Riparian Plant Propagation Program (RPPP)

By coordinating with nurseries and restoration groups, including conservation districts, RPPP will help increase native trees and shrubs available for planting by:

1. Determining the numbers and species of native plants needed
2. Coordinating seasonal propagation schedules
3. Providing financial support for increased native plant nursery stock
4. Matching plants with riparian restoration projects
5. Building community through outreach, education, and potential engagement opportunities
   

‍The RPPP program will be implemented through 3 phases: propagation, cultivation, and restoration.

1. Propagation: Working with nurseries to increase the propagation of native trees and shrubs to be provided to districts and other restoration projects. SCC plans to achieve this through 2-4 year contract grows, which allows for long-term planning and procurement of difficult-to-source species.
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2. Cultivation: Annual funding to support conservation districts. This part of the program supports the creation of new holding sites, expansion of existing holding sites, and purchase of plants that are ready within the fiscal year. Plants that are held 2-3 years have a greater chance of survival once planted and the holding sites may be used as a space for nursery overflow.
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3. Restoration: Matching locally grown plants with restoration groups to be implemented in riparian habitat projects. This can include districts, non-profit organizations, state/federal agencies, tribes, counties, etc.

Climate Commitment Act (CCA) Requirements

The Riparian Plant Propagation Program recently received additional funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA puts cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.‍

For any SCC grant program that is funded by the Climate Commitment Act, the statute requires that applicants notify, “all affected federally recognized Tribes within the project area,” about their proposed project as early as possible prior to approval of funding. See www.scc.wa.gov/cd/cca for all Climate Commitment Requirements.

The notifications must follow the instructions below:

Download the pre-application notification instructions here.

Letter template (Download in Word or download a PDF)

Please include the following email addresses: CCAnotification@dfw.wa.gov, CCA@dahp.wa.gov, CCA@scc.wa.gov

NOTE: This requirement is separate from and in addition to cultural resources requirements they cannot be combined into one process.