This section explains the processes of the UP Native Plant Program from the beginning to the end. It is a story that starts with a vision and a need for native seed for restoration work and ends with that native seed being used to improve the landscape.
Click the links below to learn more about the steps involved in advancing native species.
Step 1: Selection of Species List
Step 2: Training of Seed Collection Crews
Step 3: Identification of Wildland Seed Collection Sites
Step 4: Wildland Seed Collection
Step 5: Seed Collection Information
Step 6: Seed Cleaning and Packaging
Step 8: Greenhouse Transplants
Step 10: Seed Increaser Fields
Step 11: Provide Seed to Commercial Growers
Step 12: Labeling and Storage of Seeds
Step 13: Agencies Evaluate Needs and Order Seed Mixes
Step 15: Restoration of the Landscape
