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SOUTH TEXAS WILDLIFE
A publication of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Fal
at Texas A&M University-Kingsville Volume 2[1 2018
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jor source of demand for~ 1 ntv ed. KihPwlkDEMAND FOR NATIVE SEEDS
SHAPES TNS GROWTH
by Forrest S. Smith
Texas Native Seeds (TNS)
recently expanded efforts to develop
native seed supplies to the whole
state. What conservation needs
are we seeking to meet with this
expansion? This is best answered
by a "trip across Texas," outlining
demand for native seeds. First lets
look at where our work with native
seeds started South Texas.
Editor's Note: Mr. Forrest Smith is the Dan L Duncan
Endowed Director ofthe South Texas Natives Project
andisthe TexasNative SeedsProgramDirectoratthe
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.South Texas is the epicenter of
restoration efforts using native seeds
because of the long running South
Texas Natives Project. Native seed
applications are increasingly related
to energy exploration, development,
and production. Demand for Eagle
Ford Shale-related restoration has
slowed, though previous surface use
agreements dictating use of native
seeds remain.
Other energy-related seed use is
associated with wind farms and elec-
tric line right-of-ways. Lately, pipe-
lines are the largest demand driver.
Often, these projects are measured in
scales of hundreds of acres or more.
Other seed demand in South Texas
is from wildlife habitat restorationprojects, notably for quail, but also,
increasingly to benefit pollinators
and monarchs. Native seed mixes
for range restoration in South Texas
are desired, though use of cheaper
non-native grasses, namely buffel-
grass and Kleingrass, remains an
obstacle. Finally, use of native
seeds by the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) is a steady
source of year-to-year demand in
South Texas.
In West Texas and the Permian
Basin, the explosive increase in oil
and gas production and construction
of pipelines underlies the majority of
current native seed demand. Native
seed use in tandem with renewable
energy production, particularly solar
farms, is also apparent. Focused
conservation efforts in previously
undisturbed locations of the Trans-
Pecos, particularly in the Alpine
High, have recently put a spotlight
on the need for greater seed provi-
sion for restoration needed to prevent
energy sprawl impacts on habitats.1
This Issue
Native Seeds andRestoration.1
By The Numbers..........................2
CKWRI News.............................2
Did YouKnow? ............................3
Summer Heat andQuail..............3
What Do They Eat?.......................4
Advisory Board ........4ia
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