Jim Garner CPW PJ/Desert Shrub Habitat Coordinator & Seed Warehouse Manager Colorado Parks &...
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Jim Garner CPW PJ/Desert Shrub Habitat
Coordinator & Seed Warehouse Manager
Colorado Parks & WildlifeColorado Parks & Wildlife
Native Seed WarehouseNative Seed Warehouse
Game Damage Trucks Available For Game Damage Trucks Available For Seed TransportationSeed Transportation
Irrigated Fields Available For Seed Irrigated Fields Available For Seed Production or TestingProduction or Testing
Cheap Labor Less Than a Mile AwayCheap Labor Less Than a Mile Away
• 9,000 Square Feet Total Floor Space• 5,000 Square Feet “Warm Storage”• 1,000 Square Feet Refrigerated Storage• 1,500 Square Feet Office/Lab• 1,500 Square Feet Equipment Bay
WarehouseWarehouse Dimensions Dimensions
Warehouse FunctionsWarehouse Functions1. Provide Room & Proper Storage Conditions
Former Cold Storage Former Warm Storage
• Purchase Project Seed “Off Season”• Stockpile When Seed Is Cheap • Space For Fire Rehab Materials• Accommodate Project Delays
Warehouse FunctionsWarehouse Functions
2. Create & Stabilize “Boutique” Market
Storage For Excess Contract Production
Warehouse FunctionsWarehouse Functions
3. Provide Storage For Wild Land Collections
“Mid-Term” Sagebrush StorageCollect In Good Years – Not Just When We Have To
Warehouse FunctionsWarehouse Functions
4. Buy Sell & Trade Overstock Or Unused Materials
Warehouse FunctionsWarehouse Functions
5. “Nexus” For West Slope Native Plant Activities
• Home Base For UP Coordinator• Housing For Seed Collection Crews• Habitat Equipment Storage
OperationsOperations
• Unmanned• Low Maintenance• .2 FTE (20% Of My Time) To Operations
BudgetBudget
• Basic O&M Covered By CPW• Remaining SCTF Funds (~$300,000) Used To Stock & Equip • Partner Contributions Partner Contributions (Reserved Storage Agreements/Fees)
SCTF FUNDING
Future Opportunities
Could Include:• Statewide Coordinated Seed Purchases• Subsidized “Boutique” Seed Purchases• Limited Seed Cleaning, Mixing & Bagging• Plant Materials Research• Seed Production On the Escalante SWA
Questions?