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GREAT BASIN RESTORATION and MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Consortium
\n<\/a>A consortium of partners who coordinate and collaborate on science delivery in the Great Basin<\/span><\/p>\n

Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
\n<\/a>FRESC scientists investigate high-priority questions about biological systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
\n<\/a>A partnership of research, technical assistance and education to enhance understanding and management of the Great Basin<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Environmental Program
\n<\/a>Develops funding for on-the-ground projects and related research and outreach education to improve the Great Basin environment<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Information Project
\n<\/a>Great Basin and Columbia River Plateau information access<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Issues
\n<\/a>Collaborative management and research in the Great Basin – Examining the issues and developing a framework for action<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative
\n<\/a>One of 21 LCCs in the U.S., the Great Basin LCC facilitates partnerships to better integrate science and management to address climate change and related issues<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Native Plant Project (GBNPP)
\n<\/a>Initiated to improve the availability of native plant materials and to provide the knowledge and technology required for their use in restoring diverse native plant communities across the Great Basin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Research and Management Partnership
\n<\/a>Promoting comprehensive and complementary research and management collaborations to sustain ecosystmes, resources and communities across the Great Basin<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Basin Fire Science Exchange
\n<\/a>Organization that provides access to scientific information that meets the needs of sagebrush ecosystem management<\/span><\/p>\n

RMRScience Cheatgrass Research
\n<\/a>Challenging Cheatgrass: Can tools like the “Black Fingers of Death” fight the formidable invasive species? [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

SageSTEP
\n<\/a>Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project: Evaluation of sagebrush steppe restoration methods<\/span><\/p>\n

Geospatial Multi-agency Coordination Wildland Fire Support
\n<\/a>Geospatial data for national fires<\/span><\/p>\n

Institute for Applied Ecology
\n<\/a>An NGO with the mission to conserve native species and habitats through restoration, research, and education<\/span><\/p>\n

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RESTORATION ECOLOGY and TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Forest Service Technology & Development Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mechanized Trail Building Equipment
\n<\/a>Useful information to trail designers, builders and maintenance personnel<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangeland Technology & Equipment Council (RTEC)
\n<\/a>Interagency organization fostering the development of new rehabilitation equipment and strategies for rangelands<\/span><\/p>\n

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands<\/span>
\nThree-volumes on plant materials and revegetation<\/span>
\nVolume I<\/span><\/a>
\nVolume II<\/span><\/a>
\nVolume III<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants
\n<\/a>Revegetation manual that includes intiation, planning, implementation and monitoring [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

Roadside Revegetation: A Manager’s Guide
\n<\/a>Intended to support managers in facilitating successful protection and\/or establishment of native roadside vegetation [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

SAGEMAP
\n<\/a>Spatial data for research and management of sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem<\/span><\/p>\n

Society for Ecological Restoration
\n<\/a>Non-profit focusing on restoration science, practice and policy<\/span><\/p>\n

Society for Ecological Restoration Publications
\n<\/a>SER Publications on ecological restoration science and applications<\/span><\/p>\n

Soil Ecology and Restoration Group
\n<\/a>Soil considerations in restoration<\/span><\/p>\n

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PLANT MATERIALS, BIOLOGY, PROPAGATION, SEEDS and SOURCES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tom Clothier’s Garden Walk and Talk
\n<\/a>A Germination Database<\/span><\/p>\n

AOSA Testing Methods for Species without Rules
\n<\/a>Germination and purity testing recommendations for species without official AOSA testing rules<\/span><\/p>\n

Fire Effects Information System
\n<\/a>Synthesis of research on selected U.S. plant and animal species<\/span><\/p>\n

Forb and Shrub Seed Production Guide for Utah
\n<\/a>Seed production protocols for common Intermountain forbs and shrubs [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

Grass Seed Production Guide for Utah
\n<\/a>Guidelines for producing seed of common Intermountain grasses [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
\n<\/a>Native plant information network and images<\/span><\/p>\n

ARS National Plant Germplasm System
\n<\/a>Public\/private effort to preserve plant germplasm<\/span><\/p>\n

USFS National Seed Laboratory
\n<\/a>Seed testing, seed technology and germplasm conservation<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Plant Journal
\n<\/a>Native plant propagation and planting information<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Plant Network
\n<\/a>Native Plant Journal and plant propagation protocols<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Plant Notebook
\n<\/a>Stats on native forb and grass seeds, increase and habitat<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Plants for the Intermountain West
\n<\/a>Designed to enhance the introduction and evaluation of native plants and to provide education concerning their use and propagation<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Seed Network
\n<\/a>Native plant information vendor search tool<\/span><\/p>\n

North American Native Plant Society
\n<\/a>Meetings, seed sources, databases<\/span><\/p>\n

NRCS Plants Database
\n<\/a>Propagation and sedding information<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant Conservation Alliance
\n<\/a>Coordination of public and private plant conservation in North America<\/span><\/p>\n

Popular Restoration Species Seed Weights List
\n<\/a>Average weights of 1000 seeds and number of seeds per pound [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetics Research (RNGR)
\n<\/a>Source of plant and seed propagation information<\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
\n<\/a>Seed information database<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeds of Success
\n<\/a>BLM germplasm conservation program<\/span><\/p>\n

Seed Quest
\n<\/a>Global information services for seed professionals<\/span><\/p>\n

Seed Zone Mapper
\n<\/a>A mapping and planning tool for plant material development, gene conservation and native plant restoration<\/span><\/p>\n

