Native Plant Materials

and Post-fire Seeding Strategies

for the Great Basin

Nancy Shaw

Robert Cox

Jim Truax

Nick Williams

Erin Denney

Matt Fisk

Science Delivery

Publications

• Journal papers, book chapters,

proceedings (121)

• Plant propagation protocols (21)

• Tech notes and plant guides (15)

• Theses and dissertations (15)

• Annual reports (7)

Meetings and Workshops

2009

• GBNPSIP Annual Meeting

• Workshop: Developing a Successful

Native Plant Program

• ESA Workshop: Restoring and Sustaining

Western Landscapes: Interaction with

Climate Change

2010

• GBNPSIP Annual Meeting

• Workshop: Seed Production

of Native Grasses and Forbs

REVEGETATION

EQUIPMENT CATALOG

www.reveg-catalog.tamu.edu

Robert Cox

Texas Tech University

RTEC

Calibration of Drills for Rehabilitation and

Restoration Seedings on Western Wildlands:

A Training Video

Lisa Outka-Perkins, USDA FS

Missoula Technology &

Development Center

Collaborators:

• USDA NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials

Center

• Truax Company

• USDI BLM Vale Equipment Center

• USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research

Station

Needs:

Synthesis materials

• Tech notes (seed production and

wildland seeding)

• Plant guides

• Plant propagation protocols

• Websites

Available plant materials

• Species and areas of use

• Status of new materials

Seed Collections

2009 GBNPSIP Seed Collections FamilyScientific name

No. collections

FamilyScientific name

No. collections

FamilyScientific name

No. collections

Apiaceae Brassicaceae Papaveraceae

Lomatium spp. 1 Descurainia pinnata 1 Argemone munita 2

Lomatium dissectum 8 Thelypodium milleflorum 2 Poaceae

Lomatium grayi 1 Capparaceae Achnatherum thurberianum 37

Lomatium nudicaule 4 Cleome serrulata 1 Hesperostipa comata 6

Lomatium triternatum 9 Fabaceae Leymus cinereus 4

Asteraceae Astragalus filipes 7 Poa secunda 1

Agoseris spp. 2 Dalea ornata 8 Pseudoroegneria spicata 1

Agoseris heterophylla 1 Dalea searlsiae 6 OnagraceaeArtemisia tridentata 4 Lupinus spp. 2 Epilobium brachycarpum 1

Artemisia tridentata tridentata 24 Lupinus arbustus 2 Oenothera caespitosa 1

Artemisia tridentata vaseyana 21 Lupinus argenteus 2 Polemoniaceae

Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis 18 Lupinus malacophyllus 1 Eriastrum sparsiflorum 1

Balsamorhiza hookeri 8 Lupinus prunophilus 1 Gilia spp. 1

Balsamorhiza sagittata 4 Lupinus sericeus 2 Ipomopsis aggregata 6

Blepharipappus scaber 3 Gentianaceae Phlox longifolia 1

Chaenactis spp. 1 Frasera albomarginata 2 Polygonaceae

Chaenactis douglasii 6 Hydrophyllaceae Eriogonum heracleoides 11

Crepis acuminata 3 Phacelia crenulata 1 Eriogonum ovalifolium 2

Crepis occidentalis 1 Lamiaceae Eriogonum umbellatum 17

Machaeranthera canescens 9 Agastache spp. 1 Scrophulariaceae

Enceliopsis nudicaulis 3 Liliaceae Penstemon spp. 4

Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis 6 Allium spp. 1 Penstemon acuminatus 12

Boraginaceae Linaceae Penstemon deustus 8

Amsinckia spp. 3 Linum lewisii 3 Penstemon eatonii 1

Amsinckia intermedia 1 Linum subteres 1 Penstemon pachyphyllus 3

Amsinckia tesselata 2 Loasaceae Penstemon speciosus 9

Cryptantha spp. 1 Mentzelia spp. 3 Solanaceae

Lappula occidentalis 1 Malvaceae Nicotiana atropurpurea 1

Brassicaceae Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia 2 Nicotiana attenuata 3

Descurainia pinnata 1 Sphaeralcea coccinea 2 Valerianaceae

Thelypodium milleflorum 2 Sphaeralcea munroana 4 Plectritis spp. 1

Total Collections 334

Total Species 72

Germplasm Conservation Collections (Boise – 2009)

Scientific Name

Snake River

Plain

Northern

Basin and

Range

Blue

Mountains

Idaho

Batholith

E. Cascade

Slopes and

Foothills

Allium acuminatum 1

Astragalus filipes 1

Balsamorhiza sagittata 1

Crepis occidentalis 1

Eriogonum heracleoides 1

Eriogonum ovalifolium 1

Eriogonum umbellatum 3 7 2

Lomatium grayi 1 2 1

Lomatium leptocarpum 1

Lomatium macrocarpum 1

Lomatium triternatum 3 1 3 1

Lupine argenteus 2

Penstemon acuminatus 9 2 1

Penstemon deustus 2 9 2 3

Penstemon speciosus 4 3 1

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia 2

TOTAL 26 30 11 4 1

Seed Distribution – Boise 2009

Recipient No.

