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The Bureau of Land Management’s Plant Conservation and Restoration Program continues to advance the and Department of Interior’s priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future. One of BLM’s highest priorities is to promote ecosystem health. This Program was created in response to large-scale wildfires in the Western US. Due to lack of native seed in 2001 Congress directed the BLM to establish a native plant material program recommending that federal and non-federal partners coordinate efforts through the Plant Conservation Alliance established in 1994. BLM provides leadership in identifying, maintaining, and restoring Western native plant communities on public lands. Public lands contain a diversity of native plant communities comprised of over 50 ecoregions across public lands. In the future, BLM will continue to work with partners to focus on increasing the diversity of locally adapted forbs and grasses for restoration of wildlife habitat and rehabilitation after wildfires. This program also supports projects funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act P.L. 117-58, Section 40704(b) Ecosystem Restoration.
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BLM worked with the Plant Conservation Alliance to develop The National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration to ensure the availability of genetically appropriate seed to restore viable and productive plant communities and sustainable ecosystems throughout the US. The Strategy fosters collaboration between private, tribal, state, local, and federal partners to guide the development, availability, and use of seed needed for timely and effective rehabilitation and restoration. BLM Plant Conservation & Restoration Program works with partners to focus studies on native plant materials development to get more diversity of native plant materials to the growers in ecoregions, including the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, Mojave, and Pacific Northwest. Working with the Sustainability in Prison Program in the Great Basin, BLM PCRP grows locally sourced sagebrush plants for use after wildfires in sage-grouse, mule deer, and other game species habitat restoration projects. Seeds of Success has made over 23,000 collections of 5,500 unique taxa since 2000. The Plant Conservation & Restoration Program has moved more than 200 native species into commercial production by the private sector, making them available for restoration projects. BLM PCRP increased the capacity of the BLM National Seed Warehouse System to 2,600,000 pounds, which serves 40 BLM Field Offices and streamlines seed procurement through the Working Capital Fund (inventory value ≈ $12 M).
Monitored, protected, increased understanding and restored habitat that supports more than 1700 rare plant species, more than 400 of which are found exclusively on BLM public lands. Worked with partners to implement priority species and conservation actions. Assisted BLM programs such as Fuels and Emergency Stabilization and Restoration in restoring public lands and integrating more wide spread use of native plant materials. The BLM manages these resources and other vegetation management activities in cooperation with states, tribes, other federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
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Institute for Applied Ecology, Sagebrush in Prisons - This project works with 19 prisons in 8 western states to grow seedlings for restoration of wildlife and game species habitats after wildfire on BLM lands. This is year 2 of a multi-year agreement.
NatureServe, Rare Plant Data - This project monitors and updates the status of BLM Special Status Plants. This information will help the Bureau with NEPA compliance and conservation and recovery.
Institute for Applied Ecology, Sagebrush in Prisons - Work with 10 prisons in 5 western states to grow sagebrush seedlings for post-fire restoration projects on BLM lands. Year 3 of a multi-year agreement. NatureServe, Rare Plant Data - Monitor and update the status of BLM special status plants to assist the BLM with NEPA compliance and conservation and recovery. Year 2 of a multi-year agreement. Natural Areas Association, Outreach - Improve technical capacity of BLM staff in managing seed resources and rare and special status plants. Year 5 of a multi-year agreement. State University, Pollinator Project - Raise the awareness of both seed collection programs and the relationship between native plants and pollinators. Year 1 of a one-year agreement. Society for Ecological Restoration, Seed Science and Technology - Improve the technical capacity of staff in State, tribal, Federal agencies, including, BLM in all aspects of native plant materials development, native seed supply chain, and restoration. Year 1 of a multi-year agreement.
The program will continue to work to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the plant program.
The program will continue to work to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the plant program.
BLM will continue to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Plant Conservation and Restoration Program through implementing the National Seed Strategy, developing genetically appropriate native plant material/seed for use in habitat restoration, implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques/efforts, collaborating with farmers and conservationists to increase commercial availability of genetically diverse and locally sources seed, inventorying and monitoring rare plant species and their associated communities, and collaborating with Tribal governments to develop strategies for native materials.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
