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Release Brochure

Release Brochure: Steiner Group black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). (PDF; 135 KB) Belt, S.V. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. May 2007. 2p. (ID# 7624)

Release Brochure: 'Tufcote' Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon). (PDF; 89 KB) Ugiansky, R.J. 2007. USDA, NRCS National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. August 2007. 2p. (ID# 7621)

Release Brochure: Missouri Germplasm Prairie Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata). (PDF; 246 KB) Henry, J., S. Bruckerhoff, and J. Kaiser. 2001. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Jun. 2001. 2p. (ID# 964)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm Canada Wildrye (Elymus canadensis). (PDF; 196 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Mar. 2000. 2p. (ID# 988)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm oxeye false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides). (PDF; 131 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Feb. 2000. 2p. (ID# 989)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm roundhead lespedeza (Lespedeza capitata). (PDF; 160 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Feb. 2000. 2p. (ID# 990)

Release Brochure: Iowa Germplasm tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper). (PDF; 176 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Mar. 2000. 2p. (ID# 991)

Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet: California Brome. (PDF; 219 KB) Darris, D.C. 2007. NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR. July 2007. 2p. (ID# 7371)

Western indigo Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 48KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. January 2006. 2p. (ID# 6494)

Morton Germplasm shrub willow. (PDF; 329 KB) Grabowski, J.M. 2002. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. No. 3, Oct. 2001. 4p. (ID# 1299)

Plant Fact Sheet: Dwarf Wax Myrtle. (PDF; 283 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Dec. 1999. 2p. (ID# 732)

Plant Guides

Seeding Xeric Riparian Sites Following Removal of Invasive Phreatophytes. (PDF; 47KB) David Dreesen, Greg Fenchel, Danny Goodson, and Keith White. 2006. Handout for Riparian Management Course for NRCS New Mexico employees, Los Lunas, NM. June 5-9, 2006. 8p. (ID# 6608)

Sericea Lespedeza Planting Guide. (PDF; 59 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7034)

Planting Guide: Kinchafoonee Virginia Wildrye Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. (PDF; 194 KB) Owsley, C.M. and M. Kirkland. 2004. USDA-NRCS Homepage Plant materials Athens Ga, Athens Ga. Feb 2004. 3p. (ID# 5458)

Plant Guide: Desert Saltbush. (PDF; 641 KB) Garner, E. Ramona and B. Munda. 2003. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, 4p. (ID# 5107)

Planting Guide: Bouteloua curtipendula Iowa Germplasm (sideoats grama). (PDF; 60 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 977)

Planting Guide: Dalea purpurea Iowa Germplasm (purple prairieclover). (PDF; 31 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 979)

Planting Guide: Elymus canadensis Iowa Germplasm (Canada wildrye). (PDF; 182 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 981)

Planting Guide: Eryngium yuccifolium Iowa Germplasm (rattlesnake master). (PDF; 34 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 982)

Planting Guide: Liatris pynostachya Iowa Germplasm (prairie blazing star). (PDF; 53 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 4p. (ID# 983)

Planting Guide: Oligoneuron rigidum Northern Iowa Germplasm (stiff goldenrod, syn. Solidago rigida). (PDF; 48 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 2p. (ID# 984)

Planting Guide: Lespedeza thunbergii VA-70 (shrub lespedeza). (PDF; 52 KB) Skaradek, B. and C. Miller. 1999. USDA-NRCS Cape May Plant Materials Center, Cape May, NJ. Jan. 1999. 2p. (ID# 2664)

Planting Guide: Sorghastrum nutans Iowa Germplasm (indiangrass). (PDF; 40 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 1999. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Jun. 1999. 3p. (ID# 975)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Fact Sheet for the Reclamation of Plant Seedings on Coal Bed Methane Pipelines and Drilling Sites. (PDF; 144 KB) Hybner, R. and L.K. Holzworth. 2001. MT & WY NRCS & CES offices, Laramie, WY. Apr. 2002. 3p. (ID# 1154)

Fact Sheet: Gully Stabilization in North Florida. (PDF; 57 KB) USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. Jul. 2000. 2p. (ID# 345)

Newsletters

Manhattan Plant Materials Center Newsletter, July 2001. (PDF; 55 KB) Manhattan Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Manhattan Plant Materials Center, Manhattan, KS. Vol. 8(3), Jul. 2001. 2p. (ID# 1784)

