Plant Conservation and Restoration Management

Plant Conservation and Restoration Management is a grant from the Department of the Interior, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, that funds native plant conservation and restoration activities across 245 million acres of federal public lands. The program supports seed collection, native plant nurseries, sagebrush steppe and desert restoration, and habitat improvement for wildlife, fish, and ecological functions.

Eligible applicants include private nonprofits, institutions of higher education, local governments, and state-designated Indian Tribal governments. Recent federal obligations suggest approximately $5 million in 2026. Organizations with expertise in native plant propagation and land restoration are encouraged to apply.

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Plant Conservation & Restoration The BLM manages 245 million acres of land in the United States. These public lands are home to a spectacular array of native plants. These plants form diverse native plant communities that define America's iconic landscapes - such as its sagebrush steppe, deserts, alpine forests, and prairies.

These plant communities support a diversity of wildlife, fish, and vital ecological functions, as well as American lives and livelihoods. The BLM conserves, maintains, and restores native plant communities through its land use planning and land management activities.

Under its “multiple-use” and “sustained yield” mandate, the BLM conserves native plant communities that support multiple uses such as recreation, wildlife habitat provision, and grazing. The BLM also restores native plant communities for wildlife and pollinator habitat following energy development, mining, and wildfire. Native plants are the true green infrastructure we rely on for healthy, resilient, biodiverse ecosystems.

As wildfires and other climate-driven disasters continue to devastate the U.S., the BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program is working to ensure land managers across the country are able to buy the native seed that will work to restore native plant communities that provide wildlife habitat, ecosystem services, and recreational opportunities for all Americans to enjoy.

The Mojave Desert, home to the iconic Joshua tree, is one of three priority ecoregions for the BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM. Native Plant Materials Development Learn more about the Plant Conservation & Restoration Program on our Story Map Learn how we develop native seed and plants for restoration.

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