Riparian and Wetland Tools
for the Great Basin and Intermountain West Regions

Planting Willow and Cottonwood Poles under Rock Riprap. (PDF; 479 KB) Hoag, JC and RW Sampson. 2008. ABPMC, Boise, ID. TN PLANT MATERIALS NO. 21, January 2008. 5p. (ID# 7777)

Riparian Buffer Design and Species Considerations. (PDF; 616 KB) Beddoes, Jenifer, Dan Ogle, Rob Sampson and Chris Hoag. 2007. USDA NRCS, Boise, Idaho. June 2007. 20p. (ID# 7248)

Technical Note 6: The Stinger - a Tool to Plant Unrooted Hardwood Cuttings of Willow and Cottonwood Species for Riparian or Shoreline Erosion Control or Rehabilitation. (PDF; 214 KB) Hoag, J.C. and D.G. Ogle. 1994. USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID. ID-TN6, Jun. 1994. 7p. (ID# 1072)

Technical Note 13: Harvesting, Propagaing, and Planting Wetland Plants. (PDF; 858 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2003. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Boise, ID. ID-TN13, Dec. 2003. 11p. (ID# 5160)

How to plant willows and cottonwoods for riparian restoration. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Hoag, JC. 2007. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID, Aberdeen, ID. Tech Note 23 revision 1/2007. 22p. (ID# 7064)

Technical Note 32: Users guide to description, propagation and establishment of native shrubs and trees for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 573 KB) Ogle, D.G., J.C. Hoag, and J. Scianna. 2000. USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID and Bozeman, MT. ID-TN32, Feb. 2000. 22p. (ID# 2251)

Technical Note 38: Users Guide to the Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Wetland Plant Species and Grasses for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 6.3 MB) Hoag, J.C., S.K. Wyman, G. Bentrup, L. Holzworth, D.G. Ogle, J. Carleton, F. Berg, and B. Leinard. 2001. USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID and Bozeman, MT. ID-TN38 and MT-TN38, Feb. 2001. 46p. (ID# 1090)

Technical Note 39: Waterjet Stinger - A tool to plant dormant unrooted cuttings of willows, cottonwoods, dogwoods, and other species. (PDF; 2.5 MB) Hoag, J.C., B. Simonson, B. Cornforth, and L. St. John. 2001. USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID. ID-TN39, Feb. 2001. 13p. (ID# 1083)

Technical Note 42: Willow Clump Plantings. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Hoag, J.C. 2003. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Boise, ID. ID-TN42, Dec. 2003. 8p. (ID# 5159)

Field Guide for the Identification and Use of Common Riparian Woody Plants of the Intermountain West and Pacific Northwest Regions. (PDF; 9.8 MB) Hoag, C, D. Tilley, D. Darris, and K. Pendergrass. 2008. Plant Materials Programs of Idaho and Oregon, Aberdeen, ID. February 2008. 196p. (ID# 7428)

Field Guide for the Identification and Use of Common Riparian Woody Plants of the Intermountain West and Pacific Northwest Regions - non-booklet. (PDF; 9.8 MB) Hoag, C, D. Tilley, D. Darris, and K. Pendergrass. 2008. Plant Materials Programs of Idaho and Oregon, Aberdeen, ID. February 2008. 196p. (ID# 7969)

City of Coeur d' Alene Plant Materials Guidelines for Stormwater Best Management Practices. (PDF; 851 KB) Hoag, J.C. and D.G. Ogle. 2002. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. September 30, 2002. 75p. (ID# 3882)

Streambank Soil Bioengineering Field Guide for Low Precipitation Areas. (PDF; 6.65 MB) Hoag, J.C. and J. Fripp. 2002. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center and the USDA- NRCS National Design, Construction and Soil Mechanics Center, Aberdeen, ID. December, 2002. 64p. (ID# 3883)

Streambank Soil Bioengineering Field Guide for Low Precipitation Areas (BOOKLET FORMAT). (PDF; 6.7 MB) Hoag, J.C. and J. Fripp. 2002. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center and the USDA-NRCS National Design, Construction and Soil Mechanics Center, Aberdeen, ID. December, 2002. 64p. (ID# 5158)

