Exciting highlights from the BRN Seed Farm
It has been a big year for the Borderlands Restoration Network Native Plant Program's farmed seed project. Between purchasing the farm on...
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Finn Anderson and Perin McNelis
- Jul 23
- 2 min
BRN Participates in the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN)'s Native Plant Program was lucky enough to be awarded the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's...
Francesca Claverie
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Expanding Equipment and Capacity on the Borderlands Restoration Farm and Native Plant Program
We are excited to announce that in April, we finalized an equipment purchase with Jim Koweek of Arizona Revegetation LLC, acquiring a...
Francesca Claverie
- May 20
- 2 min
NCCC crews help restore the borderlands with BRN
This spring and summer of 2024, Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) is proud to host a couple of crews from the National Civilian...
Francesca Claverie
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Borderlands Restoration Farm Purchase
We are thrilled to announce that Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) has finalized the purchase of the 60-acre farm we have been...
Perin McNelis
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Borderlands Nursery & Seed Represents BRN at the 2024 Land and Water Summit in Albuquerque!
Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN)'s Native Plant Program was thrilled to be included in the 2024 Land and Water Summit in New Mexico...
Francesca Claverie
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Milkweeds For Monarchs
A few weeks ago, we shared the news that Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) was a recipient of the National Fish and Wildlife...
Perin McNelis
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Welcome to our RISE interns!
Borderlands Nursery & Seed is proud to be working with the Resilience Internships and Student Experiences (RISE) program for the second...
Perin McNelis
- Dec 18, 2023
- 2 min
Seasonal Transitions & Extended Volunteer Opportunities at the Seed Barn
Sow, grow, harvest, plow. Although Borderlands Nursery & Seed, Borderlands Restoration Network's native plant program doesn’t exactly...
Perin McNelis
- Dec 7, 2023
- 3 min
Winter Showers Bring Spring Flowers
As we approach the winter season and have a couple of months of long, cold nights and short days ahead, it seems unbelievable to think...
BRN Staff
- Apr 30, 2023
- 3 min
Agaves for Bats Summit
Many of us desert dwellers are suckers for a good agave bloom - that iconic silhouette towering over vast expanses of grassland, or...
Perin McNelis
- Apr 10, 2023
- 3 min
National Native Seed Conference
In late March, staff from the Native Plant and Watershed Restoration Programs had the opportunity to attend the National Native Seed...
Perin McNelis
- Jan 25, 2023
- 5 min
Cracking the Seed Code
Wild native seeds are tricky to germinate! It comes as no surprise to native plant gardeners that wild native seeds do not behave the way...
Borderlands Plants
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Monarch Butterflies Listed as Endangered: How We Can Help.
Last week the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the monarch butterfly as endangered due to loss of habitat...
Borderlands Plants
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Early Native Spring Blooms
Spring blooms are beginning to show themselves across the borderlands. Spring blooming flowers are not only beautiful but important to...
Borderlands Plants
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Gardening for the Future
Gardening has many benefits to you as the gardener, but is so important to our local environment. Whether you are a seasoned pro, new to...
Francesca Claverie
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Fall Gardening with Native Plants
Summer monsoon season is winding down, and we’re heading into the glorious fall season. This year has been challenging in so many ways,...
Francesca Claverie
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Monsoon Gardening for Pollinators
Monsoons and summer rain are a season of hope in the Sky Island Madrean Archipelago region. We hope they will come and that ecosystems...
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