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Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Cooperative
– National Seed Conference
Progress Report
– National Seed Conference– 5-year Plan Comments by May 15
Progress Report
– National Seed Conference– 5-year Plan– MOU
Progress Report
– National Seed Conference– 5-year Plan– MOU– Steering Committee Funding strategies
Progress Report
Funding Strategies
Opting in and sharing the products – How?– First few years – financial support of Cooperative not
directly tied to the product– During the first five years – we will transition to a
self-supporting model– Which model?
Working toward:Choosing a model and creating draft plan by middle of 2013 -- then refine/adapt it as we implement it.
Funding Strategies
1. Partners buy shares of the species they want to buy – receive percentage of total harvest based on number of shares
2. Partners buy seed directly – cost based on base price of seed plus cooperative costs including collection, coordinator, etc.
3. One of the above models plus supplemental funding by partners that are able to contribute more
4. One of the above models plus outside funding (grants, foundations, etc.)
5. Other possibilities
– Steering committee will be focused on funding in 2013
– National Seed Conference– 5-year Plan– MOU– Steering Committee Funding strategies
– Collection crew
Progress Report
– National Seed Conference– 5-year Plan– MOU– Steering Committee Funding strategies
– Collection crew – Species Selection Committee Collection, cleaning, storage protocols 2014 recommendations
Progress Report
Vegetation Type 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Perennial Matrix Forbs 5 5 3 1 1 Annual Matrix Forbs 2 2 2 2 2 Graminoids 2 2 2 2 2 Nectar/Diversity Forbs 1 1 3 5 5
Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year
List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsEriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum woolly sunflower 1 2013Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil 2 2013Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self-heal 3 2013Achillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2013Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2013
List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsLotus purshianus (unifoliolatus) Spanish clover 1 2013Clarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2013
List 3. GraminoidsJuncus occidentalis (tenuis) western rush 1 AdoptedElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica
slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 2 2013
List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSymphyotrichum hallii Hall’s aster 1 AdoptedSidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata rose checkermallow 2 2013
Species selected for 2013 production
Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year
List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsEriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum woolly sunflower 1 2013Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil 2 2013Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self-heal 3 2013
List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsLotus purshianus (unifoliolatus) Spanish clover 1 2013
List 3. GraminoidsJuncus occidentalis (tenuis) western rush 1 AdoptedElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica
slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 2 2013
List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSymphyotrichum hallii Hall’s aster 1 Adopted
Species selected for 2013 production
Cost of 2013 production
Species Field size (ac) Cost/ac Annual cost Yr plantedwestern rush 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 Adopted in 2013Hall’s aster 0.25 $10,000 $2,500 Adopted in 2013woolly sunflower 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender cinquefoil 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013self-heal 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013Spanish clover 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender wheatgrass 2 $5,000 $10,000 2013
Total Acreage 6.4
Total Cost in 2013 $34,300 Average Cost per Acre $5,359
Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year
List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsAchillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2014Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2014Grindelia integrifolia Willamette Valley gumweed 6 2014Lomatium nudicaule barestem lomatium 7 2014Solidago lepida var. salebrosa western goldenrod 8 2014
List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsClarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2014Madia elegans showy tarweed 3 2014
List 3. GraminoidsElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica
slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 3 2014
Carex tumulicola foothill sedge 4 2014
List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSidalcea malviflora var. virgata dwarf checkermallow 1 2014
Species recommended for 2014 production
Cost of 2013 productionSpecies Field size (ac) Cost/ac Annual cost Yr planted
western rush 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 Adopted in 2013Hall’s aster 0.25 $10,000 $2,500 Adopted in 2013woolly sunflower 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender cinquefoil 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013self-heal 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013Spanish clover 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender wheatgrass 2 $5,000 $10,000 2013western yarrow 2 $5,000 $10,000 2014meadow checkermallow 0.25 $8,000 $2,000 2014barestem lomatium 0.2 $8,000 $1,600 2014Willamette Valley gumweed 0.5 $5,000 $2,500 2014western goldenrod 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 2014farewell-to-spring 0.5 $10,000 $5,000 2014showy tarweed 0.2 $8,000 $1,600 2014California oatgrass 5 $5,000 $25,000 2014foothill sedge 0.5 $10,000 $5,000 2014dwarf checkermallow 0.5 $8,000 $4,000 2014
Total Acreage 16.2
Total Cost in 2014 $92,800 Average Cost per Acre $5,728
Attributes:• Successful in production• Not widely available • No WV-wide accession• Underutilized upland grass• Suitable for large scale production • Demand:
Partners would use 500# a year Most partners interested
Potential concerns:• Short-lived perennial (recollection every 3 years if in continuous production) – can stockpile seed from a big field and store for later use.
Elymus trachycaulus (slender wheatgrass)
Potential concerns:• High diversity fields can be challenging to
harvest• Available inventory not used annually
Danthonia californica (California oatgrass)
Attributes:• Important matrix species in both upland and wet prairies• Slow to establish in restoration sites• Demand:
910#/year Most partners interested
• Current STZ recommendations exist
Attributes:• Late-season nectar species• Will establish on restoration sites• Wet prairie/ditch/hedgerows• Matrix species• Demand:
190#/year
Potential concerns:• Hybridizes with G. nana – avoid south
valley and other known x nana pops.
Grindelia integrifolia (Willamette Valley gumweed)
Attributes:• Insufficient production• Need better genetics• Nectar species• Host plant • Appropriate for both wet and upland prairies• Demand:
185#/year Most partners interested
Potential concerns:
Lomatium nudicaule (barestem lomatium)
Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (western goldenrod)
Potential concerns:• Weedy• Potential for overproduction?
Attributes:• Underutilized prairie matrix species• Very little production• No WV accessions available• Produces lots of seed• Late season nectar species• Demand: May need to stimulate interest!
Potential concerns:
Madia elegans (showy tarweed)
Attributes:• No WV-wide accession available• Important First Nations food species• Nectar species• Demand:
70#/year Most partners interested
Potential concerns:• Has been difficult in production – can be
grown for plugs with a smaller field
Attributes:• No WV-wide accession available• Need better genetics• Upland matrix species • Demand:
55#/year
Carex tumulicola (foothill sedge)
Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year
List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsAchillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2014Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2014Grindelia integrifolia Willamette Valley gumweed 6 2014Lomatium nudicaule barestem lomatium 7 2014Solidago lepida var. salebrosa western goldenrod 8 2014
List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsClarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2014Madia elegans showy tarweed 3 2014
List 3. GraminoidsElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica
slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 3 2014
Carex tumulicola foothill sedge 4 2014
List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSidalcea malviflora var. virgata dwarf checkermallow 1 2014
Species recommended for 2014
production - Vote
Next Steps
• 2013 collection
• Finalize MOU
• Finalize 5-year Plan
• Work on funding strategies
• Production!
Thank you!