Stormwater Plant Materials: A Resource Guide. (PDF; 976 KB) Ogle, D.G. and J.C. Hoag. 2000. City of Boise, Public Works Department, Boise, ID. Feb. 2000. 65p. (ID# 2261)

The Practical Streambank Bioengineering Guide. (PDF; 3.5 MB) Bentrup, G. and J.C. Hoag. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. May 1998. 151p. (ID# 116)

Fact Sheet - Baltic Rush. (PDF; 153KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 13 June 2006. 2p. (ID# 6568)

Fact Sheet - Alkali Bulrush. (PDF; 100KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 3/2/06. 2p. (ID# 6433)

Fact Sheet - Common Threesquare. (PDF; 132KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 3/2/06. 2p. (ID# 6434)

Fact Sheet - Creeping Spikerush. (PDF; 96KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 23 May 2006. 2p. (ID# 6565)

Fact Sheet - Nebraska Sedge. (PDF; 166KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 23 May 2006. 2p. (ID# 6566)

Plant Fact Sheet: Alkali Bulrush (Scirpus maritimus). (PDF; 22 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1998. 3p. (ID# 1063)

Plant Fact Sheet: Baltic Rush (Juncus balticus). (PDF; 22 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1998. 3p. (ID# 1061)

Plant Fact Sheet: Creeping Spikerush (Eleocharis palustris). (PDF; 25 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1998. 3p. (ID# 1060)

Plant Fact Sheet: Hardstem Bulrush (Scirpus acutus). (PDF; 23 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1998. 3p. (ID# 1062)

Plant Fact Sheet: Nebraska Sedge (Carex nebrascensis). (PDF; 27 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1998. 3p. (ID# 1059)

View From a Wetland 2007. (PDF; 606 KB) Hoag, JC and D Tilley. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. Number 13 (2007). 4p. (ID# 7787)

View from a Wetland 2006. (PDF; 386KB) Hoag, JC and DJ Tilley. 2007. ABPMC, Aberdeen, ID. Number 12 (2006). 4p. (ID# 6947)

View From a Wetland: 2005. (PDF; 151 KB) Hoag, JC and DJ Tilley. 2006. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Number 11 (2005). 4p. (ID# 6300)

View From a Wetland: 2004. (PDF; 352 KB) Hoag, J.C. and D.J. Tilley. 2005. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Volume 10, 2004. 4p. (ID# 5852)

View From a Wetland: 2003. (PDF; 421 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2004. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Volume 9, 2003. 4p. (ID# 5867)

View From a Wetland: 2002. (PDF; 205 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2003. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 8, Jan. 2003. 4p. (ID# 4616)

View From a Wetland: 2001. (PDF; 721 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2002. Interagency Riparian/Wetland Project, Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. No. 7, Jul. 2001. 4p. (ID# 1038)

View From a Wetland: 2000. (PDF; 155 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2001. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 6, Jan. 2001. 4p. (ID# 1071)

View From a Wetland: 1998-1999. (PDF; 220 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1999. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 5. 4p. (ID# 1066)

View From a Wetland: 1997-1998. (PDF; 39 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 4. 2p. (ID# 1067)

View From a Wetland: 1996-1997. (PDF; 73 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1997. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 3. 4p. (ID# 1056)

View From a Wetland: 1995-1996. (PDF; 95 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1996. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 2. 8p. (ID# 1053)

View From a Wetland: 1994-1995. (PDF; 72 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. No. 1. 4p. (ID# 1051)

How to manipulate water in a new, resotred or enhanced wetland to encourage plant establishment. (PDF; 231 KB) Hoag, JC and D Tilley. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, aberdeen, ID. Riparian/wetland project information series no. 22. 5p. (ID# 7243)

