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Publications - Bismarck Plant Materials Center

Updated 12/24/2008

The Bismarck Plant Materials Center has published the following documents to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the document title to view each document.

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Publications

Publication Type
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Release Brochure
Books
Information Brochures and Flyers
Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities
PMC Annual Technical Report
Newsletters
Miscellaneous Technical Article
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Progress Report
Published Abstracts
Poster
Published Symposium Proceedings
Release Notices
Other Publication Types

Technical Notes

Five Reasons to Choose Native Grass Releases. (PDF; 435 KB) Tober, D., W. Duckwitz, N. Jensen, and M. Knudson. 2008. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. January 2008. 2p. (ID# 7875)

Plant Materials for Salt-Affected Sites in the Northern Great Plains. (PDF; 164KB) Tober, D., W. Duckwitz, and S. Sieler. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2007. 8p. (ID# 7094)

Synthetic Mulch (Fabric) Management Fact Sheet. (PDF; 396 KB) Stange, Craig; Tober, Dwight; Duckwitz, Wayne. 2007. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2005. 2p. (ID# 7588)

Herbicide Weed Control in Windbreaks and Shelterbelts. (PDF; 171 KB) Stange, Craig, and Dwight Tober. 2007. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. May 2007. 3p. (ID# 7587)

Rain Gardens, Capturing and Using the Rains of the Great Plains. (PDF; 725 KB) Stange, Craig and Nancy Jensen. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2007. (ID# 7278)

Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration: getting started in the Dakotas. (PDF; 200KB) Bismarck PMC. 2007. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2007. 6p. (ID# 7087)

Origins of Native Grass and Forb Releases. (PDF; 392 KB) Nancy Jensen. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2006. 12p. (ID# 6786)

Prairie Landscaping and Reduced Maintenance Cover Plantings. (PDF; 110 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2001. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. June 2001. 2p. (ID# 7596)

Technical Note 43: Tree Planting, Care and Management with Tables. (PDF; 91 KB) Stange, C., D.G. Ogle, and L. St. John. 2002. USDA-NRCS-IDAHO, Boise, Idaho. PM TN No. 43, April 2002. 32p. (ID# 4356)

Major Publications

Big Bluestem Biomass Trials in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Tober, D., N. Jensen, W. Duckwitz, and M. Knudson. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. June 2008. 20p. (ID# 7933)

Celebrating 74 Years of Conservation Plant Technology 1934 - 2008. (PDF; 2.6 MB) USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2008. 14p. (ID# 8154)

Fugle's Mill Demonstration Site (1985-2006). (PDF; 770 KB) Michael Knudson. 2007. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2007. 39p. (ID# 7500)

Grasses for the Northern Plains, Volume 1 - Cool-Season. (PDF; 2 MB) Sedivec, K., D. Tober, W. Duckwitz, D. Dewald, J. Printz. 2007. NDSU Extension Service, Fargo, ND. October 2007. 89p. (ID# 7681)

Switchgrass Biomass Trials in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. (PDF; 852KB) Tober, D., W. Duckwitz, N. Jensen, and M. Knudson. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2007. 20p. (ID# 7093)

Getting Started in Prairie Revegetation a Recipe for Success. (PDF; 1.9MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. Bismarck, ND. March, 2005. 12p. (ID# 5933)

Trees and shrubs for the Red River Valley. (PDF; 721KB) Michael Knudson. 2005. Bismarck, ND. August 2005. 31p. (ID# 6151)

Twenty-five Years of Tree Planting Trials at the Highmore, SD Field Evaluation Planting. (PDF; 381 KB) Knudson, M. 2004. Bismarck, ND. Sept. 2004. 53p. (ID# 5697)

A Quarter Century of Tree Planting Trials at the Morris, Minnesota Field Evaluation Planting. (PDF; 355 KB) Knudson, M. 2003. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. December 2003. 38p. (ID# 5422)

Thirty Years of Tree Planting at the McKenzie Field Evaluation Site 1972-2001. (PDF; 658 KB) Knudson, M. 2002. USDA NRCS, Bismarck PMC. September 2002. 83p. (ID# 3899)

Plant Fact Sheets

Prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 134 KB) Richard Wynia. 2007. Plants Database, Baton Rouge, LA. July 2007. 3p. (ID# 7573)

Species Alternatives for Russian Olive in Conservation Plantings. (PDF; 178KB) Tober, Dwight; Craig Stange; and Mike Knudson. 2006. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2006. 2p. (ID# 6469)

