Genetics Note: you should be redirected to a new site in 2 seconds. If not please click on this link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/nr/native-plants/index.shtml Restoring Native Plant Species to the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon and Washington Vicky J. Erickson, Zone Geneticist Plant Material Development and Restoration Activities Overview Native Conifer Restoration Native Hardwood Restoration Native Grass, Forb, and Shrub Restoration Current Challenges and Future Outlook Project Photographs Indoor Western Larch Seed Orchard Native Grass Seed Collection and Propagation Blue Wild Rye Common Garden Study: NRCS Plant Materials Center Native Hardwood Conservation and Propagation Restoration of Aspen Stands Riparian Restoration: Before and After Hardwood Plantings Riparian Restoration: Dredge Pile Removal and Native Grass Seeding Wildfire Restoration: Before and After Native Grass Seeding Acknowledgements: The projects described here would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of a number of key individuals. Chief among them are Sheila Martinson (R-6 RO), Karl Urban, Scott Riley, Kari Yanskey, Dave Powell, Don Justice, Nancy Berlier, Karen Prudhomme, Betsy Kaiser, Diane Shirley, John Mitchell, Jean Ann Mitchell, Bill Lydie, John Shepherd (Umatilla NF), Victoria Rockwell, Danielle Bernard, Rosemary Guttridge, Mike Straw, Bruce Countryman, Jim Chandler, Jenny Gulick (Wallowa-Whitman NF), Bill McArthur, Ed Uebler, Ken Schuetz, Tony Johns, Karen Jacobs, Bill Gamble, Vince Hunter, Lori Bailey (Malheur NF), and staff at Dorena Genetic Resource Center, NFGEL, J. Herbert Stone Nursery, and the Pullman NRCS Plant Materials Center.   Contact Information For more information contact Vicky Erickson. Telephone 541-278-3715 FAX 541-278-3730 Postal address 2517 SW Hailey Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 Electronic mail General Information: verickson@fs.fed.us Webmaster: ldillavou@fs.fed.us