EcoSource Native Seed & Restoration

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EcoSource Native Seed & Restoration EcoSource collects, cleans, tests, stores and propagates genetically diverse native seeds for Sage-Steppe restoration in the Northern Great Basin.

Join us in our mission. With only 2 full time employees and our work is often in the field there may be times the office is closed for several days with limited hours during the week. Please call 541-573-7333 and leave us a message. we'll schedule a time to meet with all our partners and individuals interested in entrepreneurship opportunities with EcoSource Native Seed and Restoration.

With Reptile Awareness Day 🦎 coming up, we made a free printable hidden objects activity page for the kiddos (and anyone...
10/15/2026

With Reptile Awareness Day 🦎 coming up, we made a free printable hidden objects activity page for the kiddos (and anyone else who loves a good search). Can you find all 3 lizards hiding in this high desert scene? There’s also a feather, a grasshopper, an ant, and a seedling tucked in there somewhere. Once you’ve found everything, grab your crayons and color it in!

Lizards are some of our favorite neighbors here in the eastern Oregon high desert. You’ll spot them sunning on rocks, darting under sagebrush, and keeping insect populations in check, and they depend on healthy native plant communities just like the rest of us.

Save this for a rainy day activity, or send it to a parent or teacher who’d love it! And DM us a photo of your finished page, we’d love to see it. 🌿

Sponsor Spotlight: Harney County Economic Development 💛We’re so grateful to Harney County Economic Development for suppo...
10/13/2026

Sponsor Spotlight: Harney County Economic Development 💛

We’re so grateful to Harney County Economic Development for supporting EcoSource Native Seed & Restoration!

HCED helps businesses start, grow, and thrive here in Harney County, from connecting people with financing and incentives to helping find new uses for underused properties. They work hard to build a strong local economy in the eastern Oregon high desert.

That goal is close to our hearts too. Our work is all about building a restoration-based economy, creating local jobs in native seed collection, growing, and restoration while helping the land recover.

Thank you, HCED, for believing in what we do and in the future of rural Harney County! 🌾

Starting or growing a business in Harney County? Share this with someone who could use their help.

Congratulations to Zeva, our October 2026 Employee of the Month! 🏆Zeva has been a valued member of the EcoSource Native ...
10/12/2026

Congratulations to Zeva, our October 2026 Employee of the Month! 🏆

Zeva has been a valued member of the EcoSource Native Seed & Restoration team in Burns, Oregon. She consistently demonstrates active listening, contributes to a positive office environment, and maintains an open door policy for all staff.

Her commitment to team support has not gone unnoticed. We're grateful for everything she brings to the office every day.

Please join us in congratulating Zeva on this well-deserved recognition. Know someone who'd appreciate her work ethic? Send this to them.

Myth vs. Fact: Wildfire restoration 🔥🌱It's easy to think that after a fire, you can just throw some seed down and let na...
10/10/2026

Myth vs. Fact: Wildfire restoration 🔥🌱

It's easy to think that after a fire, you can just throw some seed down and let nature handle the rest. Native plants are tough, right?

They are! But getting them established after a wildfire takes a lot more than just planting. The right species need to go in the right places, at the right time, and with enough moisture to get started. Then someone has to keep checking on them to see what's working.

Out here in the high desert, timing matters even more. Invasive grasses like cheatgrass move in fast after a fire, and once they take over, they can make the land even more likely to burn again. Getting healthy native plants established early gives the land a better shot at recovering.

That's a big part of what we do, from collecting and growing local native seed to checking in on restoration sites years after planting.

We’re looking for two new board members! 🌿EcoSource is growing, and we need a couple more people to help guide our work ...
10/09/2026

We’re looking for two new board members! 🌿

EcoSource is growing, and we need a couple more people to help guide our work in native seed and restoration across the northern Great Basin.

You don’t need to live in Harney County to join us. Most of our board meetings happen over Zoom, so we welcome folks from anywhere! Terms are two years.

We’d especially love to hear from people who:
🌱 Know about native seed, or are eager to learn
🐄 Have experience in business, ranching, or farming
🏜️ Care about healthy landscapes and strong rural communities

Interested? Send an email to [email protected] or message us right here. You can find more details on the Careers page of our website (link in bio).

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Tag them or share this post! 💛

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ONChecking in on restorationOut checking on some of our sagebrush plantings this week! 🌿These seedlin...
10/08/2026

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON
Checking in on restoration

Out checking on some of our sagebrush plantings this week! 🌿

These seedlings went in the ground nearly two years ago, and it's been so rewarding to see how they're doing. Some of them are already flowering, which is a great sign that they're getting established. Sagebrush is slow growing, so every bit of progress counts.

Restoration takes patience, but moments like this make it worth it.

10/06/2026

World Habitat Day was yesterday 🏡🌿

Out here in the high desert, habitat starts from the ground up. Sagebrush, bunchgrasses, and native wildflowers are what make this place home for sage-grouse, pronghorn, pollinators, lizards, and so many other critters. When those native plants disappear, so does the food, shelter, and nesting cover that wildlife depends on.

That's what our work is all about. Every native seed we collect, grow, and plant is a small step toward healthier, more resilient habitat in eastern Oregon.

Want to help? Planting natives in your own yard, even just a few, makes a difference for the wildlife around you. 🌱

This month's Staff Pick comes from Jackie: arrowleaf balsamroot! 🌼If you've driven through eastern Oregon in the spring,...
10/05/2026

This month's Staff Pick comes from Jackie: arrowleaf balsamroot! 🌼

If you've driven through eastern Oregon in the spring, you've probably seen hillsides covered in these big, sunny yellow flowers. They're stunning, but there's a lot more to balsamroot than good looks.

Underneath all those blooms is a massive taproot that can grow up to six feet deep! That root helps the plant make it through our hot, dry summers and keeps soil from washing or blowing away. Native peoples have long used balsamroot for food and medicine, too.

What's your favorite spring wildflower? Let us know in the comments! 🌱

Wildfire doesn't end when the flames go out. What happens next determines whether the land actually recovers — or just l...
10/03/2026

Wildfire doesn't end when the flames go out. What happens next determines whether the land actually recovers — or just looks recovered.

For International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we're taking a look at what real recovery requires: time, the right native species, and a lot of patient work.

Resilience starts at home.

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Burns, OR
97720

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+15415737333

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