Warm-Season Grass Cover Between Tree Rows. (PDF; 350KB) Tober, Dwight; Craig Stange; and Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2006. 2p. (ID# 6468)

Canada Milkvetch Fact Sheet. (PDF; 262 KB) Nancy Jensen. 2002. USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. February 2002. 2p. (ID# 7521)

Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.). (PDF; 99 KB) Tober, Dwight; Knudson, Mike. 2002. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2002. 2p. (ID# 7597)

Plant Materials Center Releases - Bismarck, ND and Bridger, MT. (PDF; 266 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2000. 2p. (ID# 7358)

Plant Guides

Silver Buffaloberry planting guide. (PDF; 54KB) Bismarck PMC. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck. January 2006. 3p. (ID# 6805)

Black Chokeberry Planting Guide. (PDF; 91 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, ND. Oct 2008. 3p. (ID# 6028)

Green Needlegrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 96KB) Bismarck PMC. 2005. Bismarck, ND. June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6033)

Creeping Foxtail Plant Guide. (PDF; 303 KB) Tilley, D. J., D.G. Ogle, L. St.John, W. Duckwitz, L. Holzworth, M. Majerus, and D. Tober. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. April 27, 2004. 6p. (ID# 5595)

Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) Plant Guide. (PDF; 385KB) Jensen, N. 2004. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. April 2004. 4p. (ID# 5694)

Russian Wildrye Plant Guide. (PDF; 237 KB) Ogle, D.G., L. St. John, J. Cornwell, L. Holzworth, M. Majerus, D. Tober, K. Jensen, and K. Sanders. 2004. USDA NRCS, Boise, ID. October 2004. 6p. (ID# 5773)

Planting Guide for Antelope Germplasm white prairieclover, Bismarck Germplasm purple prairieclover, Bismarck Germplasm stiff sunflower, Medicine Creek Germplasm Maximilian sunflower, and Bismarck Germplasm narrow-leaved purple coneflower. (PDF; 248 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center and Bridger Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Mar. 2001. 2p. (ID# 209)

Planting Guide: Helianthus pauciflorus (stiff sunflower). (PDF; 12 KB) Knudson, M.J. 1998. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 1p. (ID# 1478)

Plant Guide: Canada milkvetch. (PDF; 13 KB) Jensen, N. 1997. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 1p. (ID# 1311)

Release Brochure

'McKenzie' black chokeberry. (PDF; 467 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 7936)

'Prairie Red' hybrid plum. (PDF; 420 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 7937)

'Nordan' crested wheatgrass release brochure. (PDF; 69 KB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2006. 2p. (ID# 6787)

'Bison' big bluestem. (PDF; 70KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2005. 6p. (ID# 6152)

'Lodorm' green needlegrass. (PDF; 67KB) Bismarck PMC staff. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2005. 6p. (ID# 6147)

Mandan Canada wildrye release brochure. (PDF; 85KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July, 2005. 6p. (ID# 6149)

Survivor Germplasm False Indigo and Silver Sands Germplasm Sandbar Willow. (PDF; 243KB) Tober, Dwight A. and Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2005. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2005. 8p. (ID# 6148)

Itasca Germplasm Little Bluestem. (PDF; 251 KB) Duckwitz, W. 2004. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. August 2004. 2p. (ID# 5688)

Red River Natural Germplasm Prairie Cordgrass. (PDF; 734 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2002. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. September 2002. 6p. (ID# 4237)

Release Brochure: Legacy late lilac (Syringa villosa). (PDF; 162 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. Apr. 2000. 2p. (ID# 202)

Badlands ecotype little bluestem. (PDF; 203 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 1997. 2p. (ID# 7356)

Bismarck Ecotype Buffalograss. (PDF; 206 KB) PMC Staff. 1997. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 1997. 6p. (ID# 4683)

Regal Russian almond. (PDF; 252 KB) PMC Staff. 1997. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 1997. 6p. (ID# 4684)

Release Brochure: Bad river ecotype blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). (PDF; 223 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 1997. 2p. (ID# 7357)

Books

Living Landscapes in South Dakota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 10 MB) South Dakota NRCS. 2008. USDA NRCS, Huron, SD. October 2007. 44p. (ID# 7831)

Living Landscapes in Minnesota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 10.7 MB) Minnesota NRCS. 2007. USDA NRCS, St. Paul, MN. October 2007. 40p. (ID# 8157)

Living Landscapes in North Dakota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 7.8 MB) North Dakota NRCS. 2006. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center., Bismarck, North Dakota. June 2006. 38p. (ID# 6598)

