1. Native Plant Development for Reclamation in Alaska Paul Krabacher, Bureau of Land Management Mike Duffy, AK Natural Heritage Program

2. OBJECTIVE To supply seed for BLM and its partners with native species - collected, cleaned, increased, and stored in Alaska

3. Native Plant Materials Development Program Increase the diversity and amount of native seed available for stabilization, rehabilitation and restoration efforts on lands managed by various agencies

4. Native Plant Materials Development Program In light of perceived climate change impacts and human-caused disturbance: 1. Collect workhorse species 2. Collect range margin and other species of interest

5. Part of the National Native Plant Materials Development and Conservation Program National Native Seed Collection Program Coordinated by BLM

6. Alaska’s List Collections made 2002 – 2008 100+ collections

7. Seeds of Success - Species Lists 2009 Focus on early seral stages As well as Royal Botanic Garden

8. Over 150 species early-mid seral list Heracleum lanatum = Heracleum maximum Hierochloe alpina Hordeum brachyantherum Juniperus communis Lathyrus japonicus Lathyrus palustris Leymus mollis Loiseleuria procumbens Lupinus arcticus Lupinus nootkatensis Mimulus guttatus Orthilia secunda Oxytropis borealis Oxytropis campestris Oxytropis nigrescens Parnassia kotzebuei Parnassia palustris Pedicularis labradorica Pedicularis langsdorfii Pedicularis parviflora Petasites frigidus Petasites saggittatus = Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus Phleum alpinum

9. 2009 Total collections 44

10. 2010 Total collections 244 165 species

11. 2010 Collections with the assistance of Chicago Botanic Garden Interns

12. 2010 Collections with the assistance of Chicago Botanic Garden Interns

13. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance Botrychium alaskense (G2G3 S2S3) is new to the Seward Peninsula; it is widely disjunct and represents the most northwestern occurrence in the state. A large population Botrychium virginianum (G5 S2) plants was found on Turnagain Arm. Iowa State Herbarium

14. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance Astragalus agrestis (G5 SP) from the Copper Center area, which is apparently new to the state. Potentilla cf. fragiformis (G4 S1S2) was collected from Salmon Lake, Seward Peninsula - sent to ALA for review (gap-filling/few records for N America)

15. 2010 Collections of Conservation Significance Range Extensions: Vahlodea atropurpurea was found on the Seward Peninsula. This represents a range extension of over 600 km. Aquilegia brevistyla, Carex bicolor, Carex eleusinoides, Carex supina ssp. spaniocarpa, Rumex sibiricus, and Silene taimyrensis represent smaller range extensions or additional records of recent range extensions. Two aquatic liverworts, Riccia fluitans and Ricciocarpus natans uncommon in the state, were also encountered.

16. 2010 Notes: TRACKED OR SIGNIFICANT RANGE EXTENSIONS Artemisia senjavinensisG3 S2S3 Astragalus agrestisG5 SP, new to Alaska Botrychium alaskenseG2G3 S2S3, large range extension Botrychium virginianumG5 S2 Carex phaeocephalaG4 S3 Draba ruaxesG3 S3 Lycopus asperG5 S1 Papaver walpoleiG3 S3 Potentilla drummondiiG5 S2 Potentilla fragiformis(if so)G4 S1S2 Riccia fluitansrare (?) Ricciocarpus natansnotable Stellaria dicranoidesG3 S3 Vahlodea atropurpurealarge range extension Viola selkirkiiG5 S3

17. Palmer PMC

18. Cleaning, storage

20. Seed increase Carex mertensii Chamerion latifolium Artemisia tilesii Oxytropis campestris Sanguisorba canadensis Wilhelmsia physodes Agrostis scabra Achillea sibirica Agrostis mertensii Poa alpina Hedyasrum alpinum

21. Field increase – Palmer

22. Private Producers

24. Wildland seed collection Seed increase with (commercial) growers Research and development Public and private partnerships Germplasm seed collections Native Plant Materials Development Program

25. Seed Increase Suggestions OTHERS?? Carex mertensii Chamerion latifolium Artemisia tilesii Oxytropis campestris Sanguisorba canadensis Wilhelmsia physodes Agrostis scabra Achillea sibirica Agrostis mertensii Poa alpina Hedyasrum alpinum