Ep. 561 - The Soil Seed Bank & Restoration
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
What is the soil seed bank and how does it influence the outcomes of restoration ecology? Seeds of various species can remain in the soil over a range of time periods and when and why they emerge has the potential to improve restoration outcomes. Join me and Dr. Akasha Faist as we examine the influence soil seed banks can have on habitat restoration. This episode was produced in part by Neil, Matthew, April, Dana, Lilith, Sanza, Eva, Yellowroot, Wisewren, Nadia, Heidi, Blake, Josh, Laure, R.J., Carly, Lucia, Dana, Sarah, Lauren, Strych Mind, Linda, Sylvan, Austin, Sarah, Ethan, Elle, Steve, Cassie, Chuck, Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:21.0 | It explores a lot of really fun gardening topics, everything from seed collection and storage |
| 0:25.2 | to growing native plants, the struggles of trying to garden in different climates, and so much |
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| 0:34.5 | So come on and join the Patreon over at patreon.com slash indefensive plants and help keep this show up and running in the process. I hope to see you over there. But in the meantime, on with the show. Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of Indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? I'm doing great because we are going to the seed bank today. I'm not talking about |
| 0:59.6 | a laboratory vault that stores seeds. Those are amazing. But today, we're talking about how nature |
| 1:05.1 | did it first, the soil seed bank. And what that means for the process of ecological restoration. |
| 1:11.5 | Can we leverage the soil seed bank to help save time, save effort, save money, or how can |
| 1:16.3 | it work against us and how can we understand that process better? |
| 1:19.7 | All of this is about where research meets application and joining us to talk about it is Dr. |
| 1:24.4 | Akasha faced. |
| 1:25.8 | It is such a joy to get to talk to people like this because |
| 1:28.0 | they are looking at the world and getting insights into a multitude of processes that make |
| 1:31.9 | ecosystems tick. So I don't want to keep you from it any longer. Let's just jump right into it. |
| 1:36.1 | Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Akasha Faced. I hope you enjoy. All right, Dr. Akasha Faced, welcome to the podcast. It is so great to have you here. |
| 1:58.5 | Let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do. Yeah, thank you so much. First of the podcast. It is so great to have you here. Let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do. Yeah, thank you so much. First, for just inviting |
| 2:05.7 | me. I'm excited to be here. Yeah, so Dr. Akasha Faced, I'm an associate professor at the University |
| 2:11.3 | of Montana. My title is Rangeland Restoration Ecologist. So what does that mean? |
| 2:18.5 | I mean I work with plants. |
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