Southcentral Alaska Native Plant Production

Funder: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2023 - 2026

Anchorage SWCD is working in partnership with Palmer SWCD, Wasilla SWCD, Eklutna Tribal Conservation District, and Knik Tribal Conservation District to build four-five small local outdoor native plant nurseries. These nurseries will serve as sites to propagate native plant species for use in ecological restoration projects such as culvert replacements, streambank erosion control projects, etc. We have hired a Native Plants Program Leader, Dana, who will implement this program and be the technical advisor for the project. Native plant seed will be collected locally and stored at the Plant Materials Center. This project is collaborative and builds capacity at the Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Tribes for the development of a new native plants industry to supply an unmet need within the state for hardy regionally appropriate restoration plants and seed.