Jim Garner CPW PJ/Desert Shrub Habitat Coordinator & Seed Warehouse Manager Colorado Parks & Wildlife Native Seed Warehouse
Game Damage Trucks Available For Seed Transportation
Irrigated Fields Available For Seed Production or Testing
Cheap Labor Less Than a Mile Away
9,000 Square Feet Total Floor Space 5,000 Square Feet “Warm Storage” 1,000 Square Feet Refrigerated Storage 1,500 Square Feet Office/Lab 1,500 Square Feet Equipment Bay Warehouse Dimensions
Warehouse Functions 1. Provide Room & Proper Storage Conditions Former Cold StorageFormer Warm Storage Purchase Project Seed “Off Season” Stockpile When Seed Is Cheap Space For Fire Rehab Materials Accommodate Project Delays
Warehouse Functions 2. Create & Stabilize “Boutique” Market Storage For Excess Contract Production
Warehouse Functions 3. Provide Storage For Wild Land Collections “Mid-Term” Sagebrush Storage Collect In Good Years – Not Just When We Have To
Warehouse Functions 4. Buy Sell & Trade Overstock Or Unused Materials
Warehouse Functions 5. “Nexus” For West Slope Native Plant Activities Home Base For UP Coordinator Housing For Seed Collection Crews Habitat Equipment Storage
Operations Unmanned Low Maintenance.2 FTE (20% Of My Time) To Operations
Budget Basic O&M Covered By CPW Remaining SCTF Funds (~$300,000) Used To Stock & Equip Partner Contributions Partner Contributions (Reserved Storage Agreements/Fees)
SCTF FUNDING
Future Opportunities Could Include: Statewide Coordinated Seed Purchases Subsidized “Boutique” Seed Purchases Limited Seed Cleaning, Mixing & Bagging Plant Materials Research Seed Production On the Escalante SWA
Questions?