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Chapter 6:  Choose Species/Cultivars for Revegetation Projects

Revegetation Suggestions for
Southwest Alaska
Based on Soil Characteristics & Available Moisture

Soil Group
Refer to Soil Type Chart
Seed Rate
Refer to Directions
Species/Cultivar Selection
Refer to Species/Cultivar Characteristic Chart For Category Ratings
High Organic   Suggest fertilizer only. If seeding is stipulated use suggestion below.
GW, GP   Suggest scarification and fertilizer only. If seeding is stipulated use suggestions below.
    Soil Moisture Characteristics
    Saturated (Hydric) Average (Mesic) Very Dry (Xeric)
GM, GC 40 1 ‘Norcoast’ Bering hairgrass
1 ‘Boreal’ red fescue
2 ‘Arctared’ red fescue
2 ‘Nortran’ tufted hairgrass
2 ‘Caiggluk’ Tilesy sagebrush
3 ‘Sourdough’ bluejoint reedgrass
3 ‘Pennlawn’ red fescue

Note: If the area to be revegetated is adjacent to a coast line, consider using beach wildrye transplants.

1 ‘Norcoast’ Bering hairgrass
1 ‘Boreal’ red fescue
2 ‘Arctared’ red fescue
2 ‘Nortran’ tufted hairgrass
2 ‘Caiggluk’ Tilesy sagebrush
3 ‘Sourdough’ bluejoint reedgrass
3 ‘Pennlawn’ red fescue

Note: If the area to be revegetated is adjacent to a coast line, consider using beach wildrye transplants.

1 ‘Norcoast’ Bering hairgrass
1 ‘Boreal’ red fescue
2 ‘Arctared’ red fescue
2 ‘Nortran’ tufted hairgrass
2 ‘Caiggluk’ Tilesy sagebrush
3 ‘Sourdough’ bluejoint reedgrass
3 ‘Pennlawn’ red fescue

Note: If the area to be revegetated is adjacent to a coast line, consider using beach wildrye transplants.

SW, SP, SM, SC
ML, CL, OL
MH, CH, OH