Climate Smart Restoration Tool

Seed Needs Planning Graphic

The Climate-Smart Restoration Tool is a GIS mapping program designed to help natural resource managers match seedlots with planting sites based on climatic information.

Western Forbs: Biology, Ecology, and Use in Restoration

All steps of the Seed Supply Chain: Planning, collecting, Field production, Certification, Processing and storage, Planting and monitoring

The Western Forbs: Biology, Ecology, and Use in Restoration project is designed to aid seed collectors, seed growers, nurserymen, landowners, restoration practitioners, and land managers as they increase the supply and use of native forbs.

Annual-perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm-arid environments

Amos, C.H.; Richardson, B.A.; Barga, S.; Kilkenny, F.F.; Dumroese, R.K. 2024. Annual-perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm-arid environments. American Journal of Botany. 111(9): e16391.

Does a history of population co-occurrence predict plant performance, community productivity, or invasion resistance?

Agneray, A.C.; Forister, M.L.; Parchman, T.L.; Leger, E.A. 2023. Does a history of population co-occurrence predict plant performance, community productivity, or invasion resistance? Ecology. 104(7): e4100.

Phenotypes and environment predict seedling survival for seven co-occurring Great Basin plant taxa growing with invasive grass

Agneray, A.C.; Parchman, T.L.; Leger, E.A. 2022. Phenotypes and environment predict seedling survival for seven co-occurring Great Basin plant taxa growing with invasive grass. Ecology and Evolution. 12(5): e8870.

Great Basin Native Plant Project: 2022 Progress Report

Kilkenny, F.; Ott, J.; Barga, S.; Irwin, J.; Rizkowsky, K.; Campbell, N.; Richardson, B.; Milano, E.; Gucker, C. 2023. Great Basin Native Plant Project: 2022 Progress Report. Boise, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 53 p.

Great Basin Native Plant Project Report 2018-2021

Kilkenny, F.F. 2022. Great Basin Native Plant Project Report 2018-2021. Boise, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 65 p.

Using climate-driven adaptive evolution to guide seed sourcing for restoration in a diverse North American herb-shrub species

Johnson, R.C.; Love, S.L.; Carver, D.; Irish, B.M. 2022. Using climate-driven adaptive evolution to guide seed sourcing for restoration in a diverse North American herb-shrub species. Restoration Ecology. 31(4): e13856.

How predictable are evolutionary responses to environment? Comparing trait-environment relationships among three species of Asteraceae forbs in the Great Basin

Bartz, T.A. 2022. How predictable are evolutionary responses to environment? Comparing trait-environment relationships among three species of Asteraceae forbs in the Great Basin. Reno, NV: University of Nevada, Reno. Thesis. 80 p.

Forb genetic research provides a basis for restoration

Richardson, B.A.; Kilkenny, F.F.; Milano, E.R.; Islam-Faridi, N. 2022. Forb genetic research provides a basis for restoration. Research Highlight. Ft. Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Online: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/rmrs/news/highlights/forb-genetic-research-provides-basis-restoration