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| | Information About Plants
Want to select the right kind of trees or shrubs to plant? In the
technical notes section, you can find out what species of trees and shrubs are
native to each Wisconsin county, and what kinds of soils they thrive on.
Many of today's environmental problems can be addressed effectively through
the use of plants. Plants Materials Centers and Specialists provide
state-of-the-art technology to help field offices and land users solve critical
natural resource issues. The Plant Materials Program strives to meet the
challenge by: a) developing new technology for current conservation needs, and
b) transferring this information to its customers. The National
Plant Materials Program:
- focuses on using native plants as a healthy way to solve conservation
problems and protect ecosystems
- develops improved plants and plant technology for the conservation of our
Nation’s natural resources
- works with a broad range of species, including grasses, forbs, trees, and
shrubs
- seeks to address the needs of field offices and land managers in both the
public and private sectors
- transfers our technology by working with NRCS field offices and other
cooperators to apply new conservation methods using plan
The Conservation Reserve Program improves water quality, establishes wildlife
habitat, and enhances forest and wetland resources. It encourages farmers to
convert highly erodible cropland or other environmentally sensitive acreage to
vegetative cover, such as tame or native grasses, wildlife plantings, trees,
filterstrips, or riparian buffers. Farmers receive an annual rental payment for
the term of the multi-year contract. Cost sharing is provided to establish the
vegetative cover practices.
This voluntary program helps
protect valuable grass
and hay lands that are
threatened by development, or
from conversion to more intense
cropping which can cause serious
soil erosion.
The Grassland Reserve Program sign-up is on-going.
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for
people who want to develop or improve wildlife habitat on private lands. It
provides both technical assistance and cost sharing to help establish and
improve fish and wildlife habitat.
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