Information Brochures and Flyers

2007 Highlights of American Indian Partnerships. (PDF; 971 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, North Dakota. March 2008. 1p. (ID# 7834)

Seed Prices for Foundation or Select Class Grass and Forb Seed. (PDF; 65 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Jan 2008, Revised May 2008. 1p. (ID# 7873)

Tribal Conservation Technical Assistance. (PDF; 1.8 MB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2008. 4p. (ID# 7822)

Announcing the Cultivar Release of 'Prairie Red' hybrid plum. (PDF; 3.4 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. September 2006. 1p. (ID# 7275)

Perennial Native Grasses for Landscaping Accents. (PDF; 141KB) Jensen, Nancy. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. November 2006. 1p. (ID# 7001)

Plant Materials Center Bismarck. (PDF; 424 KB) Leslie Glass, Secretary. 2006. USDA- NRCS, Bismarck, ND. May 2006. 2p. (ID# 6601)

Bismarck Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 213 KB) PMC staff. 2004. Bismarck Plant Materials Center Brochure, Bismarck. Revised 2006. 2p. (ID# 5586)

Five Keys to Successful Grass Seeding. (PDF; 216 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2003. USDA-NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. April 2003. 6p. (ID# 4959)

Big Bluestem - High Quality Summer Forage for the Northern Plains. (PDF; 241 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2002. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 2002. 6p. (ID# 3587)

List of Northern Sources of Vegetatively Propagated Native Grasses and Wildflowers. (PDF; 76 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2001. Bismarck, ND. May 2001. 1p. (ID# 207)

Plants for Conservation Buffers in the North Dakota PMC Service Area. (PDF; 226 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. Aug. 2000. 2p. (ID# 157)

Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities

Northland News Annual Progress Report of Activities 2007 - 2008. (PDF; 1.4 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. June 2008. 12p. (ID# 7935)

PMC Annual Technical Report

Technical Report, 2007, Trees and Shrubs. (PDF; 3.4 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. Part 2, September 2008. 214p. (ID# 8160)

Technical Report, 2007: Grasses, Forbs, and Legumes. (PDF; 2.1 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. September 2008. 208p. (ID# 8146)

Technical Report, 2004-2006, Grasses, Forbs and Legumes. (PDF; 2.4 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. September 2007. 239p. (ID# 7354)

Technical Report, 2006, Trees and Shrubs. (PDF; 3.3 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. September 2007. 244p. (ID# 7355)

Newsletters

Foundation Seed Update - February 2008. (PDF; 215 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. February 2008. 2p. (ID# 7832)

Plant Chat, Spring 2008. (PDF; 650 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. Volume 8, Issue 2. 1p. (ID# 7821)

Plant Chat, Summer 2008. (PDF; 790 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. Volume 8, Issue 3. 4p. (ID# 8155)

Plant Chat, Winter 2008. (PDF; 336 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, North Dakota. Volume 8, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 7835)

Woody Notes from the PMC- January 08. (PDF; 278 KB) Mike Knudson. 2008. Newsletter for regional nurseries, Bismarck. January 2008. 3p. (ID# 7874)

Plant Chat, Fall 2007. (PDF; 481 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. October 2007. 1p. (ID# 7679)

Tech Talk. (PDF; 290 KB) Edwards, S.D., B. Simmonson, L. Sticka, E. Aune, and H. Buck. 2001. Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 6p. (ID# 2643)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Conservation Seed / Plant Vendors List; Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. (PDF; 106 KB) Tober, Dwight, Glass, Leslie. 2008. USDA NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 8152)

Prairie Landscaping Seed / Plant Vendors List. (PDF; 29 KB) Dwight Tober, Leslie Glass. 2008. USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2008. 2p. (ID# 8151)

Seed Prices for Foundation or Select Class Grass and Forb Seed. (PDF; 65 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Jan 2008, Rev. Jan 2009. 1p. (ID# 7873)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Field Day - June 17, 2004, Celebrating 70 Years of Conservation Plant Technology 1934- 2004. (PDF; 3.6 MB) Tober, D.A. and Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2004. USDA- NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. June 2004. 16p. (ID# 5689)

List of sources of perennial grass seed for North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. (PDF; 25 KB) Haas, R.J. 1996. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Aug. 1996. 16p. (ID# 930)

Progress Report

2007 Report, Off-Center Evaluation of Woody Plant Materials, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (PDF; 367 KB) Tober, D., R. Bergsagel. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7928)

