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Washington State Plant Materials
06/23/2008
"Plant Solutions for Conservation Needs"
Developing plant species and plant technology to improve plant production and
health, and help solve natural resource concerns is one of the main objectives
of the plant materials program. Finding the right plant or plants for the job is
important when dealing with forage production, erosion control, habitat
restoration, and filtration of excess nutrients or sediment.
The NRCS Plant Materials Program has developed many native and introduced
cultivars that have proven successful for forage/range production, revegetation,
and erosion control. Proper seeding and planting procedures are essential to
assure plant species establishment. The following plant material information
will assist agency personnel and landowners with proper species selection and
establishment to serve their conservation needs.
The Plant Materials staff have recently released the following 17 new
Technical Notes.
The Plant Materials Technical Notes are housed at the
NRCS Electronic Field Office Technical Guide
(eFOTG).
PM-TN1 Washington Guide for Conservation Seedings and
Plantings
PM-TN2 Grass, Grass-like, Forb, Legume, and Woody Species for
the Intermountain West Plant Identification
PM-TN3 Partial List of Vendors of Conservation Plants, seeds,
and Planting Supplies
PM-TN4 NRCS Plant Materials Releases
PM-TN5 Plant Identification
PM-TN6 Seedbed Preparation and Seed to Soil Contact
PM-TN7 Seed Quality, Seed Technology, and Drill Calibration
PM-TN8 Mulches and Mulching for Erosion Control
PM-TN9 Terminology and Definitions Associated with
Revegetation
PM-TN10 Riparian Revegetation - Plants
PM-TN11 Riparian Vegetation - Technology
PM-TN12 Wetland Revegetation - Descriptions of Selected
Species and Technology
PM-TN13 Windbreak, Shelterbelt, and Landscaping Technology
PM-TN14 Conservation Cover Technology
PM-TN15 Conservation Reserve Program Technology
PM-TN16 Threatened and Endangered Species of Washington
PM-TN17 Weeds - Descriptions of Selected Species, Control,
Herbicide Technology, and Washington State Noxious Weed Lists
The Washington Guide for Conservation Seedings and Plantings (PM-TN1)
contains the following interactive
Excel spreadsheets:
These spreadsheets require
Microsoft Excel or
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
These files are interactive.
For increased usability:
Right mouse click on the file name and select “Save Target As” to copy the file to your
computer before trying to open it.
Remember: There may be
multiple worksheets with each workbook.
After completing the worksheets 'rename' your work file to preserve the original
spreadsheet for future use.
Washington Guide for Conservation Seedings and Plantings
(PDF; 248 KB) This guide is intended to be used as
a tool to select suitable plant species for conservation plantings for erosion
control, forage production, forestry uses, habitat
improvement or restoration, and filtration. Instructional materials and
additional links are provided in the guide.
The following Excel spreadsheets are
referenced in the guide:
Master Species
- (XLS; 1.3 MB) Alphabetically lists tree, shrub,
grass, forb, and wetland species found in Washington
Seeding Species and Rate Calculator
- (XLS; 143 KB) Aids in planning seeding mixtures and
determining seeding rates for different conservation uses
Western Washington Trees and Shrubs
- (XLS; 42 KB) Describes soil/climate suitability
and wildlife attributes of native trees and shrubs in Western Washington
Eastern Washington Seeding and Planting Recommendations - A series of spreadsheets
respective to precipitation zone gives seeding recommendations relative to: Forage Production,
Erosion Control,
Habitat Improvement/restoration,
Filtration
6
- 9 inch precipitation zone (XLS; 67 KB)
9
- 12 inch precipitation zone (XLS; 71 KB)
12 - 15 inch precipitation zone
(XLS; 66 KB)
15 - 18 inch precipitation zone
(XLS; 60 KB)
18 - 25 inch precipitation zone
(XLS; 61 KB)
25 + inch precipitation zone
(XLS; 64 KB)
Irrigated
(XLS; 62 KB)
The Washington State
Plant Materials Center website provides additional regional conservation
planting information.
The three state area served by the Pullman PMC includes eastern
Washington, eastern Oregon (east of the Cascade Mountain range), and
northern Idaho. Testing has been performed at a number of locations but
currently is concentrated at Pullman and the WSU Dryland Research Unit,
Lind, WA.
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