Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1:  An Introduction to Revegetation

• Revegetation – An introduction and background to the terms used in the field
• Why revegetate an area?
  • Erosion Control
  • Landscape Plantings
  • Temporary vs. Permanent Seedings
  • Special Revegetation Techniques
  • Natural Revegetation
  • Native Species

Chapter 2:  Basic Steps of Revegetation 

• Planning
• Site Preparation
• Methods of Preparation

Chapter 3:  Seed Specifications

• Certified Seed
• Other Certification Classes

Chapter 4:  Plant Evaluation

• Initial Evaluation and Increase
• Advanced Evaluation Plots
• Publications Associated With Initial and Advanced Evaluations

Chapter 5:  Cultivars and Species for Use in Alaska

• Commercially Available Species and Cultivars
  • Bluegrass, Alpine - ‘Gruening’
  • Bluegrass, Glaucous - ‘Tundra’
  • Bluegrass, Kentucky - ‘Merion’
  • Bluegrass, Kentucky - ‘Nugget’
  • Bluegrass, Kentucky - ‘Park’
  • Fescue, Red - ‘Arctared’
  • Fescue, Red - ‘Boreal’
  • Fescue, Red - ‘Pennlawn’
  • Hairgrass, Bering - ‘Norcoast’
  • Hairgrass, Tufted - ‘Nortran’
  • Polargrass - ‘Alyeska’
  • Polargrass - ‘Kenai’
  • Reedgrass, Bluejoint - ‘Sourdough’
  • Ryegrass, Annual - Lolium multiflorum
  • Ryegrass, Perennial - Lolium perenne
  • Sloughgrass, American - ‘Egan’
  • Wheatgrass, Slender - Wainwright Germplasm
  • Wildrye, Beach - ‘Benson’
  • Wildrye, Beach - ‘Reeve’
  • Wormwood, Tilesius’ - ‘Caiggluk'
• Released for Commercial Seed Production
• Alkaligrass, Nootka - Ninilchik Germplasm
• Artemisia, Dusty Miller - Shemya Germplasm
• Barley, Meadow - Lowell Point Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Alpine - Teller Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Arctic - Adak Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Arctic - Council Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Arctic - Tin City Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Glaucous - Nome Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Large-glume - Andrew Bay Germplasm
• Bluegrass, Big - ‘Service’
• Chamomile, Arctic Wild - Kotzebue Germplasm
• Cinquefoil, Staghorn - Mentasta Germplasm
• Fescue, Red - Henderson Ridge Germplasm
• Fescue, Viviparous - Safety Germplasm
• Fireweed, Dwarf - Kobuk Germplasm
• Fleabane, Beach - Clam Lagoon Germplasm
• Iris, Wild - Knik Germplasm
• Jacob’s Ladder, Beautiful - Butte Germplasm
• Locoweed, Nodding - Franklin Bluffs Germplasm
• Lovage, Beach - Casco Cove Germplasm
• Oxytrope, Field - Black Rapids Germplasm
• Parsley, Jakutsk Snow - Tok Germplasm
• Reedgrass, Nootka - Pioneer Peak Germplasm
• Sedge, Longawn - Attu Germplasm
• Speargrass, Largeflower - Port Clarence Germplasm
• Sweetvetch, Alpine - Paxson Germplasm
• Trisetum, Spike - Nelchina Germplasm
• Wheatgrass, Thickspike - Solomon Germplasm
• Wheatgrass, Tufted - Slana Germplasm
• Wildrye, Downy - Cantwell Germplasm
• Yarrow, Boreal - Twenty Mile Germplasm

Chapter 6:  Choose Species/Cultivars for Revegetation Projects

• Instructions for Revegetation Suggestions Charts and Map of Alaska
• Table 1a:  Species/Cultivar Characteristic Chart (available commercially)
• Table 1b:  Species/Cultivar Characteristic Chart (not available commercially)
• Table 2:  Chart Symbols for Soil Types
• Revegetation Suggestions for Arctic Alaska
• Revegetation Suggestions for Western Alaska
• Revegetation Suggestions for Interior Alaska
• Revegetation Suggestions for Southwest Alaska
• Revegetation Suggestions for Southcentral Alaska
• Revegetation Suggestions for Southeast Alaska

Chapter 7:  Species Notes

• Species to Avoid
• Native Species

Chapter 8:  Fertilizer and Other Soil Amendments

• Fertilizer
• Lime and Other Amendments to Adjust pH
• Topsoil

Chapter 9:  Specialized Equipment Needs

• Broadcast Seeders
• Drop Spreaders
• Drill Seeders
• Hydroseeding
• Table 3:  Characteristics of Various Spreading Equipment

Chapter 10:  Mulch and Erosion Matting

• Table 4:  Mulch and Netting Comparison Chart

Chapter 11:  Transplanting and Sprigging (Advanced Techniques)

• Willow and Other Woody Cuttings
• Beach Wildrye Sprigging

Chapter 12:  Natural Revegetation

References

Index of Tables

Index of Images