Native Plant
Sale
The SJI Conservation District and Washington State
University Extension were pleased to announce a
collaborative partnership for the 2009 Native Plant Sale.
The WSU Master Gardeners conduct the Native Plant Sale on
Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island.
The
Annual San Juan County Native Plant Sale: A partnership
between the WSU Master Gardener Foundation and the San Juan
Islands Conservation District.
According to the Washington Native Plant Society the
current plant list for San Juan County includes 945 plant
species with 328 of those being introduced thus leaving 617
native or seemingly indigenous plants, depending on the
time period. The Annual Native Plant Sale is an opportunity
to purchase a select few of these native plant species at
reasonable cost to encourage conservation of our natural
resources and habitat restoration. These plants can be used
for restoration of lost plant communities from development,
erosion control, wildlife habitat development and
agricultural uses such as windbreaks. The plant stock is
from the Washington Association of Conservation Districts
Plant Materials Center (PMC) wholesale nursery in Bow,
Washington. Their mission is to provide high quality
conservation grade plants, shrubs and services that benefit
natural resources. The 60-acre bare-root nursery is located
in Skagit County and produces over 70 species of
conservation seedlings and cuttings.
For more information contact:
Kris Bayas at the WSU Extension at (360) 378-4414
or
Dana Kinsey, SJI Conservation District at (360) 378-6621
Plants must be pre-ordered by the first week of February
and can be collected on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Island at
the end of February.
2009 Native Plant
Sale Order Form
