UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Restoration Workshop
Do No Harm Workshop
Considerations for use of non-local species in ecological restoration
Their long-term objectives are to address a different topic in restoration annually that is both expedient and practicable. This year they focus on the use of non-local plant materials in restoration activities.
Topics covered: Geographical sourcing of reliable ecotypes and species; management of conservation lands and policies constraining management; biogeography and current/future climate considerations for plant material selection, including non-natives; the role of breeding system, genetic structure, and phenotypic plasticity in selecting and sampling plant material populations; inadvertent selection during multiple generation grow-out operations; local/non-local/non-native tolerance to abiotic and biotic stressors in restoration, including resistance to subsequent exposure to invasion by non-desirable species.
$45 Early Bird Registration Fee
$55 between October 17 and November 14
$25 for Students
Who should attend: Land owners, conservation organizations, trusts, agencies and jurisdictions managing open space or rights-of-way, nurseries, seed collectors and distributors, consultants, conservation organizations, researchers, policy makers and any other active practitioners of restoration and suppliers of restoration materials or services.
See website for a complete list of topics.
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Questions?
Program: Elise Gornish and Travis Bean
Logistics: UC ANR Program Support,
Alex Zabelin, 530-750-1259, or Sherry Cooper, 530-750-1256.