We foster understanding and advancement of seed ecology, conservation, and seed-based restoration of degraded systems.
This network is a section of the Society for Ecological Restoration that brings together professionals, scientists, practitioners, students, industry, government and organisations such as botanic gardens from the international community who have an interest in promoting and enhancing seed-based solutions in restoration.
Becoming a member of INSR is so easy, you need to be be a member of the Society for Ecological Restoration and then check the box indicating you wish to be an INSR member!
If you want to help INSR grow, it is now possible to donate via the SER website. Click on the dontate now button, and make sure to indicate in the “donor comment” box that the donation is for INSR.
NATIVE SEEDS: SUPPLYING RESTORATION
INSR is releasing a nine-part video series about the native seed supply chain in the western United States. Filmed over four seasons, the series explores the people working to increase the supply of native seeds to meet the growing restoration demand, weaving together footage of seed collectors, farmers, researchers, and land managers.
Each episode of the series is posted weekly, starting June 29 and can be watched on the NATIVE SEED FILM page. The series will culminate in the release of a feature-length film version of the episodes on August 24.
WATCH THE TRAILER
If you also love Native Seed and want to discover more about this fascinating world, consider joining the INSR forum hosted on the new SER website. If you are not a member of SER, you can still join the discussion by creating a visitor account. Click on the following link to learn how to contribute in the INSR discussion forum. We encourage you to share stories, projects, ideas, join the discussions and seek advice from experts and enthusiast from all over the world.
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INSR is the new host of the Seed Information Database (SID)
SID is a compilation of seed biological trait data, with records derived from measurements and observations on seed collections held in Royal Botanic Garden Kew’s (RBGK) Millennium Seed Bank and from other unpublished and published sources. In 2022 SID was slated to be discontinued due to an agency compliance issue. Upon hearing about the impending closure, INSR and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew worked together to ensure the preservation of this critical database, which serves as an invaluable and reliable source of information on native seeds for restoration practitioners across the globe. The new SID provides user-friendly access to essential information on seed weight, storage behaviour, germination requirements, and other traits. The database currently hosts 182,232 records from 54,803 plant taxa.
You can access the database on
ser-sid.org
More information on how to use the new interface can be found in the SER webinar: Launching the New Seed Information Database
The standards document and the supporting articles that analyse each step of the native seed supply chain are published in a special issue of the Journal Restoration Ecology and freely accessible at this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1526100x/2020/28/S3
Want to learn more about the standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration?
Watch the SER webinar: International Seed Standards Launch, Introductory Webinar and Panel
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