Manhattan Plant Materials Center Newsletter, April 2000. (PDF; 47 KB) Manhattan Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Manhattan Plant Materials Center, Manhattan, KS. Vol. 7(2). 2p. (ID# 1845)

Progress Report

Little Bighorn Battlefield Monument 2007 Technical Report. (PDF; 35 KB) Mike Knudson. 2008. Report to NPS, Bismarck, ND. February 2008. 4p. (ID# 7824)

Report of Progress ODOT. (PDF; 14 KB) J.R. King. 2008. Okla. Dept. of Transportation contract, Booneville, AR. 12/31/2007. 2p. (ID# 7878)

2006 Annual Report for the National Parks Service. (PDF; 1586KB) The Los Lunas Plant Materials Center Staff. 2007. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Luans, New Mexico. 2006. 38p. (ID# 7107)

2006 Grand Teton Progress Report. (PDF; 16 KB) Steve Parr. 2007. UCEPC, Meeker CO. 2006. 2p. (ID# 7048)

2006 Progress Report for Rocky Mountain National Park. (PDF; 63 KB) Steve Parr. 2007. UCEPC production, data and observations, Meeker CO. 200. 6p. (ID# 7049)

Evaluating Native Windmillgrasses for Revegetating Texas Right-of-Ways. (PDF; 11 KB) Lund, A.S., T. E. Fulbright and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2007. CKWRI, Kingsville, TX. July 2007. 1p. (ID# 7457)

Evaluation of Windmillgrasses for Sustainable Long-term Results. (PDF; 11 KB) Lund, A.S., T. E. Fulbright and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2007. CKWRI, Kingsville, TX. July 2007. 1p. (ID# 7458)

Replacing Bermudagrass with Windmillgrasses Along Texas Right-of-Ways. (PDF; 11 KB) Lund, A.S., T.E. Fulbright and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2007. CKWRI, Kingsville, TX. July 2007. 1p. (ID# 7460)

Semi-Annual Report to TxDOT. (PDF; 151 KB) Anna Lund, T. Fulbright and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2007. Texas A&M- Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas. July, 2007. 2p. (ID# 7631)

Bryce Canyon National Park Progress Report. (PDF; 37 KB) Steve Parr. 2006. PMC, Meeker, CO. 2006. 3p. (ID# 6556)

Ft. Chaffee Maneuver Training Center Native Grasses Restoration. (PDF; 13KB) King. 2006. Booneville PMC, 2p. (ID# 6544)

Road Cut Plantings Summary. (PDF; 38KB) Crowder, Wayne A. 2006. Pullman, WA. 5/30/2006. 10p. (ID# 6621)

Bryce Canyon National Park Annual Report. (PDF; 31KB) Parr, Steve. 2005. UCEPC, MEEKER, CO. NA. (ID# 6388)

Bryce Canyon National Park 2004 Report. (PDF; 11 KB) Parr, S. 2005. USDA-NRCS Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, MEEKER, CO. NA. 3p. (ID# 5892)

Grand Teton National Park 2004 Report. (PDF; 14 KB) Parr, S. 2005. USDA-NRCS Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, MEEKER, CO. 4p. (ID# 5894)

Grand Teton National Park Annual Report. (PDF; 55KB) Parr, Steve. 2005. UCEPC, MEEKER, CO. (ID# 6389)

Lassen Volcanic National Park 2004 Report. (PDF; 17 KB) Parr, S. 2005. USDA-NRCS Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, MEEKER , CO. 5p. (ID# 5893)

Lassen Volcanic National Park Annual Report. (PDF; 47KB) Parr, Steve. 2005. UCEPC, MEEKER , CO. (ID# 6390)

Yosemite National Park 2004 Report. (PDF; 11 KB) Parr, S. 2005. USDA-NRCS Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center, MEEKER, CO. 2p. (ID# 5895)

Yosemite National Park Annual Report. (PDF; 32KB) Parr, Steve. 2005. UCEPC, MEEKER, CO. (ID# 6391)

National Park Service Report 2001. (PDF; 151 KB) Goodson, D.G. 2002. Los Lunas, New Mexico. 10p. (ID# 3856)

Crater Lake National Park, 2000 Progress Report. (PDF; 112 KB) Flessner, T.R. 2001. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR. Feb. 2001. 4p. (ID# 839)

Mount Rainier National Park, 2000 Progress Report. (PDF; 127 KB) Flessner, T.R. 2001. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR. Feb. 8, 2001. 7p. (ID# 840)

