Beginners guide to propagating native plants:                                Talk is held in the tent/pavillion
A hands-on workshop for growing native plants from seed                 

The workshop will give an overview of how to propagate native plant species for use in gardening and landscaping.  I will talk briefly about seed collection on public lands and give an overview of various methods for propagation including stratification requirements.  I will be demonstrating propagation methods for the species Lupinus albifrons to illustrate the processes for seed germination.  I selected Lupinus albifrons because it can grow in a variety of habitats and it is a striking perennial that is becoming year around due to its silvery foliage.  Members of the Fabaceae family also produce nitrogen fixing nodules on their roots, making these leguminous plants especially useful in improving soils in gardens and landscapes.

Wendy J Coleman , Biological Sciences Technician with the Forest Service on the Umpqua National Forest
I am a plant-nut working my dream job on a beautiful forest.  I am originally from Indiana, but I followed my dreams to study Botany at Humboldt State University and have been hooked on the Pacific Northwest region for the past 20 years.  I came to Oregon in 2002 to work at Crater Lake and that’s when I realized I was never moving back to the mid-west. 

I have many botanical interests, including foraging the woods for edible berries and other useful plant materials.  Professionally, my interests are deeply rooted in restoration and preservation.  There are many accomplishments I take pride in but a few of my personal highlights have included: reintroduction efforts for the threatened Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta), transplanting violets on the coast for the federally listed Oregon silverspot butterfly, and collecting whitebark pine cones for research related to blister rust resistance.