Sagebrush Steppe Native Plant Materials Production

Project ID: F24AC01608

Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Partner Institution: Evergreen State College

Fiscal Year: 2024

Initial Funding: $150,000

Total Funding: $318,750

Principal Investigator: Elliott, Carl

Principal Investigator: Sackmann, Katherine

Agreement Technical Representative: Agbalog, Rose

Agreement Technical Representative: Orling, Emily

Abstract: 

This project compliments and builds upon WSSRI investment and capacity by expanding the production of diverse sagebrush ecotypes and forb plant materials to be ready for post-fire rehabilitation and recovery. The Sagebrush Steppe Plant Material Project to be funded through the Department of Interior, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Burned Area Rehabilitation (BIL-BAR) will support pro-active development of plant materials for post-wildfire restoration in partnership with the USFWS, BLM, and NPS. These plant materials are necessary to establish trajectories towards functioning structure, composition, and diversity in sagebrush steppe ecosystems. Documented and published protocols will add to the knowledge base on recalcitrant and difficult to grow species as identified by staff and experts from within the USFWS, BLM, and NPS.