The Feasibility of the Federal Policy on Native Grass Species-A California Perspective

摘要

The initial federal policy of using local native grasses for planting on federal land was enacted in 1976. The policy has been further developed including a policy on the use of native plant material in restoration and other revegetation projects for Region 5. The policy is often unclear to parties that are obligated to implement seeding on federal land. This technical paper attempts to clarify the federal policy, identify feasibility issues, examines basic approaches in using local native grasses and reviews a case example of implementing the federal policy on the management of vegetation in a transmission line rights-of-way in the Plumas National Forest in California.