[RangelandsPartnership] FW: [EXT]Seed Mix Matters!

[Hutchinson, Barbara S - (bhutchin)]

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From: US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station <nehalem.clark at usda.gov>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 5:01 AM
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Subject: [EXT]Seed Mix Matters!


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MAY 2020 | A Publication of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Post-Fire Native Species Seed Mixes Are Effective at Keeping Out Cheatgrass in the Great Basin

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Choosing a post-fire seed mixture can be challenging
Seeding an area after a fire has long been used to
control erosion and suppress problem invasive
grasses like cheatgrass. But for managers, choosing the right seed mix to use can be tricky. Seed mixes containing only native species are ideal for areas where natural vegetation recovery is a long-term objective, but there is a question of both cost and whether native species will be as effective as nonnatives in outcompeting invasive species.

RMRS scientists compared how conventional versus native only seed mixes performed over the long term. READ this Science You Can Use (in 5 min<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001StInn2fKitm5tsSXhJLr-43amidu77dRLFMXFJ2H-9d0Q7jPHiCeHU2Ic-LG1vw-PPfOGUkhESeuiWTjO-yZ6DHntSES1Y7ULzbc6GHjrEH3YO3GqK4E48Dmu3gEcrkQV9aIXX08DdNbTTvbXWXnI_gyIQ5C0EljH4IIQVas2U-_68yfCAvdFOVKMPol_gos-YuV0X5D4c1aht0qXnn7vq7bYHKoGGQMmhYn3W-uHBifel2kIuHbnkS1lf4JKT2cdmzLZovzCcWzZ1Z7QqK8JX69Ww1U6dhb&c=5yJxmWpvMxF_FIUHKbIncUR4U9ucSHPDvmYRDwFcYxpD8pJ6_Brv3A==&ch=-766iDa_cS84kgxrO0qC3CKfaBEiu_AGWVZcI8UpAkgAO6oED999Yw==>)<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001StInn2fKitm5tsSXhJLr-43amidu77dRLFMXFJ2H-9d0Q7jPHiCeHU2Ic-LG1vw-PPfOGUkhESeuiWTjO-yZ6DHntSES1Y7ULzbc6GHjrEH3YO3GqK4E48Dmu3gEcrkQV9aIXX08DdNbTTvbXWXnI_gyIQ5C0EljH4IIQVas2U-_68yfCAvdFOVKMPol_gos-YuV0X5D4c1aht0qXnn7vq7bYHKoGGQMmhYn3W-uHBifel2kIuHbnkS1lf4JKT2cdmzLZovzCcWzZ1Z7QqK8JX69Ww1U6dhb&c=5yJxmWpvMxF_FIUHKbIncUR4U9ucSHPDvmYRDwFcYxpD8pJ6_Brv3A==&ch=-766iDa_cS84kgxrO0qC3CKfaBEiu_AGWVZcI8UpAkgAO6oED999Yw==> to learn about their findings.

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**UPCOMING 30 minute WEBINAR**
Wednesday May 20, 2020 @ 9:30am MT
Seed Mix Matters! Post-fire Seed Mixes Affect Long-term Vegetation Recovery and Suppression of Invasive Annuals at Dryland Sites in the Great Basin, Presented by Francis Kilkenny and Jeff Ott, RMRS research biologists
In this short webinar we will:
*Summarize results of a study reporting long-term outcomes of seed mixes applied following fire in Tintic Valley, Utah
*Discuss tradeoffs of seeding native versus non-native species in areas susceptible to cheatgrass invasion
*Take your questions and feedback

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ABSTRACT: Post-fire seeding has long been used to control erosion and suppress problematic invasive annuals like cheatgrass in dryland areas of the Great Basin. It is also a potential tool for restoring pre-fire vegetation by assisting successional processes. Non-native perennial plants have been widely seeded on account of their establishment ability, competitiveness and forage value, but may pose barriers to natural vegetation recovery. Seeding native species is a more sensible choice if restoration is a long-term objective, but there is a question of both cost and whether native species will be as effective as non-natives in outcompeting invasive annuals. We consider these issues in the context of a study where outcomes of native and non-native seed mixes were compared during an 18-year timeframe following wildfire.

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