Native Seed Scoop
Native Seed Scoop is a newsletter produced by the University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center Plant Materials Program. The purpose of the TPC Plant Materials Program is to:
- Support a native seed supply for roadsides and other restorations that is diverse, regionally appropriate, source-identified, and affordable;
- Facilitate networking and communication among native seed stakeholders;
- Disseminate information on native seed;
- Promote appreciation for the tallgrass prairie ecosystem through outreach and education.
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Native Seed Scoop, 2025 Fall Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Upcoming Events
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- TPC Highlights 2024-2025
--- Midwest Native Seed Network Requests Info
--- TPC Plant Materials Update
--- Flowering Splurge Stock Seed is "In the Bag"
--- A Scoop of Silence
--- Other Resources
--- In Memoriam - Carroll Hoksbergen -
Native Seed Scoop, 2025 Summer Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Upcoming Events
--- TPC at 2025 National Native Seed Conference
--- Regional and National Partnerships
--- 2025 Iowa Native Seed Meeting
--- New Species in Production
--- A Scoop of Science -
Native Seed Scoop, 2024 Post Harvest Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Upcoming Events
--- TPC Highlights
--- What's Your Scoop
--- A New Toolkit for Finding CRP Plant Materials
--- Native Seed Plant Stakeholder Meeting
--- News from the Plots
--- New Collections
--- A Scoop of Science
--- In Other News . . . -
Native Seed Scoop, 2024 Summer Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Upcoming Events
--- Spring Meeting Recaps
--- Native Seed Partnerships
--- Update from the Northeast Seed Network
--- Forming a Midwest Native Seed Network
--- Farm Bill Progress
--- TPC Plant Materials Updates
--- New Species in Propagation
--- 2023-24 Student Research Presentations -
Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Winter Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Upcoming Events
--- Iowa Scoop
--- TPC Scoop
--- New Remnant Collections for 2023
--- First Harvests of New Species Planted in 2023
--- A Scoop of Science
--- A Few of Our Favorite Blogs -
Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Summer Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Seed production plots are in bloom at the TPC
--- Upcoming Events
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- Recent National Meetings
--- Exploring Collaborative Marketing Effort for Native Seed
--- TPC Scoop
--- Natural Enemies Can Control Black Bean Aphid
--- In Other News -
Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Spring Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
Upcoming Events:
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting – hosted by the TPC
--- Prairie Preview - hosted by Bur Oak Land Trust
--- National Native Seed Conference: Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain
--- North American Prairie Conference
--- TPC’s Restoration and Land Management Seminar
What’s Your Scoop?
Online Resources for Native Seeds
CRP Signup
NASEM Report on Native Seed Supply
A Scoop of Science -
Native Seed Scoop, 2022 End of Year Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- ‘Tis (still) the season for seed cleaning at the Tallgrass Prairie Center
--- Iowa Prairie Network Winter Seminar
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- National Native Seed Conference
--- North American Prairie Conference
--- Iowa Source-Identified stock seed for native seed growers
--- New Ecotypes Available
--- Progress in Refreshing Existing Ecotypes
--- Iowa Native Seed Stakeholders in the News
--- A Scoop of Science -
Native Seed Scoop, 2022 Harvest Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- Seed Plot Fauna and Pathogens
--- Reviving "lost" ecotypes
--- First harvest from 2021 accessions
--- Trials with hemiparasites
--- Phenological differences among Iowa Ecotype zones
--- Seed Database Moves to SER Website
--- Research on the Native Plant Materials Supply
--- Our Pick of Podcasts -
Native Seed Scoop, 2022 Post-Planting Edition
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Events
--- In case you missed it
--- Collaboration on seed production issues
--- New species at the TPC
--- Conservation Program news
--- AOSCA updates certification booklet
--- Research scoop
--- Outreach, education, and marketing
--- In other news . . . -
Native Seed Scoop, Winter 2022
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Events
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- New TPC Seed Collections
--- Conservation Program News
--- Three Iowa Native Seed Growers
--- Research Scoop
--- Native Plant Awareness, Outreach, and Marketing
--- Tallgrass Prairie Center 2021 Highlights
--- In Memorium -
Native Seed Scoop, Fall 2021
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Events
--- Kudos
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- Species Spotlight: Whorled Milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
--- In the News
--- Production Topic: Companion Topic -
Native Seed Scoop, Summer 2021
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Panel Discussion – Native Seed: A Landowner’s Perspective
--- National Conference on Ecological Restoration (NCER)
--- Iowa Prairie Conference – Prairie Kinship
--- Iowa Roadside Conference
--- Tallgrass Prairie Center Updates
--- Native Seed News on the Web
--- Seed Test Variability Evaluated
--- Survey of Native Seed and Plant Consumers
--- Native Seed Highlights from SER2021 -
Native Seed Scoop, Winter 2021
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- Fourth Public Meeting - An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting(s) 2021
--- Native Seed News and Info
--- Production Topic - Seed Cleaning
--- Species Spotlight
--- Other news . . . -
Native Seed Scoop, Fall 2020
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- This week: New Publication and Public Briefing from the National Academies of Sciences
--- Save the Date: Iowa Prairie Network Winter Meeting
--- Release of full report on the 2020 Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- NEW: Native Seed Stakeholders email group
--- Summary of Workshop “Growing Through Change: Sourcing Climate-Resilient Seed”
--- Seed theft from remnant prairies?
--- Production Topic - Japanese Beetle Control
--- Plant Profile: White meadowsweet, Spiraea alba
--- In other news -
Native Seed Scoop, Summer 2020
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- International Standards for Native Seeds
--- Allowable Differences between Seed Tests
--- Herbicide Drift
--- Virtual Workshop on Climate-Resilient Seed Sourcing
--- Plan It Native Virtual Conference
--- Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eutrochium maculatum
--- In other news . . . -
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Native Seed Scoop [July 2020]
University of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.
Contents:
--- NRCS Native Prairie Seed Calculator Update
--- 2020 Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- National Scoop
--- Events
--- In other news . . .
