Determining Seed Sources for Groundcover Restoration
Webinar Details
When:
Dec 19, 2023 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:15 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Joan Walker - Research Ecologist (Retired), US Forest Service Southern Research Station
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Native groundcover provides numerous benefits in longleaf pine systems, from wildlife habitat and food sources, fuel for frequent prescribed fires, host plants for pollinator species, nutrient cycling, and aesthetic benefits. But it can often be degraded, or absent, as a result of prior land use practices.
This webinar will introduce guiding principles of restoration projects including how starting conditions affect the restoration process, determining which plant species are appropriate for your site, how to select plant materials with respect to source populations, and how seed sources and transfer zones can impact progress in restoration projects. The webinar will focus on research done in longleaf ecosystems; the methods and practices presented could be applicable to other grass-dominated, fire-dependent systems.
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