COLORADO PLATEAU NATIVE PLANT PROGRAM

Annual Meeting
March 20-22, 2012
Page, Arizona

Introduction

Wayne Padgett, CPNPP Coordinator, BLM - Utah State Office Opening Remarks – Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program

Peggy Olwell, National Plant Conservation Lead, BLM - Washington Office National Perspective – Native Plant Materials Development Program: Twelve Years and Growing

Paul Krabacher, BLM National Seed Coordinator National Seed Procurement and Storage Strategy

CPNPP Integrated Research Program

Troy Wood, CPNPP Science Program Leader/Research Geneticist, USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station Evaluating Genetic Diversity in Achnatherum hymenoides and Sphaeralcea parvifolia in the Canyonlands and Arches National Parks

Kris Haskins, The Arboretum at Flagstaff The Southwestern Experimental Garden Array: Planting Ideas for Tomorrow's Gardens

Kelly Memmott, Research Botanist, US Forest Service Progress Report on Native Grass Study within the Colorado Plateau on four National Forests in Utah: 2009-2011

Christopher McGlone, Ecologist, UDSA ARS Pollinating Insect Lab, Logan, UT Impact of Cattle Grazing Duration and Periodicity on Forage Resources for Native Bees

Jack Staub and Blair Waldron USDA, ARS, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, Utah Plant Evaluation in the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliff Reserve of Utah

Shannon Hatch, Tamarisk Coalition Native Plants for Riparian Restoration with Emphasis on the Dolores River

Nancy Shaw, Rocky Mountain Research Station Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project – Progress from Partnerships…

Andi Rogers, Arizona Game and Fish Mule Deer Habitat Improvement on the North Kaibab: A Partnership Focusing on Increasing Native Shrub Diversity, Monitoring Cheatgrass, and Implementing Adaptive Management

Rosemary Pendleton, Rocky Mountain Research Station Evaluation of Semi-Arid Grassland Plant Species for Restoration Use

Greg Fenchel/Dave Dreesen, Los Lunas Plant Material Center BLM Colorado Plateau Project Update by The Los Lunas Plant Materials Center (2010-present)

Matthew A. Bowker, Aridland Ecologist, Colorado Plateau Research Station Can Biological Soil Crust Mosses be Developed as Restoration Materials on the Colorado Plateau? Hurdles and Outstanding Research Topics

Brett Wolk, Research Associate, Colorado State University Native Early Seral Plantsin Restoration at Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Jayne Jonas, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Colorado State University Use of Early Seral Species to Improve Restoration Outcomes

Troy Wood, CPNPP Science Program Leader/Research Geneticist, USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station Population and Quantitative Genetic and Cytologic Analysis of Bouteloua gracilis – Project Update

Andrea Kramer, Conservation Scientist, Ecological Genetics and Executive Director, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S., Chicago Botanic Garden Learning from Native ‘Winners’ in Degraded Sites in the Colorado Plateau

Partner Efforts

Cristina Eisenberg, High Lonesome Ranch Science Program Lead High Lonesome Ranch – Science and Stewardship

Jim Garner, Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Uncompahgre Partnership Uncompahgre Partnership - Native Plant Program Activity Update

BLM Ecoregion Efforts

Sheila Williams, BLMFarmington Field Office Botanist Northern New Mexico Plant Conservation Program: 2011 Seeds of Success Accomplishments

Patty West & Rachel Ostlund Northern Arizona University, Landsward Institute Seeds of Success Annual Report for the SOS-CP1 Collection Team

Verlin Smith, BLM, Utah State Office, Resource Branch Officer Integrated Landscape Conservation and Rapid Ecoregional Assessments – Implementing BLM’s Landscape Approach

Mindy Wheeler, Native Plant Restoration Ecologist andCPNPPVolunteer Native Seed Training – Developing the Beast

Native Plant Development & Production

Robbie and Walter Henes, Southwest Seed Southwest Seed - Update from a Private Grower

Paul Herrman, L & H Seed, Inc. L&H Seed, Inc., Growing the Seeds that Plant the Future – Update from a Private Grower

Jerry Benson, Benson Farms Native Seed Benson Farms Native Seeds: Propagation & Restoration Practices - Update from a Private Grower

Chris Bullock, High Mountain Nursery andIntermountain Native Plant Growers Association Industry Update – New Partners in the CPNPP