Peggy Olwell, Plant Conservation Leader, Bureau of Land Management National Native Plant Materials Development Program: Ensuring Options in a Changing Climate. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Deborah L. Rogers, Director of Conservation Science, Center for Natural Lands Management Defining restoration success and the role genetics plays in getting there. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Elizabeth Leger, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno The role genetics plays in seedling establishment in invaded systems. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Erin Espeland, Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS Manipulating plasticity to increase native seed success. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Matthew Horning, Eastern Oregon Area Geneticist, USFS Applying genetic considerations in revegetation practice for increased project success. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Andrea Kramer, Executive Director, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S. Ecological genetics of three Penstemon species in the Great Basin. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Jay Kitzmiller, USFS (retired) (Presenter: Tom Blush, Regional Geneticist, USFS) Seed Zones of California Native Grasses for the Sierra Nevada Bioregion. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Jeff Rose, Sagebrush Conservation Coordinator, BLM Management Decisions Related to Using Native Seeds for Wildlife Habitat in Eastern Oregon Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
David Steinfeld, Revegetation Specialist, USFS
Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Sarah Wynn, Revegetation Technical Specialist, National Park Service
Restoring Disturbance in the National Parks Using Native Species
Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Mike Pellant, Great Basin Restoration Initiative Coordinator, BLM Successful Restoration of Native Plant Communities in the Great Basin
Depends on....? Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Johnny Randall, Associate Director for Natural Areas and Conservation Programs, North Carolina Botanical Garden Strategic Rehabilitation and Management in Smaller Natural Areas. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Trevor Taylor, Natural Areas Restoration Supervisor, West Eugene Wetlands, City of Eugene, Oregon Seeds, Plugs, and Bulbs: Native Plant Material Strategies to Achieve Prairie Restoration Success. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
David Buckner, President and Senior Plant Ecologist, ESCO Associates, Boulder, CO Use of native species in SMCRA-regulated reclamation in the Western U.S. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Steven W. Running, Regents Professor of Ecology, University of Montana Climate trends in the West, and implications for phenology and aridification Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Stephen T. Jackson, Director, Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming
Plant migration in times of climate change Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Kayri Havens, Senior Scientist, Chicago Botanic Garden Plant responses to climate change: an overview. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Julie Etterson, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth How will native plant populations adapt to climate change? Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Pati Vitt, Curator, Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank Assisted migration as a climate change adaptation strategy. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Bruce Young, Director of Species Science, NatureServe Assessing candidate Seeds of Success species for vulnerability to climate change. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Randy Johnson, National Program Leader, Climate Change (acting) and Genetics Research, USFS USFS position on seed movement and climate change. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Tom Kaye, Executive Director, Institute for Applied Ecology Common ground and controversy in modern habitat management: Results of an international survey on moving species for restoration and in response to climate change. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Cara R. Nelson, Assistant Professor, University of Montana
Implications of Climate Change for Selection and Use of Native Plant Materials: Synthesis and Discussion Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Eric Mader, National Pollinator Outreach Coordinator, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Pollinator Conservation --Opportunities for the Native Seed Industry. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Priya Shahani, Program Coordinator, Monarch Joint Venture Milkweed Increase Project: Building markets for milkweed seed and increasing the availability of less common milkweed species to benefit monarch butterflies. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
John Anderson, Owner, Hedgerow Farms, Winters, CA Producing and Using Native Seed and Plants for Pollinator Restoration Sites on California Farmland. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, University California, Berkeley Planting for pollinators: Native plant and weed preferences of the yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii). Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Derek Tilley, Range Conservationist, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID Investigations of Wetland Seed Establishment. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Susan Winslow, Agronomist, Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT Herbicide Effects on Seed Production of Wildflowers. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Scott Jensen, Botanist, USFS Shrub Sciences Lab, Provo, UT Selecting and Growing Great Basin Native Forbs. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
John Reilley, Manager, E. “Kika” de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX The Logistics of Seed Production for South Texas Ecotypic Releases. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Amy Bartow, Soil Conservationist, Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR Harvesting for Diversity in Wildflower Seed Production Fields. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Stan Young, Secretary/Manager, Utah Crop Improvement Association How To Be a Seed Connoisseur Abstract & Bio
Bob Snieckus, National Landscape Architect, Natural Resources Conservation Service Restoration at a National Scale, Success Stories at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Abstract & Bio (Presentation not available)
Paul Herrman, President, L&H Seeds, Inc., Connell, Washington Contract Native Seed Production:A Grower's Perspective Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Mark Mustoe, Clearwater Seed, Spokane, Washington Seed Industry Issues & Potential Solutions. Abstract & Bio (No slides presented)
Andy Ernst, Ernst Conservation Seeds, Meadville, Pennsylvania Native Seed Production in Diverse Ecoregions: Lessons from the East Coast. Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Heidi Newsome, Wildlife Biologist, Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex, USFWS Post-fire rehabilitation on the Hanford Reach Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Donna Peppin, Northern Arizona University Effectiveness of post-wildfire grass seeding in western forests: A systematic review Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Karen Prentice, Rehabilitation Manager, Ely Field Office, Nevada BLM Heading Towards Resilience: Use of Natives and Non-Natives in Post-Fire
Assisted Succession Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Jack Brown, Emergency Stabilization & Burned Area Rehabilitation Coordinator, BLM The Challenges of Large Scale Wildfire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Efforts within the Great Basin Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Ed Toth, Greenbelt Native Plant Center, New York City Native Plant Materials for Urban Environments Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Claire Hibler, Botanist, Salem District, Oregon BLM Partnerships for sustaining native plant materials programs Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Adrienne Pilmanis, State Botanist, Wyoming BLM Building a Native Plant Materials Program for BLM Wyoming: the Early Stage Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Vicky Erickson, Geneticist & Native Plant Program Manager, USFS Pacific Northwest Region Native Plant Materials Program for the Pacific Northwest Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Wayne Padgett, Colorado Plateau Native Plant Initiative Coordinator, BLM Five-year plan for native plant materials for the Colorado Plateau Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Greg Houseal, Program Manager, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa Natural Selection Seed Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
William Brumback, Conservation Director,
New England Wild Flower Society Evolution of a Plant Materials Program: Seed and Plant Production for Conservation and Restoration in the Northeast Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
Janet Grabowski, Manager, Brooksville Plant Materials Center, NRCS Native Seed Production in the Southeastern US Abstract & Bio Presentation (PDF)
