Why do we need native seed?

Native seeds at the UNR native seed bank. Clockwise from bottom left: Plantago, Stipa, Amsinckia, Lomatium, and Angelica species. We process seeds of all kinds! Photos: Shannon Swim

A gorgeous walk through the native seed movement in the western US

Find out more! Reporter Sarah Gilman and photographer Grant Hindsley put together an excellent article describing the progress to-date from the push to get native seeds available for ecological restoration in the west, featuring amazing growers, seed collectors, and native plant champions. :)