Wildland Shrubs of the U.S. and its Territories
\n<\/a>Short monographs on 300 shrub species<\/span><\/p>\n

Woody Plant Seed Manual
\n<\/a>Seed biology and technology information for 1300 shrub species<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant Propagation Guide for Beginners<\/a>
\nBasic methods for sexual and asexual plant propagation
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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ENTOMOLOGY –\u00a0Pollinators, Plant and Seed Predators<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gardening for Native Bees<\/a>
\n<\/span>Recommendations for garden plants attractive to wild bees of North America<\/span><\/p>\n

The Buzz about Bees
\n<\/a>Information about native bees and pollination<\/span><\/p>\n

Bee Pastures
\n<\/a>Floral havens where pollinators can prosper<\/span><\/p>\n

Plants for Pollinators in the Intermountain West
\n<\/a>Technical notes about establishing habitat and food resources for native pollinators [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

Pollinator Paradise
\n<\/a>Information about identification, purchasing and research regarding pollinators<\/span><\/p>\n

Western Colorado Entomology
\n<\/a>Information on pests affecting native plant seed production<\/span><\/p>\n

Xerces Society
\n<\/a>Invertebrate conservation, pollinators<\/span><\/p>\n

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REGULATORY AGENCIES – Seed Industry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA)
\n<\/a>Seed testing information and laboratory addresses<\/span><\/p>\n

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)
\n<\/a>Seed certification information and office addresses<\/span><\/p>\n

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PLANT PHOTOS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Calflora
\n<\/a>A repository of photos and information on California’s native flora<\/span><\/p>\n

Mid-Snake River Watershed Vegetation Database
\n<\/a>Pictures of wildflowers and other vegetation from southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo Album of Western Plants and Wildflowers
\n<\/a>Plant images<\/span><\/p>\n

NRCS Plants Database
\n<\/a>Photos and information on vascular and nonvascular plants of the U.S. and its Territories<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeds of Success on SmugMug
\n<\/a>Photos of Seeds of Success cooperators collecting seed from native plants<\/span><\/p>\n

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TAXONOMY DATABASES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Biota of North America
\n<\/a>Background information on the Biota of NA project<\/span><\/p>\n

Flora of North America
\n<\/a>Background, status and ordering information for FNA<\/span><\/p>\n

Flowering Plant Gateway
\n<\/a>Comparison of classification systems, plants images<\/span><\/p>\n

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
\n<\/a>Taxonomic information on >400,000 organisms<\/span><\/p>\n

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
\n<\/a>Online Vienna Code (2005)<\/span><\/p>\n

National Biological Information Infrastructure
\n<\/a>Data on U.S. biological resources [archived website: January 5, 2012]<\/span><\/p>\n

National Plant Germplasm System
\n<\/a>Public\/private effort to preserve plant germplasm<\/span><\/p>\n

NRCS Plants Database
\n<\/a>Information and photos on vascular and nonvascular plants of the U.S. and its Territories<\/span><\/p>\n

The Plant List
\n<\/a>A collaboration between the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden; a working list of all known plant species<\/span><\/p>\n

Tropicos
\n<\/a>Missouri Botanical Garden VAScular Tropicos nomenclatural database<\/span><\/p>\n

Tropicos – Catalogue of New World Grasses
\n<\/a>Taxonomy and distribution of Western Hemisphere grasses<\/span><\/p>\n

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
\n<\/a>Free and open access to biodiversity data<\/span><\/p>\n

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INVASIVE SPECIES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

California Noxious Weeds
\n<\/a>Photos and data for California’s noxious weeds<\/span><\/p>\n

Idaho Noxious Weeds
\n<\/a>Photos and data for Idaho’s noxious weeds<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevada Noxious Weeds
\n<\/a>Photos and data for Nevada’s noxious weeds<\/span><\/p>\n

Oregon Noxious Weeds
\n<\/a>Photos and data for Oregon’s noxious weeds<\/span><\/p>\n

Utah Noxious Weeds
\n<\/a>Photos and data for Utah’s noxious weeds<\/span><\/p>\n

Center for Invasive Plant Management
\n<\/a>Links to weed biology and control websites<\/span><\/p>\n

National Invasive Species Information Center
\n<\/a>Databases (biology, management, publications) and images of U.S. invasives<\/span><\/p>\n

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PLANT ANATOMY and MORPHOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BOTNET
\n<\/a>A botanical glossary<\/span><\/p>\n

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
\n<\/a>A botanical glossary<\/span><\/p>\n

Sagebrush Identification Guide
\n<\/a>A tool for sagebrush species identification<\/span><\/p>\n

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GENERAL BOTANICAL INTERNET REFERENCES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Internet Directory for Botany
\n<\/a>Internal references on all aspects of botany<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLIMATE CHANGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Climate Change Resource Center
\n<\/a>Reference for resource managers and decision makers<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Defense Council
\n<\/a>Link to full report of “Hotter\u00a0and Drier: The West’s Changed Climate”<\/span><\/p>\n

Project BudBurst
\n<\/a>Climate change data on the timing of native plants leafing and flowering<\/span><\/p>\n

USDA Forest Service
\n<\/a>Forest Service strategic framework for responding to climate change [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

USGS US Climate Change Science Program
\n<\/a>Reviews threshold changes in North American ecosystems [pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n

USA National Phenology Network
\n<\/a>Volunteer network monitoring climate change impacts on plants and animals<\/span><\/p>\n

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