Awardee Name
The Understory Initiative
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Improving the Efficiency of Solar Farm Revegetation on Agricultural Lands to Support Pollinating Insects
Awardee State/Territory
Oregon
Involved States/territories
Oregon
Award Year
2020
End Date
Award Amount
$55,587.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pollinator habitat
Conservation Practice(s)
Wildlife Habitat Planting
Project Background
This project will testing a new, streamlined approach to creating pollinator habitat on solar power plant sites that are embedded in agricultural lands. The project will Experimentally seed on-farm solar power plants with pollinator-supporting, native wildflowers and bunchgrasses using an innovative technique that 'safens' seed using activated carbon banding, followed by an application of the pre-emergent herbicide Indaziflam. They will be testing whether this method provides improved habitat for pollinating insects when compared to more conventional site management techniques. They will also determine if this treatment results in overall cost savings when compared to more commonly used pollinator habitat creation techniques
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No