Seeding Barnett’s Woods & Prairie site with a wetland seed mix, January 2026.
The SGI team kicked off the new year strong in January by hand broadcasting native seed over three new prairie plantings.
SGI Restoration Technicians in the field.
This past fall, our Native Plant Material and Restoration teams, along with some volunteers, worked together to collect nearly 160 pounds of bulk seed through a combination of hand collection and seed harvester.
Trash can full of native seeds!
The initial seed mix consisted of 67 species, but we will continue to introduce new species over time. This planting helped our team bond and will help support countless species in the years to come. If you want to help collect seed for future prairie plantings, you can follow volunteer opportunities by checking our volunteer calendar or signing up for our volunteer newsletter at this link: https://www.segrasslands.org/volunteer-with-sgi.
Blog prepared by Vero Tessier, SGI Middle Tennessee Coordinator, and Eleanor Lopez, SGI Communications Specialist.