hands to collect the seed. (B) A tarp placed below a bountiful buffaloberry bush increases collection rates. (C) For low growing species, buckets tied to the collector free their hands for collecting. (D) Using a pole with a hook and hand pruners allows for the collection of seed from trees such as poplars into large paper leaf bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505410969393-QYNDXIKH6NQ6GPYQR6AR/fig2.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 2. Simple hand tools such as A) the berry rake, B) scissors, C) pole with a terminal rubber hook, and D) a reverse leaf blower can increase collection rates and the comfort of the collector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505411029968-7T4RIUVKDVK69U49D97R/fig3.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 3. The threshing technique modified from Young and Young (1986), used A) to separate ninebark seed from the fruit once dried; B&C) to crush large-seeded dogwood berries; D) to break off pappus hairs from achenes of aster; E) to separate slender wheatgrass seed from the plant stalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505411059261-T30FISPA0N2EWQXAU38P/fig4.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 4. The shop-vacuum technique, used for cleaning long haired seed such as the poplars, willows and fireweed, modified from Fung and Hamel (1993). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505411102086-N7ZJSGL44KYRVL9JKI3V/fig5.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 5. Youth seed collectors in Attawapiskat First Nation, collecting catkins from a balsam poplar tree using a pole with a hook and hand’s free collection containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505411129647-I0E5AS9I74UZZ9XGEEBZ/fig6.jpg News - Collecting Native Seed in Subarctic Ontario, Canada Figure 6. Attawapiskat First nation youth seed collectors are learning about alternative propagation strategies for a native species with low seed yields. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/9/15/xingu-seeds-network-in-brazil monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1505411676927-SPYED5QRZDBUH2COUGNC/asd.jpg News - Xingu Seed Network in Brazil Figure - Standing forests of the Upper Xingu region prior to recent deforestation. 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Extensive sheep farming in the Falklands: there are half a million sheep, and one million penguins! Photograph: A Baylis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674081720-PVQLCJUA854DO1MI3T70/image-asset.jpeg News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! Collecting native plant seeds at Shallow Harbour Farm, West Falkland. Photograph: Marlane Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674131938-PXL0R07B94KZV9E2BKVP/image-asset.jpeg News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! Native plant seeds growing on eroded peaty soil treated with sheep manure and dags. Photograph: Falklands Conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674218988-8VQ8YCID4JF2GXI8KD0Y/4+Native+Plants+on+clay+soil.jpg News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! Native plant seed growing on eroded clay soil treated with sheep manure, dags and natural fibre matting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674218897-GHIVX2W4C2B50NDCVFMT/5+Native+Seed+Hub.jpg News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! A small Native Seed Hub on Cape Dolphin Farm, East Falkland. Photograph: Falklands Conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674228703-930LAGRUNKEBJDZ4E586/6+Southern+Sea-lions+in+tussac+grass.JPG News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! Southern Sea-lions shelter in tussac grass making seed collecting exciting! Photograph: Luke Bullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1502674237875-NMXHJ3BMLRP6BXHMB63B/8+Green-hay+trials+on+Sea+Lion+Island.jpg News - Falklands Conservation: Sheep Poop and Native Seeds Can Be a Successful Recipe for Restoration! Green-hay trials on Sealion Island. 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News - Native Seed Supply &amp; The Restoration Species Pool Temperate grasslands of Europe are incredible hotspots of biodiversity and are key habitats of conservation concern. Many are in decline and require ecological restoration for habitat improvement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499132070244-TG09DDY2Y6J41D91MQN0/Figure+2.jpg News - Native Seed Supply &amp; The Restoration Species Pool https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/7/4/texas-native-seeds-program-sowing-seeds-of-change-in-the-lone-star-state monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133578560-40R09QYBWP89YNU0CBFL/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Pipeline