This site is meant to provide the public with information about Botany Programs in the Forests of Oregon and Washington. The basis for most programs is the Threatened Endangered and Sensitive Plant Program. Botanists at Forests are charged with surveying for these rare plants in proposed project areas and recommending mitigation measures if they are found, monitoring selected populations, and developing conservation plans. Botanists on the west side of the Cascades are also charged with surveying project areas for Survey and Manage species, including bryophytes, lichens and fungi.
Educational activities are important.
We offer many opportunities during Celebrating Wildflowers Activities. Botanists are also involved in restoration of native ecosystems. On many Forests, we are program managers for Noxious Weeds. We have, in conjunction with geneticists, also taken the lead on developing Restoration with Natives programs. We have completed several common garden studies to determine seed movement guidelines, we have used natives and weed free mulch on many types of projects and have developed educational materials for our co-workers to use.