Accessions

FS National Seed Laboratory (R Karrfalt) 28

Private Seed Growers 23

Oregon State University (C Shock) 16

ARS Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (RC Johnson) 2

Utah State University (C Ransom) 2

ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory (J Cane) 1

ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory (D Johnson) 1

FS Lucky Peak Nursery 1

NRCS Aberdeen PMC 1

University of Idaho (A Davis) 1TOTAL ACCESSIONS 76

204 lbs

Penstemon acuminatus

Sharpleaf penstemon

Seed Increase

Lomatium triternatum

Nineleaf biscuitroot

Eriogonum umbellatum

Sulfur-flower buckwheat

Eriogonum heracleoides

Wyeth buckwheat

Preliminary Observations on Forb DiseasesRam Sampangi*, Krishna Mohan*, University of Idaho, Parma ID 83660, sampangi@uidaho.edu

Clint Shock**, O.S.U, Malheur Experiment Station OR 97914

Nancy Shaw **** USDA Forest Service, Boise 83702

Sphaeralcea

coccinea

Sphaeralcea

grossulariifolia

Sphaeralcea

parvifolia

Lomatium grayi Penstemon

acuminatus

Powdery

Mildew [Fungal]

Powdery

Mildew [Fungal]

Powdery

Mildew [Fungal]

Leaf blight

[Fungal]

Red Ring spots

[Virus]

Seed Dormancy in Lomatium dissectum

Marcelo Serpe, Boise State University

• Coastal populations of L. dissectum dissectum

require longer prechilling treatment

than L. dissectum multifidum.

• Seeds collected in eastern Oregon

during a dry year (2007) were more

dormant than seeds collected in a wet

year (2005).

• Embryos in late stages of stratification

and embryo development lose

desiccation tolerance

Diversity of mycorrhizal fungi associated

with Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis

Marcelo Serpe, Boise State University

• Identify and examine effects of added AMF

on ARTRW seedling growth parameters for

a single Snake River Plain location (USDA

grant)

• Examine AMF colonizing roots of ARTRW

in communities of the Snake River Plain

• Identify AMF species in soil samples from

these communities

Objectives:

AMF (arrows)

Development of Effective Equipment

for Seeding Diverse Seed Mixes on Rangelands

For areas where diverse seed mixes

will be planted:

• Control depth of seed placement

• Surface seed select species

• Multiple seed boxes and seed delivery

systems

• Conserve residual natives and soil

crusts; minimize surface disturbance

• Simplify calibration –

calibration wheel

Jim Truax, Truax Company

Recent Innovations

Post-wildfire Rehabilitation Research Sites

Established 2006-2008

GBNPSIP Sites JFS Sites

Seeding Equipment and Techniques for Establishing

Post-fire Native Seedings

Collaborators: Robert Cox, Texas Tech University, Loren St.John, Brent Cornforth, Dan Ogle,

USDA NRCS; Jim Truax, Trax Co.; Mike Pellant and Tom Warren, USDI BLM

plus Nick Williams, Matt Fisk, Erin Denney and many others

1. Examine the ability of two drills

(Rangeland and Minimum-till) to establish

mixed species seedings.

2. Compare establishment at two seeding

rates.

3. Evaluate establishment of weedy

species in areas seeded with each drill.

4. Assess effects of drills on residual natives

and biological soil crusts.

Rangeland Minimum till

+

Min-till

Min-till

Rangeland

Rangeland

E. Humboldt

Gopher

2

2

Equipment and Strategies to Enhance Post-

Wildfire Establishment and persistence of Great Basin Native Plants

2

Glass Butte

2007 Mt. Home

2007

Scooby

2008

Nancy Shaw;Robert Cox, Texas Tech; Mike Pellant, USDI BLM;

Dave Pyke, USGS; Loren St. John Dan Ogle, and Brent Cornforth, USDA

NRCS; USDI BLM Burns, Mt. Home and SLC Offices

1. Compare establishment of native grasses, forbs, and

shrubs seeded with the rangeland and minimum-till drill.

2. Assess seeding methods, dates, and rates for

post-fire establishment of Wyoming big sagebrush.

Evaluate Brillion impactors.

3. Compare impacts of drills on biological soilcrusts, soil characteristics, and recovery of invasive

annuals and residual natives.

4. Utilize USGS/BLM ES&R protocols in monitoring.

5. Establish studies that will assess long-term

impacts of grazing on native ES&R seedings

Objectives:

Drill Seeding Rates

No Drill No Seed

Minimum-till

No Seed

Standard

5X ARTRW

10X ARTRW

Fall Hand Broadcast

Winter Hand Broadcast

Rangeland

No Seed

Standard

5X ARTRW

10X ARTRW

Fall Hand Broadcast

Winter Hand Broadcast

Fenced Treatments

Drill and Revegetation Species Impacts

on Soil Physical and Chemical PropertiesBeth Newingham, University of Idaho

Amy Ganguli, North Dakota State University

Dust Emissions

Also: moisture, compaction, microtopography, stability

Water Infiltration

Next Steps

• Develop soil chemistry

– Micronutrients,

macronutrients,

C, N, P,

cation exchange

capacity

• Soil microbial work

Nancy Shaw

nshaw@fs.fed.us

Nancy Shaw

nshaw@fs.fed.us

Undergraduate Mentoring & Intern

Programs: many students

Graduate students:

15 M.S. and Ph.D.s Completed,

Students Supported: