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DWP seed farm helping to make Owens Valley greener

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2009 at 7:53 am

seed farmFrom the Inyo Register:

“The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is getting into the gardening business.

Crews with the LADWP planted more than 2,000 native plants at Laws, north of Bishop, on Oct. 20 as part of its seed farm program.
For approximately five years the LADWP has been harvesting seeds from various species of native plants to grow at several parcels of land throughout the valley.

According to Public Relations Manager Chris Plakos, the seed farm project is part of the Inyo-L.A. Long-Term Water Agreement, and will give some areas of the Owens Valley a hearty helping of native foliage.

Last month, construction and watershed management with the LADWP hand-placed 2,000 young plants in a 118-acre area referred to as the “Laws Seed Farm.” That was the first batch of plants to go into the seed farm that were grown in the LADWP greenhouse in Bishop.

Once the plants flower, they will be used to produce seeds, which will be harvested and taken to the greenhouse, where they will be grown into sproutlings before being transferred to on of the native plant project parcels in the valley. … “

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November 21, 2009 · Filed Under Owens Valley & Mono Lake

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