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Interagency Great Basin Native Seed Increase Contracts

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The Interagency Great Basin Native Seed Increase Contracts, managed by the Department of the Interior, aim to expand the commercial availability of native seeds across Nevada, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. This initiative addresses a critical shortage in the commercial market, ensuring the federal government has the necessary resources for post-fire and disaster recovery. By recruiting local growers and reducing their production risks, the program seeks to lower overall seeding costs, stabilize the market, and prevent volatility. The primary goal of these contracts is to restore functioning ecosystems and sage grouse habitat by utilizing seed stocks specifically developed for the Great Basin's unique growing conditions. By prioritizing native species over non-native or cultivated varieties, the program enhances range productivity and increases resilience against wildfire and cheatgrass. This strategic approach ensures that restoration efforts are based on scientific evidence to maintain long-term ecological health.

General Info

DOI contracts local growers to increase native seed availability for Great Basin ecosystem restoration.

Agency

Department of the Interior

NAICS

111199 - All Other Grain Farming

Place of Performance

ID, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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PostedAug 14

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment of the Interior

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Organization / Agency

Department of the Interior

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Contacts

Diane Barker

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Jennifer Rodman-Snyder

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Full Description

Interagency seed increase contracts for the Great Basin Ecoregion including portions of Nevada, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Since 2001, on a bipartisan basis, Congress has recognized the commercial market does not produce an adequate supply of native seed to meet the federal government’s need to manage native vegetation. In addition to meeting an immediate need to increase the seed supply for post fire and disaster recovery, seed increase contracts are part of a larger strategy to lower government seeding costs by creating a stable market and improving the effectiveness of seeding projects. These seed increase contracts improve the variety of species commercially available, help recruit local growers by lowering their initial production risk, and help prevent market volatility. Without these contracts DOI agencies will be forced to continue to rely on a handful of easy to produce non-native species, and cultivated varieties that, based on the best available science, do not restore and maintain functioning ecosystems. Native plants are not like weeds that can grow anywhere. Seed stocks for the Great Basin are specifically developed for the growing conditions and targeted to restore sage grouse habitat and improve range productivity by adding species and seed sources that are more resistant to cheat grass and resilient to wildfire.