Understand wildlife dynamics in Minnesota

Learn trends on what seeds are collected where. Learn Trends on what seeds are planted where. Place for people to request & donate local native plant seeds and locally adapted garden varieties.

Provide native prairie plant seeds for restoration projects

Discover flowers in the desert and mountains of the Coachella Valley.

Assess the performance of rare fruit and vegetable varieties.

To maintain the productivity of local mudflats and help sustain our clam fishery.

Understand the spread of invasive garlic mustards.

To collect information on ash stand locations to support seed collection and other ash conservation efforts in response to widespread ash mortality caused by emerald ash borer.

Assess the range and prevalence of bumpy beech bark on American beech trees.

Contributing to phenology and climate