Improving Pollinator Habitat with Plant Materials Program Information
Information produced from studies and trials conducted by the Plant Materials Program help planners and the public establish pollinator habitat.
Information produced from studies and trials conducted by the Plant Materials Program help planners and the public establish pollinator habitat.
Plant Materials Program 2023 Report of Activities
After attending a Pollinator Field Day event, Leslie Meyer of Hideaway Farm decided to “bring back the balance of nature and give something back” by converting fourteen acres of her land to a native prairie planting habitat for pollinators and wildlife with help from her local NRCS service center.
USDA NRCS native conservation plants used in Harris County Texas to protect flood control canals and retention ponds leads to new commercial production of 8 conservation plant releases and is a conservation model for other urban areas in the Southeast.
Learn more about the disaster assistance available to Wisconsin producers.
Alabama Now Accepting Regional Conservation Partnership Program Applications (RCPP)
The foundation of a successful seeding is knowing the basic requirements of the species being seeded. One role of the Plant Materials Program is to gather these basic data and to publish them for use by field offices and others.
Warm-season grasses can provide valuable forage and cover. A study to evaluate establishment of native warm-season grasses seeded in spring, summer and as a dormant seeding in tilled and no-tilled seedbeds was conducted at the Bismarck Plant Materials Center. Spring seeding was most successful.
The NRCS is encouraging farmers, agricultural producers and forest landowners in Wisconsin to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program by Feb. 9, 2024, to be considered for funding in 2024.
Southwestern Plant Material Centers connect with their local communities by hosting and participating in outreach for individuals within and outside of the Natural Resources Conservation Service