Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Cooperative

– 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

Progress Report

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

– 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

Progress Report

Vegetation Type 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Perennial Matrix Forbs 5 5 3 1 1 Annual Matrix Forbs 2 2 2 2 2 Graminoids 2 2 2 2 2 Nectar/Diversity Forbs 1 1 3 5 5

Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year

List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsEriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum woolly sunflower 1 2013Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil 2 2013Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self-heal 3 2013Achillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2013Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2013

List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsLotus purshianus (unifoliolatus) Spanish clover 1 2013Clarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2013

List 3. GraminoidsJuncus occidentalis (tenuis) western rush 1 AdoptedElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica

slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 2 2013

List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSymphyotrichum hallii Hall’s aster 1 AdoptedSidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata rose checkermallow 2 2013

Species selected for 2013 production

Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year

List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsEriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum woolly sunflower 1 2013Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil 2 2013Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata self-heal 3 2013

List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsLotus purshianus (unifoliolatus) Spanish clover 1 2013

List 3. GraminoidsJuncus occidentalis (tenuis) western rush 1 AdoptedElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica

slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 2 2013

List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSymphyotrichum hallii Hall’s aster 1 Adopted

Species selected for 2013 production

Cost of 2013 production

Species Field size (ac) Cost/ac Annual cost Yr plantedwestern rush 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 Adopted in 2013Hall’s aster 0.25 $10,000 $2,500 Adopted in 2013woolly sunflower 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender cinquefoil 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013self-heal 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013Spanish clover 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender wheatgrass 2 $5,000 $10,000 2013

         Total Acreage 6.4      

Total Cost in 2013     $34,300  Average Cost per Acre       $5,359

Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year

List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsAchillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2014Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2014Grindelia integrifolia Willamette Valley gumweed 6 2014Lomatium nudicaule barestem lomatium 7 2014Solidago lepida var. salebrosa western goldenrod 8 2014

List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsClarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2014Madia elegans showy tarweed 3 2014

List 3. GraminoidsElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica

slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 3 2014

Carex tumulicola foothill sedge 4 2014

List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSidalcea malviflora var. virgata dwarf checkermallow 1 2014

Species recommended for 2014 production

Cost of 2013 productionSpecies Field size (ac) Cost/ac Annual cost Yr planted

western rush 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 Adopted in 2013Hall’s aster 0.25 $10,000 $2,500 Adopted in 2013woolly sunflower 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender cinquefoil 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013self-heal 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013Spanish clover 1 $5,000 $5,000 2013slender wheatgrass 2 $5,000 $10,000 2013western yarrow 2 $5,000 $10,000 2014meadow checkermallow 0.25 $8,000 $2,000 2014barestem lomatium 0.2 $8,000 $1,600 2014Willamette Valley gumweed 0.5 $5,000 $2,500 2014western goldenrod 0.15 $12,000 $1,800 2014farewell-to-spring 0.5 $10,000 $5,000 2014showy tarweed 0.2 $8,000 $1,600 2014California oatgrass 5 $5,000 $25,000 2014foothill sedge 0.5 $10,000 $5,000 2014dwarf checkermallow 0.5 $8,000 $4,000 2014

         Total Acreage 16.2      

Total Cost in 2014     $92,800  Average Cost per Acre       $5,728

Attributes:• 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.

Elymus trachycaulus (slender wheatgrass)

Potential concerns:• High diversity fields can be challenging to

harvest• Available inventory not used annually

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

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.

Grindelia integrifolia (Willamette Valley gumweed)

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:

Lomatium nudicaule (barestem lomatium)

Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (western goldenrod)

Potential concerns:• Weedy• Potential for overproduction?

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:

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:• Has been difficult in production – can be

grown for plugs with a smaller field

Attributes:• No WV-wide accession available• Need better genetics• Upland matrix species • Demand:

55#/year

Carex tumulicola (foothill sedge)

Scientific Name Common Name Priority Prod. Year

List 1. Perennial Matrix ForbsAchillea millefolium western yarrow 4 2014Sidalcea campestris meadow checkermallow 5 2014Grindelia integrifolia Willamette Valley gumweed 6 2014Lomatium nudicaule barestem lomatium 7 2014Solidago lepida var. salebrosa western goldenrod 8 2014

List 2. Annual Matrix ForbsClarkia amoena farewell-to-spring 2 2014Madia elegans showy tarweed 3 2014

List 3. GraminoidsElymus trachycaulus or Danthonia californica

slender wheatgrass or California oatgrass 3 2014

Carex tumulicola foothill sedge 4 2014

List 4. Nectar/Diversity ForbsSidalcea malviflora var. virgata dwarf checkermallow 1 2014

Species recommended for 2014

production - Vote

Next Steps

• 2013 collection

• Finalize MOU

• Finalize 5-year Plan

• Work on funding strategies

• Production!

Thank you!