UNPP
Collaboration & Partnership:
Connecting People to Plants & Plants to Projects!
Activities
The Understory Initiative's Rare Plant Monitoring Volunteer Program.
Thank YOU to all the UNPP Supporters over the last 4 years!
Partnership
The UNPP is currently funded by BLM, The Partners Program for USFWS and USFS, and is heavily supported by the Native Plant Society - Umpqua Chapter, Pheonix School, Local Native Plant Producers, and other community partners - THANK YOU!
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Do you have ideas on how to support UNPP goals? We would love to hear them at our biannual meeting or email us anytime!
Production to Restoration Support
At Umpqua Native Plant Partnership, we are dedicated to addressing the need for partners, landowners, and producers to have access to native plant materials, ecological restoration planning, and production support.
Let us know if you are interested in ecological restoration or growing native species for ecological restoration projects in the basin.
Updates
Stay in the Know
Connecting People to Plants
Restoration in the Umpqua Basin isn’t possible without native plants.
And native plants don’t move from seed to soil on their own.
They need growers, landowners, restorationists, and advocates—working together to build the systems that make native plant materials available, affordable, and ecologically appropriate.
That’s where the Umpqua Native Plant Partnership comes in.
Our model is built on reciprocity—an ecosystem of people, knowledge, and resources that supports both sides of the restoration equation: the demand for ecological recovery and the supply of native plant materials to make it possible.
Together, we are:
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Investing in local growers and infrastructure to expand the native plant materials economy
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Connecting partners—from private landowners to public agencies—to increase coordination and scale
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Restoring ecosystems by returning genetically appropriate plants to the lands that need them most
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Strengthening community resilience by supporting livelihoods rooted in place and stewardship
When we grow native plants through partnership, we restore more than landscapes—we restore connection, capacity, and community across the Umpqua.
Local Plants, Local Producers, Local Impact
Over the last three years, the UNPP has invested in infrastructure to grow the region’s native plant economy. With this support:
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2 new native plant producers and 2 new native seed producers have launched
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We've grown from 2 to 6 small businesses developing native plant materials
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Our producers now serve both backyard gardens and restoration-scale projects
UNPP’s Native Plant Materials (NPM) Program is expanding to meet the region’s needs—including seed production for oak grasslands, post-fire landscapes, and riparian/wetland systems.
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Ready to Plant?
We’ve made it easy to get the right plants for your project:
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Shop Directly with a Local Producer
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Order Online through our UNPP NPM Square site — great for common pollinator and restoration species
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Planning a Restoration Project? Submit a request and we’ll help develop the native plant materials you need
Let’s get native plants to your place—from partners to plants, and plants to projects.
Get Involved & Make Your Mark!
Show your support, volunteer your time, and partner with us - your contribution will help the UNPP soar to make a true change in the ecological resiliency of our beautiful and diverse Umpqua Basin for people and the ecosystems that support us!
Wanna make a financial contribution?
The Understory Initiative is the fiscal sponsor of the partnership, and can accept donations on behalf of the UNPP!
Contact Umpqua Native Plant Partnership
Get in touch with Umpqua Native Plant Partnership to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