2007 Report, Off-Center Evaluation Planting of Woody Plant Materials, Becker, Minnesota. (PDF; 436 KB) Tober, D., R. Bergsagel. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2008. 5p. (ID# 7929)

2007 Report, Off-Center Evaluation Planting of Woody Plant Materials, Brookings, South Dakota. (PDF; 443 KB) Tober, D., R. Bergsagel. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7930)

2007 Report, Off-Center Evaluation Planting of Woody Plant Materials, Morris, Minnesota. (PDF; 420 KB) Tober, D., R. Bergsagel. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2008. 5p. (ID# 7927)

2007 Report: Off-center Evaluation of Woody Plant Materials, Bottineau, ND. (PDF; 40 KB) Mike Knudson. 2008. USDA, NRCS,, Bismarck, ND. May 2008. 2p. (ID# 7931)

2007 Report: Off-center Evaluation of Woody Plant Materials, Dickinson, ND. (PDF; 138 KB) Mike Knudson. 2008. USDA NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7926)

Badlands National Park 2008 Technical Report. (PDF; 32 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. Bismarck, ND. February, 2008. 3p. (ID# 7829)

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

Perennial Food Plot Study - Final Report 2007. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. August 2008. 37p. (ID# 8159)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Technical Report. (PDF; 28 KB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2008. USDA NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. February, 2008. 4p. (ID# 7825)

Wessington Springs Annual Report. (PDF; 77 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. Bismarck, ND. February 2008. 2p. (ID# 7833)

Wind Cave National Park 2007 Technical Report. (PDF; 85 KB) Jensen, Nancy K. 2008. National Park Technical Report-compiled by Russ Haas, 2007. 6p. (ID# 7826)

2006 Activities Report/Off-center Evaluation at Dickinson, ND. (PDF; 14KB) Mike Knudson. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 2007. 2p. (ID# 7088)

2006 Report / Off-center Evaluation of Woody Plant Materials/Bottineau, ND. (PDF; 15KB) Michael Knudson. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. February 12, 2007. 2p. (ID# 7086)

Dickinson Evaluation Plot. (PDF; 166 KB) Bismarck PMC. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2006. 2p. (ID# 6780)

Provenance Tree Planting in the Great Plains. (PDF; 24KB) Dwight Tober, Wayne Duckwitz, Mike Knudson. 2006. Provenance Tree Planting in the Great Plains, Bismarck, ND. May 12, 2006. 2p. (ID# 6600)

Prairie Restoration Final Report. (PDF; 5.5MB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2003. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota. May 2003. 45p. (ID# 4961)

1998 WRCC-21 Progress Report. (PDF; 11 KB) Duckwitz, W. 1999. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 2p. (ID# 671)

Published Abstracts

Reforestation Efforts Along the Red River in North Dakota. (PDF; 16 KB) Stange, C., and D. Tober. 2008. Great Plains Riparian Forest Management Summit Proceedings, Sioux Falls, SD. September 9-11, 2008. (ID# 8149)

Riparian Shrub Releases from the Bismarck PMC. (PDF; 15 KB) Tober, D., M. Knudson, and W. Duckwitz. 2008. Great Plains Riparian Forest Management Summit Proceedings, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 9-11, 2008. 1p. (ID# 8147)

Challenges of Reconstructing Native Prairies. (PDF; 12KB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. Multi- Agency Invasive Species Workshop:, Bismarck, ND. April 5-7, 2005. 1p. (ID# 6315)

Riparian Woody Revegetation VIA Direct Seeding. (PDF; 12KB) Craig Stange, Dwight Tober, Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. Multi-Agency Invasive Species Workshop, Bismarck, ND. April 5- 7, 2005. 1p. (ID# 6316)

Development of native forb and legume germplasm at the Bismarck Plant Materials Center.. (PDF; 12KB) Knudson, M.J. 2000. 17th North American Prairie Conference, Mason City, Iowa, July 2000. 1p. (ID# 1479)

Development of native forbs and legume germplasm at the Bismarck Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 6 KB) Duckwitz, W. 1999. Native Plant Summit V (Biodiversity), Bismarck, ND. Nov. 1999. 1p. (ID# 672)

Development of northern ecotypes of four native warm-season grasses for conservation. (PDF; 9 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 1p. (ID# 186)

Evaluation and seed production of prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) and whitetop (Scolochloa festucacea) in the northern Great Plains. (PDF; 7 KB) Tober, D.A., R.J. Haas, M.J. Knudson, N.K. Jensen, and D.B. Wark. 1997. Abstracts, Soc. Range Manage. 50th Annual Meeting, Rapid City, SD, 1p. (ID# 3048)