right of ways represent a major land use in Texas that native seed sources help mitigate; this right of way in Dimmitt County was restored using seed made available by STN and TNS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133641490-TWYA6WZWH3DN6DCH1K6K/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Selections such as Ramadero Germplasm spike lovegrass, are being commercialized by cooperating seed companies such as Douglass King Seed Company for use in Texas – Photo by Forrest Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133809178-TC5FFOXZSKEPQ4QXUB3Q/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Zapata Rio Grande clammyweed seed production field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133852197-T1QNTKKRZBT0FSE0ZMV3/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Restoration of native plants in the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas fields has been enabled by seed sources developed by TNS – Photo by Forrest Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133911514-K7U7ARLDT0R2T4B3S577/texas5.jpg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State TNS is working to select and commercialize ecotypic seed sources of many common plants in Central Texas, including little bluestem – Photo by Randy Bow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133943996-QPLHUQYKS6YOLVUOZCK1/texas6.jpg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Work to commercialize native seeds for use in West Texas is being advanced by TNS – Photo by Colin Shackelford. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133966077-D83OQXIY3VVNGPVWPDNZ/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Forrest Smith examining native plant trials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499133996657-93GGSBQ02XDLMWCYU793/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State Use of native plants for rangeland restoration has been enabled in many areas of Texas as a result of the TNS effort – Photo by Forrest Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1499134037408-ZJO6464VNCK94W5MO31S/image-asset.jpeg News - Texas Native Seeds Program: Sowing Seeds of Change in the Lone Star State TNS is working to increase supplies of milkweeds and nectar plants for restoration of habitat for monarchs and pollinators in Texas – Photo by Anthony Falk. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/6/29/semillas-silvestres-twenty-five-years-of-native-seed-production-in-the-iberian-peninsula monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/5/1/bend-seed-extractory-activities monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603964759-T3CSRHCYHU0X1AGZXIJD/ny1.jpg News - Seed Banking in New York City and Beyond Rockaway Beach pre-Sandy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603964705-JYE13X3ACZN5EECMG4BV/ny2.jpg News - Seed Banking in New York City and Beyond Rockaway Beach post-Sandy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493604186843-3BES421KHWIP686VLD0P/image-asset.jpeg News - Seed Banking in New York City and Beyond GNPC Staff loading plants of local genetic origin for delivery to a restoration site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493604305768-WM492T0RQNICDQZ7FEQ0/image-asset.jpeg News - Seed Banking in New York City and Beyond Collecting Hudsonia tomentosa in Long Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493604377676-8N11LXL69E2HN2V7YH92/ny5.jpg News - Seed Banking in New York City and Beyond The Mid- Atlantic Regional Seed Bank at the Greenbelt Native Plant Center https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/5/1/us-forest-service-bend-seed-extractory-1 monthly 0.5 2022-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602504107-7CVWOF0JHYCPQ1GEVGDA/bend1.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Extractory room at the BSE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602524547-Z3W8CRYT3G89Q9Q7E208/bend2.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Cold storage room at the BSE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602609951-DWX5FVTM2IQ0HR8SRATU/bend3.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602614532-DOHWWF13X8E46H3OVN7J/4.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602614148-PLQR3RVXRDKXG0I2W846/5.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602612773-CO9DOIXCV0M1EX3I81AT/6.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602611747-CAIZCRSB4P0SFLSE44TX/7.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602805178-LXH1EE775JXG9DUATBTP/image-asset.jpeg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493602913730-WEP6T77C9O5TSQHXVJ38/image-asset.jpeg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603106907-OBFT76DYZGOXVXF449SK/bend+mac4.