Willamette Valley Native Plant
Materials Cooperative
Progress Report
– 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
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
Progress Report
– 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
Vegetation Type
Perennial Matrix Forbs
Annual Matrix Forbs
2013
5
2
2014
5
2
2015
3
2
2016
1
2
2017
1
2
Graminoids
Nectar/Diversity Forbs
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
5
2
5
Species selected for 2013
production
Scientific Name
Common Name
Priority
Prod. Year
1
2
3
4
5
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
1
2
2013
2013
1
Adopted
2
2013
1
2
Adopted
2013
List 1. Perennial Matrix Forbs
Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum
Potentilla gracilis
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
Achillea millefolium
Sidalcea campestris
woolly sunflower
slender cinquefoil
self-heal
western yarrow
meadow checkermallow
List 2. Annual Matrix Forbs
Lotus purshianus (unifoliolatus)
Clarkia amoena
Spanish clover
farewell-to-spring
List 3. Graminoids
Juncus occidentalis (tenuis)
Elymus trachycaulus or Danthonia
californica
western rush
slender wheatgrass or
California oatgrass
List 4. Nectar/Diversity Forbs
Symphyotrichum hallii
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata
Hall’s aster
rose checkermallow
Species selected for 2013
production
Scientific Name
Common Name
Priority
Prod. Year
1
2
3
2013
2013
2013
1
2013
1
Adopted
2
2013
1
Adopted
List 1. Perennial Matrix Forbs
Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum
Potentilla gracilis
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
woolly sunflower
slender cinquefoil
self-heal
List 2. Annual Matrix Forbs
Lotus purshianus (unifoliolatus)
Spanish clover
List 3. Graminoids
Juncus occidentalis (tenuis)
Elymus trachycaulus or Danthonia
californica
western rush
slender wheatgrass or
California oatgrass
List 4. Nectar/Diversity Forbs
Symphyotrichum hallii
Hall’s aster
Cost of 2013 production
Species
western rush
Hall’s aster
woolly sunflower
slender cinquefoil
self-heal
Spanish clover
slender wheatgrass
Total Acreage
Total Cost in 2013
Average Cost per Acre
Field size
(ac)
0.15
0.25
1
1
1
1
2
Cost/ac
$12,000
$10,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Annual cost
$1,800
$2,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$10,000
Yr planted
Adopted in 2013
Adopted in 2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
6.4
$34,300
$5,359
Species recommended for
2014 production
Scientific Name
Common Name
Priority
Prod. Year
4
5
6
7
8
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2
3
2014
2014
3
4
2014
2014
1
2014
List 1. Perennial Matrix Forbs
Achillea millefolium
Sidalcea campestris
Grindelia integrifolia
Lomatium nudicaule
Solidago lepida var. salebrosa
western yarrow
meadow checkermallow
Willamette Valley gumweed
barestem lomatium
western goldenrod
List 2. Annual Matrix Forbs
Clarkia amoena
Madia elegans
farewell-to-spring
showy tarweed
List 3. Graminoids
Elymus trachycaulus or Danthonia
californica
Carex tumulicola
slender wheatgrass or
California oatgrass
foothill sedge
List 4. Nectar/Diversity Forbs
Sidalcea malviflora var. virgata
dwarf checkermallow
Cost of 2013 production
Species
western rush
Hall’s aster
woolly sunflower
slender cinquefoil
self-heal
Spanish clover
slender wheatgrass
western yarrow
meadow checkermallow
barestem lomatium
Willamette Valley gumweed
western goldenrod
farewell-to-spring
showy tarweed
California oatgrass
foothill sedge
dwarf checkermallow
Total Acreage
Total Cost in 2014
Average Cost per Acre
Field size
(ac)
0.15
0.25
1
1
1
1
2
2
0.25
0.2
0.5
0.15
0.5
0.2
5
0.5
0.5
Cost/ac
$12,000
$10,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$8,000
$8,000
$5,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$5,000
$10,000
$8,000
Annual cost
Yr planted
$1,800
Adopted in 2013
$2,500
Adopted in 2013
$5,000
2013
$5,000
2013
$5,000
2013
$5,000
2013
$10,000
2013
$10,000
2014
$2,000
2014
$1,600
2014
$2,500
2014
$1,800
2014
$5,000
2014
$1,600
2014
$25,000
2014
$5,000
2014
$4,000
2014
16.2
$92,800
$5,728
Elymus trachycaulus (slender wheatgrass)
Attributes:
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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.
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
Potential concerns:
• High diversity fields can be challenging to
harvest
• Available inventory not used annually
Grindelia integrifolia (Willamette Valley gumweed)
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.
Lomatium nudicaule (barestem lomatium)
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:
Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (western goldenrod)
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:
• Weedy
• Potential for overproduction?
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:
Carex tumulicola (foothill sedge)
Attributes:
• No WV-wide accession available
• Need better genetics
• Upland matrix species
• Demand:
55#/year
Potential concerns:
• Has been difficult in production – can be
grown for plugs with a smaller field
Species recommended for 2014
production Scientific Name
Vote
Common Name
Priority
Prod. Year
4
5
6
7
8
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2
3
2014
2014
3
4
2014
2014
1
2014
List 1. Perennial Matrix Forbs
Achillea millefolium
Sidalcea campestris
Grindelia integrifolia
Lomatium nudicaule
Solidago lepida var. salebrosa
western yarrow
meadow checkermallow
Willamette Valley gumweed
barestem lomatium
western goldenrod
List 2. Annual Matrix Forbs
Clarkia amoena
Madia elegans
farewell-to-spring
showy tarweed
List 3. Graminoids
Elymus trachycaulus or Danthonia
californica
Carex tumulicola
slender wheatgrass or
California oatgrass
foothill sedge
List 4. Nectar/Diversity Forbs
Sidalcea malviflora var. virgata
dwarf checkermallow
Next Steps
• 2013 collection
• Finalize MOU
• Finalize 5-year Plan
• Work on funding strategies
• Production!
Thank you!