College of Agricultural Science | Agricultural Experiment Station
Sustainable Agricultural Techniques
College of Agricultural Science | Agricultural Experiment Station
Sustainable Agricultural Techniques
This organization was established by the Malheur County Court and works closely with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), ODA, the Malheur Experiment Station, Malheur County Extension, BOR, US Forest Service, the Owyhee Watershed Council, BLM, Malheur County Soil and Water Conservation District, and others. The primary interests of this organization are to protect the environment and address water issues through restoration projects in the Malheur River Watershed, to act as an advisory council, and to increase public awareness of water-related issues.
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For more information contact:
Carl
Hill or Adena Green
Owyhee Watershed Council
106 Owyhee Street
P.O. Box 275
Adrian, OR 97901
Ph: (541) 372-5782
Fax: (541) 372-5785
Email: agreenowc@qwestoffice.net
Great Basin Native Plant Selection & Increase Project
This multi-state, collaborative research project was initiated in 2001 by the USDI BLM Great Basin Restoration Initiative and the USDA FS RMRS's Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystem Research Program. Major objectives are to improve the availability of native plant materials and to provide the knowledge and technology required for their use in restoring diverse native plant communities across the Great Basin. More than 20 federal, state, and private cooperators are involved in this project.
Project Goals
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- Increase the availability of native plant materials, particularly forbs, for restoring disturbed Great Basin rangelands
- Provide an understanding of species variability and develop seed transfer guidelines
- Develop seed technology and cultural practices for producing native seed in agricultural settings
- Collaborate with seed regulatory agencies and the private seed industry to improve native seed supplies
- Examine interactions of native restoration species and exotic invasives to aid in formulating seeding prescriptions
- Develop application strategies and technologies to improve the establishment of native seedings
- Develop demonstration areas, manuals, popular publications and websites to facilitate application of research results
Nancy L. Shaw
USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab
322 East Front Street, Suite 401, Boise, ID 83702
(208) 373-4360
(208) 373-4391 (FAX)
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Linda Rowe
2925
SW 6th Ave. Suite 2
Ontario, OR 97914
(541) 889-2588
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Western potato breeding and variety development programs are highly cooperative and organized at the Oregon and the tri-state (Oregon, Idaho, and Washington), and western regional levels. Variety trials are coordinated and regular meetings are held. The Oregon program includes members at the Malheur, Hermiston, Klamath Falls, and Central Oregon experiment stations of OSU as well as the Department of Crop and Soil Science, OSU, Corvallis, OR. Potato extension agents and private growers also contribute significantly to the testing and introduction of new varieties in Oregon. Additional information on potato varieties and variety testing is available from all of these.
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