• Native seed networks

• Seed sourcing

• Seed banking 

As Senior Manager of Seed Projects and Partnerships, I’m working to build connections and resources to expand the supply of native seeds for ecological restoration. Collaborating with partners, we are working to build capacity at national, regional, and local levels.  

Nationally, I support team members coordinating the national Seeds of Success program, led by Bureau of Land Management, which provides national coordination in seed collection for conservation and restoration.

Regionally, we are working to build a new coalition, the Midwest Native Seed Network, to increase the diversity and availability of genetically appropriate native seed through collaboration and information sharing. I am also assisting with coordination and helping to build partnerships to advance the goals of the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Woolridge CB, Fant JB, Flores AI, Schultz K, Kramer AT (2023) Variation in overall fitness due to seed source: projections for predictive provenancing. Restoration Ecology  31:e13717.  https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13717