Native Plant Summit November 1-3

THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT
Intermountain
Native Plant Summit
VIII
(aka ‘Back 2 Boise’)
sponsored by the Boise State University Dept. of Biological Sciences
and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Logan, UT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE
(SO PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US)
general sessions
Tuesday & Wednesday, November 1-2, 2016
plant material workshops
Wednesday & Thursday, November 2-3, 2016
Boise State University Student Union
Boise, Idaho
There is no registration fee,but advance pre-registration is preferred.Please e-mail Cody at dakota.ray@ars.usda.gov by Friday, October 21, 2016 to pre-register

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Please include:
name(s), mailing address, business, non-profit organization, university, or government affiliation,
city, state, zip code, and phone.

Poster Presentations
A limited number of posterboards (6’ x 4’) are available for display of research and plant material development work pertinent to Intermountain native plants. Contact Cody at dakota.ray@ ars.usda.gov with a title to reserve a posterboard slot. Additional information will be available in future announcements.

TENTATIVE AGENDA
Tuesday morning
8:00-8:25 Registration Welcome
8:30 Tom Jones, ARS, Logan, UT Keynotes
8:45 The National Seed Strategy Peggy Olwell, BLM, Washington, DC
9:00 An industry perspective of the National Seed Strategy for rehabilitation and restoration … a consultant’s view Bill Agnew, Agnew Environmental Consulting, Sandy, UT
9:40 Restoration: Stories of Success and Failure
9:45 Restoring urban ecology: challenges and opportunities Rick Martinson, Wintercreek Restoration, Bend, OR
10:15 Project implementation after a fire Scott Uhrig, BLM, Shoshone, ID
10:35 break
11:00 Bringing back the Pollinators
11:05 Presidential Memorandum on pollinators: what it means for restoration and reclamation projects John Proctor, USFS, Ogden, UT
11:25 Pollinator-friendly seed mix design Christine Taliga, NRCS, Denver, CO
11:55 Points South
12:00 An update on the Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program Adrienne Pilmanis, BLM, Salt Lake City, UT
12:20 The Mojave Desert Native Plant Program: an ecoregional collaboration for native plant material development and habitat restoration Judy Perkins, BLM, Palm Springs, CA
12:40 lunch break

Tuesday afternoon
1:40 Sage-grouse: Current and Future Status
1:45 Forb diversity supports sage-grouse Kas Dumroese, USFS, Moscow, ID
2:15 Managing sagebrush landscapes for sage-grouse Eric Thacker, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2:45 Cooperative restoration for sage-grouse in the Soda Fire Ann Moser, Idaho Fish & Game, Boise, ID
3:05 Protecting and restoring sage-grouse habitat on the public lands Brent Ralston, BLM, Boise, ID
3:35 break
4:00 Poster Whirlwind Poster Session

Wednesday morning
8:30 Seeds, etc.
8:35 The BLM national seed warehouse system Tricia Roller, BLM, Boise, ID
9:00 The genetic control of seed disarticulation and ripening in native grasses Steve Larson, ARS, Logan, UT
9:20 Seedling Establishment
9:25 The effect of seed characteristics and sowing depth on emergence of 20 Great Basin forbs
Scott Jensen, USFS, Provo, UT
9:45 break
10:10 Trends in establishment and persistence of selected perennial cool-season grasses
Craig Rigby, ARS, Logan, UT
10:30 Pre-established plant influences on antelope bitterbrush seedling recruitment and growth
Dan Mummey, MPG Ranch, Missoula, MT
10:50 Plant Material Update
10:55 title pending Chris Bullock, High Mountain Nursery, Draper, UT
11:25 Stepping down the National Seed Strategy into action in the Great Basin Fred Edwards, BLM, Reno, NV
11:40 Seed transfer guideline development in the Great Basin
Francis Kilkenny, USFS, Boise, ID
11:55 Recent native grass and legume releases from the Forage & Range Research Lab Tom Jones, ARS, Logan, UT

12:25 lunch break
end of general sessions

Wednesday afternoon
1:30 Principles of plant material development Tom Jones, ARS, Logan, UT
Francis Kilkenny, USFS, Boise, ID (see grass & forb workshop, next page)

TWO NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL WORKSHOPS
Grass & Forb Workshop
Tom Jones (ARS, Logan, UT) & Francis Kilkenny (USFS, Boise, ID)
Wednesday PM, lecture component
Thursday AM, lab component
The purpose of this workshop is two-fold:
1) to introduce the user of native plant materials to the various concepts and issues involving plant material development and their use, and
2) to educate the user regarding the various restoration species (organized by functional group) used in our region, the native plant materials that are currently available for each species, and how one may make appropriate choices among them.
Sagebrush Identification, Ecology, and Genetics Workshop Roger Rosentreter (BSU, Boise, ID) Bryce Richardson (USFS, Provo, UT)

Thursday PM
Black and white or shades of grey?
The genetic and phenotypic variation in sagebrush and the importance in recognizing the differences
This workshop will cover sagebrush identification (species and subspecies), soil preference, wildlife palatability, ecology, and patterns of variation. Specimens of many different types of sagebrush will be displayed, and black-light methods for identification will be demonstrated.

Directions
The Boise State University campus is located on the southern bank of the Boise River between Capitol Boulevard (via Vista Avenue; I-84 exit 53) at the west end of campus and Broadway (I-84 exit 54) at the east end of campus. The Student Union building is situated roughly midway between Capitol and Broadway at the bend on University Drive, the east-west thoroughfare through campus (see arrows on campus map). University Drive may be accessed from either Broadway or Capitol.

Hotel Rates some Boise hotels have submitted rates for this meeting
all prices are subject to 13% tax (a government employee ID is required for the government rate)

Hyatt Place Hotel 925 N. Milwaukee 208 375-1200 $179 regular/$161 AAA
Candlewood Suites 700 N. Cole 208 322-4300 $105-115 regular/$98-107 AAA/$89 govt.
Best Western Vista Inn Airport I-84 exit 53 1-800-727-5006 $96 regular/$86 corporate/$91 govt.
Best Western Airport Motor Inn Airport I-84 exit 53 1-800-727-5004 $95 regular/$86 AAA/$89 govt.
Sleep Inn Airport I-84 exit 53 208 336-7377 $66 regular/$59 AAA/$59 govt.
Inn America Airport I-84 exit 53 1-800-469-4667 (specify Boise property) $70 regular/$63 AAA
SpringHill Suites Boise ParkCenter 424 E. ParkCenter Blvd. 208 342-1044 $119-139 regular/$91 govt.BSU shuttle available upon request
Safari Inn 1070 Grove Street 208 344-6556 $99 regular/$89 AAA/$89 govt.