Growing the next forest
Long before planting crews carry seedlings into forests, the work of restoring tomorrow’s forests has already begun. At Lucky Peak Nursery near Boise, Idaho, Forest Service employees grow millions of seedlings each year for national forests across the West. From seed held in cold storage to greenhouse cultivation and shipment, this behind-the-scenes look follows the science, planning and…
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Genetic Conservation - Seed Lot Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING SEEDS TO THE NATIONAL SEED LABORATORYPrinter Friendly Version (DOCX, 14.82 MB)How should seed lot data be submitted?Three formats are available for submitting data: Excel spreadsheet, Access database and a pdf form (electronic or hardcopy). GENDAT data can be used to populate the Excel spreadsheet using copy/paste. You may use whichever format you prefer. Paper copies…
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Genetic Conservation - Five Needle Pine Conservation
Pinus flexilis-limber pine (Photo by R.A. Howard, USDA-NCRS Plants Database)
Five needle pines are pines whose needles are mostly in bundles of 5. They are also called white pines. The Flora of North America lists 9 species of five needle pines in North America. Except for Pinus strobus, eastern white pine…
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Genetic Conservation - Ash Germplasm
An ash tree that has not been protected with insecticide (left) versus ash trees that have been protected (right). (Courtesy photo by Jeff Hafner)
IntroductionIn response to extensive tree mortality by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), ash seeds are being collected for long term storage to…
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Seed-Transfer Guidelines for Important Tree Species in the Eastern United States
As the climate warms, suitable habitat for many tree species is shifting northward. Assisted migration is a process that helps establish native trees in areas that are or will be suitable habitat in the future. This handbook compiles guidance for transferring seeds and seedlings to improve nurseries' efforts in restoration, reforestation, and afforestation.
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Seeds of change: Assisted migration and the future of forests
Dustin Bronson and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees planting acorns in the Wisconsin DNR nursery for the Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration (DREAM) study. USDA Forest Service photo by Christel Kern.
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Throughout history, the Earth has experienced…