Warm-season grasses for the Northern Great Plains - results of a fourteen year study. (PDF; 11 KB) Haas, R.J., D.A. Tober, N.K. Jensen, and M.J. Knudson. 1997. Abstracts, Soc. Range Mgmt. 50th Annual Meeting, Rapid City, SD, 1p. (ID# 931)

Dormant seeding of selected native warm-season grasses. (PDF; 8 KB) Tober, D.A., R.J. Haas, and M.J. Knudson. 1994. Abstracts, Soc. Range Manage. 47th Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 1p. (ID# 3047)

Poster

Poster - Riparian Shrub Releases from the Bismarck PMC. (PDF; 301 KB) Tober, D., M. Knudson, and W. Duckwitz. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. September 2008. 1p. (ID# 8148)

Reforestation Efforts Along the Red River in North Dakota poster. (PDF; 953 KB) Stange, C. and D. Tober. 2008. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. September 2008. 1p. (ID# 8150)

Biomass Potential of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). (PDF; 506 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. October 2007. 1p. (ID# 7678)

Manifest: The Planned Release of a New Intermedieate Wheatgrass Cultivar. (PDF; 57 KB) John Hendrickson, John Berdahl, Mark Liebig and Wayne Duckwitz. 2007. Poster given at the ARS Friends and Neighbors Day Field Day, Mandan, ND. 8/19/2007. 1p. (ID# 7437)

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

Conserving the Heritage of Native Plants. (PDF; 2.1 MB) Winslow, S.R., P. Broyles, M. Knudson, S. Parr, and D. Tilley. 2005. Bridger PMC, Bozeman, MT. June 2005. 1p. (ID# 6026)

The Big Bluestem Story - Developing a big bluestem release. (PDF; 891 KB) Jensen, N. and R. Bergsagel. 2004. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. September 2004. 1p. (ID# 5690)

Native Shrubs for Conservation-II. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Michael J. Knudson, Wayne L. Duckwitz, Rachel H. Bergsagel, Nancy K. Jen, K. Jensen, and Dwight A. Tober. 2002. USDA NRCS, Plant Materials Center, 12th Wildland Shrub Symposium, Laramie, WY, Bismarck, ND 58504. Aug., 2002. 1p. (ID# 3895)

Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata establishment. (PDF; 273 KB) Jensen, N. 2002. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, 3308 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 58504, 18th North American Prairie Conference, Kirksville, MO. 1p. (ID# 3589)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Five Myths Concerning Native Grass Varieties. (PDF; 16KB) Tober, D. 2003. Proceedings, Native Plant Summit VII, Planning Native Landscapes - Urban and Rural, Fargo, ND. September 16-18, 2003. 2p. (ID# 5406)

Release Notices

Silver Sands Germplasm sandbar willow. (PDF; 33 KB) Tober, D.A. and W.L. Duckwitz. 2004. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. September 2004. 6p. (ID# 5691)

Survivor Germplasm false indigo. (PDF; 35 KB) Tober, D.A. and W.L. Duckwitz. 2004. USDA-NRCS, Bismarck, ND. September 2004. 6p. (ID# 5692)

Notice of Release: Itasca germplasm little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium). (PDF; 27 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2001. USDA, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 7/2001. 9p. (ID# 4655)

Notice of Release: Bismarck germplasm narrow-leaved coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia). (PDF; 95 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2000. 4p. (ID# 197)

Notice of Release: Bismarck germplasm purple prairieclover (Dalea purpurea). (PDF; 80 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2000. 3p. (ID# 198)

Notice of Release: Bismarck germplasm stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus). (PDF; 91 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Jul. 2000. 4p. (ID# 155)

Notice of Release: Medicine Creek maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani). (PDF; 89 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. Jul. 2000. 3p. (ID# 156)

Notice of Release: Legacy late lilac (Syringa villosa). (PDF; 43 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1999. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 1999. 7p. (ID# 192)

Notice of Release: Bison big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). (PDF; 112 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 2p. (ID# 175)

Notice of Release: Midwest manchurian crabapple (Malus mandshurica). (PDF; 377 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1973. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 2p. (ID# 174)

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Growers of Bismarck Plant Materials Center Grass and Forb Releases, January 2006. (PDF; 327 KB) Jensen, Nancy, Rachel Bergsagel. 2006. USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. January 2006. 4p. (ID# 7342)

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