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North America
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The study will plan and implement an assessment of federal, state, tribal, and private sector native seed needs and capacity to meet those needs. The assessment will help the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to:
- Identify steps to improve deficiencies in number and diversity of native species commercially available
- Identify and enable BLM to take steps to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of federal native seed procurement practices
- Identify and enable BLM to take steps to improve private sector constraints currently limiting availability of native seeds
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An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply: Final Report
Consensus Study Report
·2023
Extreme weather and wildfires, intensified by climate change, are damaging the native plant communities of landscapes across the United States. Native plant communities are foundational to thriving ecosystems, delivering goods and services that regulate the environment and support life, provide food...
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