Increasing Native Seed Collection and Storage Capacity for Restoration of Core Sagebrush Areas in Central Oregon
Funding Year | Amount | Location |
FY24 | $ 140,303 | Deschutes County, Oregon |
Project Description
This project initiates a seed collection agreement between USFWS and the East Cascades Native Plant Hub for dedicated and consistent seed collection in priority areas for conservation in core sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.
Learn more about sagebrush areas. It will also initiate establishment of a climate-controlled seed storage facility in central Oregon.
Partners
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus, the National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Inventory and Monitoring Network, Worthy Environmental (non-profit organization), and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