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Sarah Garvin extracting seed on the big brush machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603129558-73XXMUQATKM2Y5L074QQ/bend+mac+6.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Heidi Neumann extracting seed from fleshy fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603112107-DUCCD7K1ZAST5IVEI8U7/bend+mac+7.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Ryan Brown finishing Achillea millefolium seed on the eclipsemachine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493603110895-TNV4VZ5ET7AWXEP37KQ4/bend+mac+8.jpg News - US Forest Service, Bend Seed Extractory Top view of the eclipse machine. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/4/29/seed-challange-lebanon monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493600987865-FTHHH1PTNXL0DUANPUN5/image-asset.png News - A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Seed Challenges in Lebanon Figure 1 – Distribution of CNTPL Native Nurseries throughout Lebanon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493601113436-HSCE03PNT68LZFFTBDUS/image-asset.jpeg News - A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Seed Challenges in Lebanon Figure 2 – Seed separation of Juniperus excelsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493601206336-4QW0VSQJH5TN76I8MPHR/image-asset.jpeg News - A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Seed Challenges in Lebanon Figure 3 - Regions of provenances in Lebanon https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/4/29/taking-a-holistic-approach-to-ecosystem-restoration-using-native-seeds monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493461972914-NKU9XXR6SZYYTBDVJRRG/image-asset.png News - Taking a Holistic Approach to Ecosystem Restoration Using Native Seeds Figure 1. A four-quadrant model of holistic ecological restoration based on Wilbur’s generic model (Clewell and Aronson 2007). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493462221863-A3J2K92HDE58OO9QJ3Q6/image-asset.png News - Taking a Holistic Approach to Ecosystem Restoration Using Native Seeds Natural and semi-natural ecosystems with both social and economic value from Spain, Norway, and Canada: (a) farming and traditional use in Galicia, Spain (b) cultural and recreational use in Troms, Norway and, (c) forestry and aesthetic value in New Brunswick, Canada. (Photos courtesy of H. Abbandonato) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493462313547-6AG42PBCMNYQLCGVYDZG/image-asset.jpeg News - Taking a Holistic Approach to Ecosystem Restoration Using Native Seeds Los Lunas Plant Material Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1493462556944-FCKXL8WR87I0CZ9G778U/image-asset.jpeg News - Taking a Holistic Approach to Ecosystem Restoration Using Native Seeds Working groups for the BLM Seeds of Success Strategy at the National Native Seed Conference in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of H. Abbandonato https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/4/18/the-irati-proyectos monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1492486813102-FFGSCADTB655DN97EVBF/image-asset.jpeg News - The Irati Proyectos Coccinelidae in Calendula arvensis flower. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/4/11/dumbarton-oaks-park monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491900822970-7IQMZXXR7Z8EZQAPXK9U/image-asset.jpeg News - Dumbarton Oaks Park Seeding of meadow (photo courtesy: Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491897917869-T0JE3O7BQE9YMDOB1TAV/image-asset.jpeg News - Dumbarton Oaks Park Meadow post-restoration https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/4/4/the-greenbelt-native-plant-center-of-the-new-york-city-parks-and-recreation-department monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491275509006-9CMDSISFOBRCLVM9JP7E/image-asset.jpeg News - The Greenbelt Native Plant Center of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department Clara Holmes, seed collection coordinator, explaining how seeds are collected and stored in the seed bank of the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. So far, ca. 633 species are stored in this bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491275705628-6S47Q86CBC6SXZVEPH2Z/image-asset.jpeg News - The Greenbelt Native Plant Center of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department The aphorism by the Chinese philosopher Laozi “To see things in a seed, that is genius” hanging on the wall of the seed bank to inspire the everyday work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491275570872-H9XW1Y9LYN5R2WZXD95X/image-asset.jpeg News - The Greenbelt Native Plant Center of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department The nursery manager Jeremy