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Native Plant Development for Reclamation in Alaska

Native Plant Development for Reclamation in Alaska. Paul Krabacher, Bureau of Land Management Mike Duffy, AK Natural Heritage Program. OBJECTIVE. To supply seed for BLM and its partners with native species - collected, cleaned, increased, and stored in Alaska.

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Native Plant Development for Reclamation in Alaska

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  1. Native Plant Development forReclamation in Alaska Paul Krabacher, Bureau of Land Management Mike Duffy, AK Natural Heritage Program

  2. OBJECTIVE To supply seed for BLM and its partners with native species - collected, cleaned, increased, and stored in Alaska

  3. Native Plant Materials Development Program Increase the diversity and amount of native seed available for stabilization, rehabilitation and restoration efforts on lands managed by various agencies

  4. Native Plant Materials Development Program In light of perceived climate change impacts and human-caused disturbance: 1. Collect workhorse species 2. Collect range margin and other species of interest

  5. Part of the National Native Plant Materials Development and Conservation Program • National Native Seed Collection Program • Coordinated by BLM

  6. Alaska’s ListCollections made • 2002 – 2008 100+ collections

  7. Seeds of Success - Species Lists2009 • Focus on early seral stages • As well as Royal Botanic Garden

  8. Over 150 species early-mid seral list

  9. 2009 Total collections 44

  10. 2010 Total collections 244 165 species

  11. Collections with the assistance of Chicago Botanic Garden Interns 2010

  12. 2010 Collections with the assistance of Chicago Botanic Garden Interns

  13. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance • Botrychium alaskense (G2G3 S2S3) is new to the Seward Peninsula; it is widely disjunct and represents the most northwestern occurrence in the state. • A large population Botrychium virginianum (G5 S2) plantswas found on TurnagainArm. Iowa State Herbarium

  14. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance • Astragalus agrestis (G5 SP) from the Copper Center area, which is apparently new to the state. • Potentilla cf. fragiformis (G4 S1S2) was collected from Salmon Lake, Seward Peninsula - sent to ALA for review (gap-filling/few records for N America)

  15. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance Range Extensions: • Vahlodea atropurpurea was found on the Seward Peninsula. This represents a range extension of over 600 km. • Aquilegia brevistyla, Carex bicolor, Carex eleusinoides, Carex supina ssp. spaniocarpa, Rumex sibiricus, and Silene taimyrensis represent smaller range extensions or additional records of recent range extensions. • Two aquatic liverworts, Riccia fluitans and Ricciocarpus natans uncommon in the state, were also encountered.

  16. 2010 Notes: TRACKED OR SIGNIFICANT RANGE EXTENSIONS • Artemisia senjavinensis G3 S2S3 • Astragalus agrestis G5 SP, new to Alaska • Botrychium alaskense G2G3 S2S3, large range extension • Botrychium virginianum G5 S2 • Carex phaeocephala G4 S3 • Draba ruaxes G3 S3 • Lycopus asper G5 S1 • Papaver walpolei G3 S3 • Potentilla drummondii G5 S2 • Potentilla fragiformis (if so) G4 S1S2 • Riccia fluitans rare (?) • Ricciocarpus natans notable • Stellaria dicranoides G3 S3 • Vahlodea atropurpurea large range extension • Viola selkirkii G5 S3

  17. Palmer PMC

  18. Cleaning, storage

  19. Cleaning, storage

  20. Carex mertensii Chamerion latifolium Artemisia tilesii Oxytropis campestris Sanguisorba canadensis Wilhelmsia physodes Agrostis scabra Achillea sibirica Agrostis mertensii Poa alpina Hedyasrum alpinum Seed increase

  21. Field increase – Palmer

  22. Private Producers

  23. Native Plant Materials Development Program • Wildland seed collection • Seed increase with (commercial) growers • Research and development • Public and private partnerships • Germplasm seed collections

  24. Carex mertensii Chamerion latifolium Artemisia tilesii Oxytropis campestris Sanguisorba canadensis Wilhelmsia physodes Agrostis scabra Achillea sibirica Agrostis mertensii Poa alpina Hedyasrum alpinum Seed Increase Suggestions • OTHERS??

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