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NATIVE SEED PRODUCTION

PROJECT DETAILS

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BRN has been working on a total of one acre of seed increaser fields for a variety of species for the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest S​ervice through contracts with the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE), and Petrified Forest National Park. 

Wild native seed collection is important for restoration projects, but large, frequent collections can be expensive due to the time and travel required to collect native species that are locally adapted to their restoration site, therefore federal agencies have been trialing seed grow-out fields in partnerships with different organizations, agencies, and private businesses throughout the United States.  This entails collecting seed from a specific area (i.e. National Park, or Forest) and either direct seeding or transplanting plugs of that seed source into a field for agricultural production.  
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Travis Gerckens, BRN’s farm, horticulture, and maintenance technician has designed and been managing ¾ of an acre of farmland by hand and planting plugs of native plants into weed cloth for seed production of each contracted species.  Through IAE, BRN is producing a ¼ acre of Bothriochloa barbinodis, and a totaled ¼ acre of Macharanthera tanacetifolia and Sporobolus cryptandrus all sourced from Tonto Forest. 

BRN is also starting a grow-out in partnership with Petrified Forest National Park of Bouteloua gracilis, Dalea candida, and Spharalcea sp. These plants were all grown out from seed in our nursery, except for the Bothriochloa barbinodis which was transported from a previous field in northern Arizona by IAE staff. Once the plants are mature, seed will be collected every year, curated in our seed lab, and sent to their restoration locations of the Tonto Forest and Petrified Forest National Park.

Contact us with questions or more info about this project: horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org.

Location

Physical Address:
1 School Street
​Patagonia, AZ 85624

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 121
Patagonia, AZ 85624

Contact Us

General Contact:
E-mail: 
info@borderlandsrestoration.org
Phone Number: (520) 216-4148

BR Native Plant Nursery

42 San Antonio Road, Patagonia, AZ
**See instructions for how to buy our plants.**
Contact:
Francesca Claverie, Native Plant Program Manager 
​E-mail: horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org
Phone Number: (520) 276-2483

BRN Seed Lab

1 School Street - Patagonia, AZ
**online sales only**
Email: horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org
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  • Who We Are
    • BRN Mission & Vision >
      • Policies
      • Annual Report
      • Strategic Plan
    • Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
    • Why a Network
    • Meet Our Team
    • BRN Fellows
    • Meet the Network >
      • Borderlands Restoration Network 501c3
      • Borderlands Restoration, L3c
      • Wildlife Corridors
      • Cuenca Los Ojos
    • Meet Our Partners
  • What we do
    • Educational Programs >
      • Borderlands Earth Care Youth Institute
      • Water is Life
      • Field Studies
      • Women Grow Food
    • Native Plant Program >
      • Native Plant Program
      • Our Plants & Seeds
      • Wholesale & Contract Opportunities
      • Current Projects & Initiatives
      • Regional Seed Strategy
    • Watershed & Habitat Restoration
    • Borderlands Wildlife Preserve
  • News
  • Events
    • Nature Walk Program
    • Bat Appreciation Day
    • Migratory Bird Day
  • Donate
  • Join Us
    • Job Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • ENewsletter
  • Blog
  • Buy Seeds & Merch