LaPointe explaining the plant propagation process and showing the facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1491275735111-YSVUNG1MC3HYIUZJJ77F/image-asset.jpeg News - The Greenbelt Native Plant Center of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department An artificial sand dune created at the Center to grow and propagate native psammophytes. https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/3/22/seed-and-the-city monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/3/16/global-seed-conservation-challenge-awards monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/3/4/national-native-seed-conference-2017 monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1488589234729-FMSXY6DBV7D56JEU39K7/image-asset.jpeg News - National Native Seed Conference 2017 Figure 1 Staff at the Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center demonstrated seed cleaning techniques as part of a field trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1488589345102-6EJGWDJRUY06Q3FXNF65/image-asset.jpeg News - National Native Seed Conference 2017 Figure 2. As part of the visit to the US National Arboretum, we toured the National Seed Herbarium – a unique facility that is at a risk of losing funding (like many other collections at this time) despite the utility and importance of the singular collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1488589309494-LGZM1OOBHHOMD9MVCSMI/image-asset.jpeg News - National Native Seed Conference 2017 https://ser-insr.org/news/2017/2/8/can-seed-coating-boost-seed-based-restoration-outcome monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1486635975668-HP37DXJA7WA07P5BJH55/image-asset.jpeg News - Can Seed Coating Boost Seed-based Restoration Outcome? Key Figure: Seed-Coating Ingredients, Equipment, and Coat Type https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/12/22/restoring-the-dry-forest-ecosystem-of-bonaire monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1482366806654-Q7NT14TFFVPVHM3IZRYB/image-asset.jpeg News - Restoring the Dry Forest Ecosystem of Bonaire Cuttings, germinating seeds, and collected seedlings can all benefit from the constant moisture of the mist house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1482367040957-S33VBQFQK4V1UBB7ZJO7/image-asset.jpeg News - Restoring the Dry Forest Ecosystem of Bonaire Square pots on reused crates. This allows for a large number of healthy trees to be grown in a small amount of space. https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/11/18/chicago-botanic-garden-fosters-hands-on-research-and-learning-opportunities-in-plant-restoration monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1479448418060-ZDULYXVJSMSWQG1V8TM1/image-asset.jpeg News - Chicago Botanic Garden Fosters Hands-on Research and Learning Opportunities in Plant Restoration The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, USA. Image courtesy of http://www.chicagobotanic.org/research/building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1479449113144-6PF4HEVTSKXL5K9LB579/image-asset.jpeg News - Chicago Botanic Garden Fosters Hands-on Research and Learning Opportunities in Plant Restoration Summer garden interns Deidre Keating and Remy Amarteifio investigate seed dormancy of four species native to the Great Basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1479449219159-1KZLUBQ4CGX9Y4VDA0DB/image-asset.jpeg News - Chicago Botanic Garden Fosters Hands-on Research and Learning Opportunities in Plant Restoration “Keep calm and score on” is the motto as Deidre evaluates germination responses of Wyoming big sagebrush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1479449430045-LSPINAUTZDZW7NZZJXR4/image-asset.jpeg News - Chicago Botanic Garden Fosters Hands-on Research and Learning Opportunities in Plant Restoration A pneumatic seed scarifier can be used to break physical dormancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1479449482296-1YSW012BJ0PWF6RA4N66/image-asset.jpeg News - Chicago Botanic Garden Fosters Hands-on Research and Learning Opportunities in Plant Restoration An imbibition test can be used to measure seed water uptake after scarification to better assess treatment effects even before germination tests are conducted. https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/11/2/nasstec-the-european-project-that-promotes-the-science-and-use-of-native-seed-for-ecological-restoration monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478063489961-4D8SMY6GZW1IT12U4LIA/image-asset.jpeg News - NASSTEC, The European Project that Promotes the Science and Use of Native Seed for Ecological Restoration Alpine species seed collection on Stelvio Pass in Northern Italy (Photo by Malaka Wijayasinghe) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478063521014-2PYYZ1HY7Y2BQGBIHY8D/image-asset.jpeg