As one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, California has an extraordinary concentration of species found nowhere else on Earth. Growing climate impacts like extreme wildfire, flooding, and drought—along with development—put those species at risk of extinction. In fact, California has the highest concentration of imperiled plants in the nation. To ensure the integrity of our ecosystems and prevent extinction, we need native seed for restoration and land management. However, native seed stock is insufficient to meet the demand. That’s why we need the California Native Seed Strategy.
The California Native Seed Strategy is based on the National Native Seed Strategy and was informed by the Nevada Native Seed Strategy. The California Native Seed Strategy aims to improve native seed supply by addressing the policy, grants, and contracts, capacity, collaboration, science, and technology needed to get the right seed in the right place at the right time.
CNPS developed the California Native Seed Strategy with guidance from the California Seed Strategy Steering Committee. The steering committee members include representatives from:
The Strategy has four main goals:
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