Wetland Plants: Their Function, Adaptation, and Relationship to Water Levels. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Hoag, JC, N Melvin, and D Tilley. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 21. 15p. (ID# 7242)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 18: Streambank Soil Bioengineering Considerations for Semi-Arid Climates. (PDF; 558 KB) Hoag, J.C. and J. Fripp. 2005. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Information Series 18, June 2005. 15p. (ID# 5981)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 19: Simple Identification Key to Common Willows and Cottonwoods of the Intermountain West. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Hoag, JC. 2005. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Riparian/Wetland Information Series 19, May 2005. 16p. (ID# 6107)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 16: Riparian Planting Zones in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Hoag, J.C., F.E. Berg, S. K. Wyman, and R.W. Sampson. 2001. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Mar. 2001. 24p. (ID# 1084)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 17: Waterjet Stinger - A tool to plant dormant unrooted cuttings of willows, cottonwoods, dogwoods, and other species. (PDF; 526 KB) Hoag, J.C., B. Simonson, B. Cornforth, and L. St. John. 2001. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 2001. 12p. (ID# 1082)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 14: Harvesting, Propagating and Planting Wetland Plants. (PDF; 318 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2000. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 2000. 9p. (ID# 1068)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 15: Costs and Considerations of Streambank Bioengineering Treatments. (PDF; 860 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2000. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 2000. 8p. (ID# 1069)

Establishment Techniques for Woody Vegetation in Riparian Zones of the Arid and Semi-arid West. (PDF; 20 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 5p. (ID# 1057)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 11: Getting a "Bang for your Buck" on your next wetland project. (PDF; 17 KB) Sellers, M. and J.C. Hoag. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 1998. 5p. (ID# 2648)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 12: Guidelines for planting, establishment, and maintenance of constructed wetland systems. (PDF; 16 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 1998. 5p. (ID# 1065)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 13: A reference guide for the collection and use of ten common wetland plants of the Great Basin and Intermountain West. (PDF; 359 KB) Hoag, J.C. and M. Zierke. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Feb. 1998. 13p. (ID# 1078)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 10: Seed germination enhancement for Carex nebrascensis (Nebraska sedge). (PDF; 14 KB) Sellers, M. and J.C. Hoag. 1997. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Dec. 1997. 4p. (ID# 2647)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 2: Planning a project. (PDF; 32 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1997. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Dec. 1997. 13p. (ID# 1055)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 5: Collection, establishment and evaluation of unrooted woody cuttings to obtain performance tested ecotypes of native willows and cottonwoods. (PDF; 575 KB) Zierke, M. and J.C. Hoag. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Feb. 1994. 15p. (ID# 3237)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 7: Use of greenhouse propagated wetland plants versus live transplants to vegetate constructed or created wetlands. (PDF; 23 KB) Hoag, J.C. and M. Sellers. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Apr. 1995. 8p. (ID# 1075)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 9: Design criteria for revegetation in riparian zones of the intermountain area. (PDF; 33 KB) Carlson, J.R., G.L. Conaway, J.L. Gibbs, and J.C. Hoag. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Aug. 1995. 12p. (ID# 392)

Using dormant pole cuttings to revegetate riparian areas. (PDF; 18 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 1995. 2p. (ID# 1050)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 4: How to plant willows and cottonwood dormant pole cuttings for riparian rehabilitation. (PDF; 19 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Sept. 1994. 6p. (ID# 1046)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 6: Seed and live transplant collection procedures for 7 wetland species. (PDF; 14 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jun. 1994. 4p. (ID# 1047)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 8: Constructed wetland system for water quality improvement of irrigation wastewater. (PDF; 14 KB) Hoag, J.C. and M. Sellers. 1994. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Dec. 1994. 4p. (ID# 1074)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 1: Planting techniques for vegetating riparian areas from the Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 140 KB) Hoag, J.C., G.L. Young, and J. Gibb. 1992. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 1992. 8p. (ID# 1085)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 3: Use of Willow and Cottonwood Cuttings for Vegetating Shorelines and Riparian Areas. (PDF; 38 KB) Hoag, J.C. and H. Short. 1992. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center & USDI, BOR, Aberdeen, ID. Oct. 1992. 15p. (ID# 1073)

