Strategic Plan

SPROut is currently administered by Chemeketa Community College, in close partnership with The Oregon Garden. In 2003, SPROut was designated an Oregon Solutions Project by Governor Ted Kulongoski. The original strategic plan was written in May, 2004 and adopted by a diverse group of partners, led by The Oregon Garden.

SPROut is re-convening its stakeholders- existing and new, in early fall, 2008, to update the strategic plan, incorporating revisions to operating structure, increased demand for information from Oregon site managers, and the rapid development worldwide in fields of ecosystem services and phytotechnology.

For more information or to read the Strategic Plan, click here.

The Sustainable Plant Workshop on Research Priorities

October 7, 2004

One of SPROut's earliest efforts was to convene a group of professionals from the academic and industry sectors to explore current developments in phytotechnologies and to discuss the research priorities that would direct SPROut's focus.

For the complete workshop results summary, click here.

Survey: "A Preliminary Examination of the Environmental Use of Plants in Oregon"

March, 2008

SPROut commissioned the Institute for Natural Resources to conduct a survey among professionals in fields involving the environmental use of plants. The environmental use of plants can be broadly defined as applications that use plants to provide sustainable ecosystem services in managed landscapes. Though there have been developments in these areas over the last few years, there continues to be a lack of a clearinghouse or an inventory of what is going on, who is doing it, how cooperative project efforts can be leveraged, and what else could be done to both enhance environmental sustainability and promote economic development. The purpose of this project was to gauge the breadth of opportunities and challenges faced by growers, users, and researchers who are involved in the environmental uses of plants. More specifically, the project set out to learn about interests and expertise; to identify opportunities and barriers to participating in this sector; and to identify applied research needs.

To download the full Survey Report, click here.

Reconvening of New Advisory Council

Fall, 2008

With the help of Oregon Solutions, SPROut will be reconvening its old and new partners in a meeting this fall to establish a new Advisory Council that better reflects our current activities and priorities. Stay tuned for more.