THE CENTER FOR ARID LANDS RESTORATION - Desert ...

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorJoshua Tree National ParkTHE CENTER FOR ARIDLANDS RESTORATION:A Native Plant NurseryE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Mission Statement• The Center for Arid Lands Restoration provides for therestoration of disturbed lands within Joshua TreeNational Park, develops innovative technologies forconducting economical and effective desertrehabilitation, and maintains a network of partnershipsthroughout the desert southwest based on informationsharing and at-cost native plant production.E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

In the Beginning…• First phase of Federal Highways road project in Park,mid-1980s• Lack of commercially grown Mojave native plantsprompted development of nurseryE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Currently…• Still not many commercially grown Mojave native plants• Native Plant Production for restoration• Seed Collection and Storage• Research Propagation MethodsE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

Future…• Continue to grow Mojave and Sonoran Desert nativeplants for restoration• Identify and test innovative restoration techniques• Publish germination protocols• Support efforts to create commercially grown nativeplants• Participate in restoration working groups• Continue to partner with agencies to grow native plantsfor restorationE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

The Cycle- Seed Collection• Collect seed from project area• Collect from similar habitat type and elevation as the targetrevegetation site• Propagation from seed• Ensures genetic integrity• Increases genetic variability• Collect early summer to fallE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

The Cycle- Propagation• Pretreatment of seeds• Soak, scarify, leach• Planting• Pot sizes and types• Monitor and care• Harden off

The Cycle- Outplant

Josh HoinesJoshua Tree National ParkJosh_Hoines@NPS.gov760-367-5564National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A