Cooperative Agreement F24AC01608

Award Date 10/1/24
Completion Date 9/30/28
Dollars Obligated $319K
Federal Grant Program
15.660
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Washington, USA
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  1. Develop infrastructure to scale up production of sagebrush steppe seed materials, particularly native forb and shrub species;
  2. Increase small seed collections to provide sufficient quantities for commercial production and expand the diversity of plant species and ecotypes available for shrubsteppe restoration;
  3. Increase the availability of regionally adapted container plant material for rapid restoration and post-fire recovery; and
  4. Develop and disseminate seed and plant production protocols for native plant species.

The work will be performed by the Sustainability in Prisons Project at The Evergreen State College, which manages conservation nursery programs in four Washington state prisons that have produced over 3 million plant propagules and developed protocols for 74 native plant species since 2009. This project complements and builds upon the state's Shrub Steppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative to ensure sufficient plant resources for post-fire rehabilitation and recovery of diverse sagebrush steppe ecosystems.

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