Got Seeds? Strengthening the reforestation pipeline in the western United States

Olga Kildisheva; Shanna Hobbs; Solomon Dobrowski; Joshua Sloan; Nancy L. Shaw; Matthew Aghai

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Got Seeds? Strengthening the reforestation pipeline in the western United States

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Olga Kildisheva, Shanna Hobbs, Solomon Dobrowski, Joshua Sloan, Nancy L. Shaw, Matthew Aghai

Year:

2023

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Tree Planters’ Notes. 66(1): 4-17.

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Abstract

Healthy forests are critically important for mitigating the effects of climate change, reducing biodiversity loss, and protecting our water resources. Decades of chronic underfunding combined with the worsening impacts of climate change and wildfire have increased the need for reforestation across the Western United States. This article highlights the challenges impacting tree-seed availability and suggests opportunities for strengthening the tree-seed supply chain to meet reforestation goals in an era of climate change. This paper was presented at The Reforestation Pipeline in the Western United States-Joint Annual Meeting of the Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association, the Intertribal Nursery Council, and the Intermountain Container Seedling Growers Association (Missoula, MT, September 27-29, 2022).

Keywords

seeds, reforestation, climate change, tree-seed supply chain, The Reforestation Pipeline

Citation

Kildisheva, Olga; Hobbs, Shanna; Dobrowski, Solomon; Sloan, Joshua; Shaw, Nancy; Aghai, Matthew. 2023. Got Seeds? Strengthening the reforestation pipeline in the western United States. Tree Planters’ Notes. 66(1): 4-17.