Informing the use of native plant materials in restoration and rehabilitation with the Native Plant Seed Mapping Toolkit
Restoring ecosystems using native plant materials is a critical pursuit of federal land management agencies following natural disasters and disturbances. The Native Plant Seed Mapping Toolkit provides practitioners with quantitative data to support successful restoration outcomes.
Restoring ecosystems using the seeds of native plants (also known as native plant materials) is a critical pursuit of federal agencies following natural disasters and disturbances. Restoration activities help support healthy, biodiverse ecosystems that create wildlife, rare species, and pollinator habitat; sequester carbon; and protect us against future natural disasters. The Native Plant Seed Mapping Toolkit provides managers and practitioners with actionable knowledge about how best to use and develop native plant materials. By using the right seed in the right place, managers and practitioners are increasing the likelihood that restoration succeeds, thereby saving time, money, and resources. Our project will add genetic data for priority restoration species into the Toolkit and allow users to plan for seed use and development anywhere in the world. Providing a publicly available, user-friendly tool that integrates multiple sources of data will increase the connection, readiness, and equity of data to improve restoration outcomes.
Restoring ecosystems using native plant materials is a critical pursuit of federal land management agencies following natural disasters and disturbances. The Native Plant Seed Mapping Toolkit provides practitioners with quantitative data to support successful restoration outcomes.
Restoring ecosystems using the seeds of native plants (also known as native plant materials) is a critical pursuit of federal agencies following natural disasters and disturbances. Restoration activities help support healthy, biodiverse ecosystems that create wildlife, rare species, and pollinator habitat; sequester carbon; and protect us against future natural disasters. The Native Plant Seed Mapping Toolkit provides managers and practitioners with actionable knowledge about how best to use and develop native plant materials. By using the right seed in the right place, managers and practitioners are increasing the likelihood that restoration succeeds, thereby saving time, money, and resources. Our project will add genetic data for priority restoration species into the Toolkit and allow users to plan for seed use and development anywhere in the world. Providing a publicly available, user-friendly tool that integrates multiple sources of data will increase the connection, readiness, and equity of data to improve restoration outcomes.