Wear Tolerance Demonstration of Vegetation in High Traffic Areas Study at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. (PDF; 943 KB) Bruckerhoff, S.B. 2001. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Mar. 2001. 84p. (ID# 2544)

Erosion and Sediment Control with Vegetative Barriers - Final Report. (PDF; 160 KB) Lloyd- Reilley, J. 2000. Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (the main section of the report is 53 pages; the Full Report sent to EPA includes other files that total 118 pages), Kingsville, TX. Jun. 2000. 53p. (ID# 1367)

Establishing Native Grass on Critical Area Sites, Activity Report for 1999. (PDF; 102 KB) USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. May 2000. 7p. (ID# 324)

Evaluation of plants for gully stabilization in Florida panhandle: Final Report. (PDF; 85 KB) USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 1999. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. May 1999. 7p. (ID# 342)

1998 Progress Report, Study# 29I142G Production of Native Missouri Ecotypes of Grasses, Legumes and Forbs for Roadsides, Critical Areas and All Other Vegetative Plantings Where Native Plants are Now Being Planted. (PDF; 85 KB) Bruckerhoff, S.B., J. Kaiser, and R. Erickson. 1998. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. 5p. (ID# 356)

1998 Progress Report: Study no: 29A145- wear tolerance demonstration of vegetation in high traffic areas. (PDF; 14 KB) Elsberry Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. 10p. (ID# 767)

Evaluation of plants for stabilizing unshaped gullies. (PDF; 149 KB) Surrency, D. USDA-SCS, Athens, GA. 3p. (ID# 3015)

Poster

A Native Alternative for Greater Species Diversity. (PDF; 390 KB) Anna S. Lund, Timothy E. Fulbright, Allen Rasmussen, J. Alfonso Ortega, and John Lloyd-Reilley. 2008. TAMUK and STPMC, Kingsville, TX. Feb 2008. 1p. (ID# 7845)

Vegetative Solutions for Conservation Problems. (PDF; 152 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA, NRCS., Bismarck, ND. October 2007. 1p. (ID# 7677)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Disturbed Forestland Revevetation Effectiveness Monitoring - Results of 30 Years. (PDF; 548 KB) Holzworth, L.K., H. Hunter, and S. R. Winslow. 2004. 9th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium & 20th Annual Meeting of American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT. June 3 - 6, 2003. 28p. (ID# 5404)

The Use of Native Warm Season Grasses for Critical Area Stabilization. (PDF; 36 KB) Miller, C.F. and J.A. Dickerson. 1999. Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Nov. 17-19, 1999, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD. 7p. (ID# 405)

The city of Anaconda erosion control and stabilization of C hill. (PDF; 19 KB) Holzworth, L.K., J. Schaefer, G. Green, and T. Wiersum. 1993. In Proceedings: 10th National Meeting of the American Society of Surface Mining and Reclamation. Spokane, WA., May 1993. 8p. (ID# 1135)

City of Anaconda erosion control and stabilization of "C" hill. (PDF; 19 KB) Holzworth, L.K., J. Schaefer, G. Green, and T. Wiersum. USDA-NRCS Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT. 7p. (ID# 1099)

Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Gully Erosion Control with Vegetative Barriers. (PDF; 10 KB) Farek, G. and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2000. Land and Water Magazine, Ft. Dodge, IA. Mar./Apr. 2000. 1p. (ID# 870)

Release Notices

Release Documentation for Morton Kori-yanagi Willow. (PDF; 103 KB) Douglas, J.L. and J.M. Grabowski. 2001. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 3p. (ID# 1350)

Field Office Technical Guide

Conservation Practice Standard Critical Area Planting - Code 342. (PDF; 71KB) M.J. Williams. 2006. Florida FOTG, Gainesville, Florida. 3p. (ID# 6691)

Consevation Practice Standard Critical Area Planting, Code 342, Guidance. (PDF; 257KB) M.J. Willaims. 2006. Florida FOTG, Gainesville, FL. 10p. (ID# 6682)

Land Reconstruction, Abandoned Mined Land - Code 543. (PDF; 59 KB) M.J. Williams. 2006. NRCS, Florida Field Office Tech. Guide, Sect. IV, Gainesville, FL. February 2006. 4p. (ID# 6915)

Land Reconstruction, Currently Mined Land. (PDF; 118 KB) M.J. Williams. 2006. NRCS Florida FOTG Sec. IV, Gainesville, FL. February 2006. 4p. (ID# 6914)

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