[Pollinator] New milkweed conservation guide from the Xerces Society

[Brianna Borders]

Hello all,



The Xerces Society is pleased to announce the release of *Milkweeds: A
Conservation Practitioner’s Guide*, a first-of-its kind manual on
large-scale milkweed seed production, nursery propagation, and field
restoration of the plants. The information in this comprehensive
publication was gained firsthand through our Project Milkweed
<http://www.xerces.org/milkweed>, gathered from interviews with native
plant nurseries and seed producers, and synthesized from scientific
literature.



This guide provides conservation professionals with information about
optimiz­ing milkweed seed production methods, offers guidance on
incorporating milkweeds into restoration and revegetation efforts, and
highlights milkweeds’ unique characteristics and value to wildlife. Native
seed producers, restoration practitioners, land managers, monarch
conservationists, gardeners, and landowners will all find this guide
valuable.



You can download the guide as a PDF here:
http://www.xerces.org/milkweeds-a-conservation-practitioners-guide/.



Featured topics include:



·         Milkweeds’ value to monarch butterflies, pollinators, and other
beneficial insects;

·         Pollination ecology;

·         Tips for collecting foundation germplasm;

·         Methods for germinating seed and producing transplants;

·         Detailed guidelines for large-scale milkweed seed production,
from field establishment through seed cleaning;

·         In-depth profiles of milkweed specialist insects;

·         Guidance on identifying and managing milkweed diseases;

·         Assessment of milkweed seed availability on a regional basis;

·         Opportunities to include milkweeds in monarch and pollinator
habitat restoration efforts; and

·         Regional recommendations of priority species for use in
restoration.



*Brianna Borders*

Plant Ecologist



*The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation*

1971 – 2011: Forty Years of Conservation!



628 NE Broadway Suite 200, Portland, OR, 97232 USA

brianna at xerces.org

Tel: (503) 232-6639, ext. 103

Toll free: 1-855-232-6639, ext. 103

Fax: (503) 233-6794

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Find all the information you need to conserve pollinator habitat at:
www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/



The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international
nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of
invertebrates and their habitat.



To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work, please
visit www.xerces.org/



Buy our best-selling book! *Attracting Native Pollinators. Protecting North
America's Bees and Butterflies*
<http://www.xerces.org/announcing-the-publication-of-attracting-native-pollinators/>
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