National Park Service, Wetland Establishment Research Study, 2007 Progress Report. (PDF; 205 KB) Tilley DJ. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 17 January 2008. 2p. (ID# 7783)

Effects of pre-plant soaking treatments on hardwood cuttings of peachleaf willow. (PDF; 128 KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2007. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 20 December 2007. 7p. (ID# 7668)

Juncus direct seeding method evaluation, 2006-2008. (PDF; 120KB) Tilley, D.J. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 6 March 2007. 5p. (ID# 7069)

Juncus direct seeding method evaluation, 2006-2008: 2007 report. (PDF; 455 KB) Tilley, D.J. 2007. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 20 December 2007. 8p. (ID# 7667)

Comparison of methods for seeding Nebraska sedge and Baltic rush- National Park Service Progress Report (full). (PDF; 325KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2006. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1/24/06. 6p. (ID# 6425)

Juncus Direct Seeding Method Evaluation, 2006 Progress Report. (PDF; 115KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 11 Oct 2006. 4p. (ID# 6960)

Pre-soaking Dormant Willow and Cottonwood Cuttings. (PDF; 517KB) Tilley, D.J. 2006. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 24 Feb 2006. 11p. (ID# 6429)

Arbon Valley Willow Trial, 2005. (PDF; 9 KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2005. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 16 Dec, 2005. 1p. (ID# 6303)

Establishment of Wetland Plants by Direct Seeding: A Comparison of Methods (Preliminary Report). (PDF; 549 KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2005. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1/21/05. 12p. (ID# 5863)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: July 97 to Jan. 98 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 27 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 1998. 7p. (ID# 1058)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: Jan. 97 to July 97 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 18 KB) Hoag, J.C. and M. Sellers. 1997. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Sept. 1997. 5p. (ID# 1076)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: July 96 to Jan. 97 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 44 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1997. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 15p. (ID# 1054)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: Dec. 95 to July 96 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 48 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1996. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 14p. (ID# 1052)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: Dec. 94 to July 95 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 139 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 1995. 9p. (ID# 1048)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: July 95 to Dec. 95 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 33 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 9p. (ID# 1049)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 1st quarter Fiscal Year 1994 Progress Report. (PDF; 19 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jan. 1994. 6p. (ID# 1044)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 2nd quarter Fiscal Year 1994 Progress Report. (PDF; 20 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Apr. 1994. 7p. (ID# 1045)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 3rd quarter Fiscal Year 1994 Progress Report. (PDF; 28 KB) Hoag, J.C., M. Sellers, and M. Zierke. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jun. 1994. 7p. (ID# 1088)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: July 94 to Dec. 94 Semi-annual Progress Report. (PDF; 36 KB) Hoag, J.C., M. Sellers, and M. Zierke. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Dec. 1994. 10p. (ID# 1089)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 1st quarter Fiscal Year 1993 Progress Report. (PDF; 19 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1993. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Dec. 1992. 10p. (ID# 1040)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 2nd quarter Fiscal Year 1993 Progress Report. (PDF; 28 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1993. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Mar. 1993. 13p. (ID# 1041)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 3rd quarter Fiscal Year 1993 Progress Report. (PDF; 19 KB) Hoag, J.C. and M. Zierke. 1993. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 1993. 5p. (ID# 1077)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 4th quarter Fiscal Year 1993 Progress Report. (PDF; 18 KB) Hoag, J.C. 1993. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Oct. 1993. 6p. (ID# 1042)

Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project: 4th quarter Fiscal Year 1992 Progress Report. (PDF; 84 KB) Hoag, J.C., M. Sellers, and M. Zierke. 1992. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Sept. 1992. 19p. (ID# 1087)

Comparison of methods for seeding Nebraska sedge ( Carex nebrascensis ) and Baltic rush (Juncus balticus ). (PDF; 323 KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Bloomington, IN. Native Plants Journal 7(1). 5p. (ID# 6435)