News - NASSTEC, The European Project that Promotes the Science and Use of Native Seed for Ecological Restoration Germination test of understory species at the Millennium Seed Bank (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK; Photo by Marcello De Vitis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478063547478-ENSMLA12A0IRN2O7V6JD/image-asset.jpeg News - NASSTEC, The European Project that Promotes the Science and Use of Native Seed for Ecological Restoration Direct sowing trial at Semillas Silvestres in Cordoba aimed at studying native grasses phenology and at seed multiplication (Spain; Photo by Stephanie Frischie) https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/11/2/summary-of-an-excellent-conference-seed-ecology-v monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478065013715-OI17EHLCCE9E9SX0QEDL/SEV+group+photo+IMG_2160-2.jpg News - Summary of an Excellent Conference: SEED ECOLOGY V Group picture of the participants at the Seed Ecology V conference. (Picture by Stefanie Frischie) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478065063708-7ERMZ8T5J4AYX46NMWNR/image-asset.jpeg News - Summary of an Excellent Conference: SEED ECOLOGY V Seed collection in the field (Picture by Stefanie Frischie) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1478065124174-FI1WNAQHMOSZS2G0J9XT/image-asset.jpeg News - Summary of an Excellent Conference: SEED ECOLOGY V (Picture by Stefanie Frischie) https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/10/27/twenty-seven-years-of-source-identified-seed-development-production-and-prairie-restoration-in-iowas-roadsides-and-agricultural-lands monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1477530644670-HHICPNWWMWH1XX3J2879/image-asset.jpeg News - Twenty-seven Years of Source-identified Seed Development, Production, and Prairie Restoration in Iowa’s Roadsides and Agricultural Lands Figure 1. Species rich planting provides important pollinator habitat, water quality benefits, and beautification along a Fayette County roadside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1477530746779-IXCM5VCAVJDEM3J0CTG9/image-asset.jpeg News - Twenty-seven Years of Source-identified Seed Development, Production, and Prairie Restoration in Iowa’s Roadsides and Agricultural Lands Figure 2. Since 1998, the IRVM Seed Distribution Program at the Tallgrass Prairie Center has supplied 82 of Iowa’s 99 counties with a diverse species mix of mostly Iowa source-identified seed, funded with transportation enhancement funds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1477530785346-1LL5PWQX6QKF9497QCBH/image-asset.jpeg News - Twenty-seven Years of Source-identified Seed Development, Production, and Prairie Restoration in Iowa’s Roadsides and Agricultural Lands Figure 3. Prairie on Farm strips mitigate water and nutrient runoff on working agricultural fields while providing much needed pollinator and wildlife habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1477530852599-92CCPZQ9JKK8G6LG6R58/image-asset.jpeg News - Twenty-seven Years of Source-identified Seed Development, Production, and Prairie Restoration in Iowa’s Roadsides and Agricultural Lands Figure 4. Source identified ‘Northern Iowa’ Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) foundation seed increase plot, one of over 80 species being developed as plant materials in the Natural Selections Seed program at the Tallgrass Prairie Center. https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/10/10/untangling-germination-requirements-of-katangan-metallophytes-for-improving-seed-based-restoration-of-depleted-populations-democratic-republic-of-congo monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1476103363277-1SE1JP5CT8E10MYYUPA1/Successful+germination+of+Haumaniastrum+robertii%2C+a+strict+endemic+of+Cu-rich+soils+in+Katanga. 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Both species are endemic to the Katangan Copperbelt where they are characteristics of the chasmophytic vegetation on rocky outcrops and known in only 4 and 10 different locations, respectively. https://ser-insr.org/news/2016/7/26/working-with-regional-seed-material-from-semi-natural-grassland-in-austria monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1469503076332-N62MHBMVUKJO5MQ0XFSQ/image-asset.jpeg News - Working with Regional Seed Material from Semi-natural Grasslands in Austria Figure 1. Semi-natural grassland in the northern calcareous Alps south of Linz, Austria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c59b9de4b014e7aace6271/1469503120386-SMG48H02WWREWLDZF7UX/image-asset.jpeg News - Working with Regional Seed Material from Semi-natural Grasslands in Austria Figure 2. 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