San Bernardino Regional Seed Library - SBRSL

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It's time for the 44th Annual Seed Savers Exchange Conference !
Going on now, so check it out!

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OPENING DAY!

Join us today for the exhibit opening of "Seeds: Nature's Artful Engineering" at the San Bernardino County Museum!

"Seeds: Nature’s Artful Engineering" is an exhibit vividly portraying the incredible diversity, ingenuity and beauty of seed dispersal mechanism of plants native to California. Seeds and their dispersal mechanisms are one of the final stages in the evolutionary biology of flowering plants. Against many odds, they are the final step in ensuring the survival of plant life. The exhibit is based on 30 + high-resolution, close-up photographs of the seed structures and dispersal mechanisms of California native plants taken in the wild and in garden settings by Northern California plantspeople and naturalists John Whittlesey and Jennifer Jewell.

Visit us in 2 weeks for the opening of the "Seeds: Nature's Artful Engineering" exhibit at the San Bernardino County Museum. This exhibit opens on Sunday, March 12th at 9am. 🌻🌻🌻

"Seeds: Nature’s Artful Engineering" features over 25 detailed photographs of seeds in wild and garden settings, primarily taken by Northern California plantsman and naturalist, John Whittlesey, as well as over 30 seed specimens. The images vividly portray the intriguing seed structures and dispersal mechanisms of native plants as they enter the final stage of their evolutionary biology: ensuring the survival of plant life.

Pollinator Week is a little over a month away and is quickly approaching! Start planning your Pollinator Week activities and add them to the official Events Map at https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week.
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Pollinator Week (June 20-26) is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. The great thing about Pollinator Week is that you can celebrate and get involved any way you like! Popular events include planting for pollinators, hosting garden tours, participating in bee and butterfly ID workshops, and so much more!
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Happy National Seed Swap Day! Did you know that the Exchange—Seed Savers Exchange’s online gardener-to-gardener seed swap—has thousands of rare, open-pollinated varieties available from seed savers around the country? Just visit https://exchange.seedsavers.org to learn more about this unique program. And whether you swap seeds in person or online today (or any other day!), thank you for helping maintain biodiversity, for today and for the future.

At the end of this workshop we will give a link to a short video on how to start a seed library at your school or community garden! Check it out!!

Are you interested in School or Community Gardens? Check out this morning's workshop where you will hear from school and community garden leaders from around the county and share ideas on how to reach our shared goals of a garden in every school and neighborhood!! Register for this free online workshop here and be part of the conversation: https://mgsb.ucanr.edu/?calitem=519236&g=61974
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Check out our free monthly seed saving classes and learn more about how we are turning our seed library into a "pop up" style operation as Covid continues!

Do you save seeds and want to chat with like minded individuals? Have you tried saving seeds and not had the best luck.....or just not just no where to start? Join us Sat, Jan 15th from 8:30 to 9:30am for this month's seed saving class "Seed Saver Series: Seed Saving Challenges and Solutions (or Mysteries and Explanations!)" Bring your knowledge and your questions! Click here to register:
https://mgsb.ucanr.edu/?calitem=520285&g=61974

CAL FIRE’s L.A. Moran Reforestation Center is receiving cones from different seed zones and elevations. Their seeds will be stored in the State Seed Bank for future reforestation needs. Why do seed zones and elevations matter? Seed zones are regions where plant material is found. Movement of plant material within these regions can be done with minimal risk of poor adaptation. Elevation bands of 500’ are also taken into consideration. When reforesting an area, foresters will choose a seed lot from the same seed zone and 500’ elevation band to ensure the seedlings will have the best chance for survival.