California Plant Rescue (CaPR) - CalBG is a founding member of the California Plant Rescue, a collaborative effort to prevent the extinction of California’s rare plants. We work with other seed collecting institutions across the state with the long-term goal of securing all of the California flora in seed banks or living collections.

Seeds of Success (SOS) - a national native seed collection program led by the Bureau of Land Management with the mission of collecting native seed for research, development, germplasm conservation, and ecosystem restoration. The CalBG SOS team primarily collects seeds from the deserts of southern California.

Ojai navarretia seed storage - Navarretia ojaiensis is a rare plant in the phlox family that is endemic to Los Angeles and Ventura counties. As a mitigation measure for disturbance to one of the native populations, CalBG was contracted to secure both a Permanent Conservation Seed Collection, which will be stored indefinitely for the long-term conservation of the species, and a Temporary Research and Recovery Seed Collection, which is stored on a temporary basis for reintroduction in the wild.

Meyer E., N. Jensen, and N.S. Fraga. 2014. Seed banking California’s rare plants. California Department of Fish and Game. 100: 79-85. Link

Wall, M. and J. Macdonald. 2009. Processing Seeds of California Native Plants for Conservation, Storage, and Restoration. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Occasional Publication, Number 10, Claremont, CA. 216 pages. Link