The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has authored "An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply," and warns that an insufficient supply of seeds from native plants is a major barrier to ecological restoration and other revegetation projects across the United States. The report calls for concerted action to build a more robust native seed supply and industry, especially as climate change increases the possibility of extreme weather events that often damage natural areas.
Professor Virginia Lesser's was on the committee that authored the mentioned report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) where her survey sampling expertise helped garner information from seed suppliers and native seed users.