All plants at one point come from a seed. The transition for seed to seedling and ultimately to adult plant is complex and challenging and plants have come up with a range of amazing strategies for helping to make this happen. These strategies can have a big impact on which species thrive in different places, how plants get around, and how plants might tolerate disturbances and changing environmental conditions. In this talk, we will explore the remarkable strategies plants use to disperse, persist, germinate, and establish, while connecting these processes to prairie restoration, management, and conservation.