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Publications - Los Lunas Plant Materials Center

Updated 11/26/2008

The Los Lunas 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
Information Brochures and Flyers
Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities
PMC Annual Technical Report
Newsletters
Miscellaneous Technical Article
Progress Report
Refereed Journal Articles
Published Abstracts
Published Symposium Proceedings
Popular Journal or Magazine Articles
Release Notices
Interview

Technical Notes

Basic Guidelines for Seeding Native Grasses in Arid and Semi-arid Ecoregions. (PDF; 160 KB) David Dreesen. 2008. available at LLPMC website, Los Lunas, NM. July 2008. 4p. (ID# 8174)

Major Publications

Southwest Riparian Tree and Shrubs Planting Methods that Require Minimal or No Irrigation. (PDF; 12KB) Gregory A. Fenchel, David R. Dreesen, Danny G. Goodson, Keith White. 2006. Seventeenth Biennial High Altitude Revegation Workshop Revised Schedule and Abstract, Fort Collins, Colorado. March 7-9, 2006. 1p. (ID# 6604)

Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet: Penstemon angustifolius (narrowleaf penstemon). (PDF; 188 KB) Garner, R., M. Jespersen, and D. Goodson. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center and New Mexico State University Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center, Los Lunas, NM. Feb. 2000. 2p. (ID# 862)

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)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Guidelines for Planting Dormant Whip Cuttings to Revegetate and Stabilize Streambanks:Deep Planting - The Ground Water Connection. (PDF; 478KB) Los Lunas Plant Materials Center. 2007. Los Lunas PMC, Los Lunas, NM. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7105)

Guidelines for Planting Longstem Transplants for Riparian Restoration in the Southwest: Deep Planting-The Ground Water Connection. (PDF; 475KB) Los Lunas Plant Materials Center. 2007. Los Lunas PMC, Los Lunas, NM. 2007. 2p. (ID# 7106)

Conservation Showcase, Fall Planting of Native shrubs. (PDF; 269KB) Greg Fenchel, David Dreesen, and Barbara Garrett. 2006. NRCS New Mexico State Office, Albuquerque, NM. 1p. (ID# 6808)

Alkali Muhly A Common and Abundant New Mexico Riparian Grass Species. (PDF; 297 KB) Gregory Fenchel. 2005. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 2p. (ID# 5940)

Plant Materials Progress Report of Activities

2005 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 377KB) David R. Dreesen, Gregory A. Fenchel, Danny G. Goodson, Keith White. 2006. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico, Los Lunas, New Mexico. April 2006. 7p. (ID# 6610)

Year 2001 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 680 KB) Fenchel, G., D. Dreesen, D. Goodson, R. Garner, and J. Fraser. 2002. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. Mar. 2002. 7p. (ID# 3871)

Year 2000 Progress Report of Activities. (PDF; 1.0 MB) Fenchel, G.A., D.R. Dreesen, E.R. Garner, and D. Goodson. 2001. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Mar. 2001. 10p. (ID# 917)

PMC Annual Technical Report

2004 Los Lunas Plant Materials Center Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 3.3 MB) David R. Dreesen, Danny G. Goodson, Gregory A. Fenchel. 2005. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 2004. 75p. (ID# 6159)

Year 2001 New Mexico Plant Materials Center Annual Technical Report. (PDF; 5.9 MB) Fenchel, G., D. Dreesen, D. Goodson, R. Garner, and J. Fraser. 2002. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. 2001. 102p. (ID# 3870)

Newsletters

Plant Material Center Pushes Knowledge Into the Field. (PDF; 778 KB) Barbara Garrett and Greg Fenchel. 2008. Conservation Showcase, Albuquerque, NM. May 2008. 1p. (ID# 7939)

PMC Makes Rancher Crop a Mission. (PDF; 692 KB) Greg Fenchel and Barbra Garrett. 2007. Conservation Showcase, Albuquerque, NM. October-November 2007. 1p. (ID# 7688)

Plant Materials Center Offers Tips for Fall Planting of Native Shrubs. (PDF; 2854KB) Greg Fenchel, David Dreesen, and Barbara Garrett. 2006. natural resources Reporter, Albuquerque, NM. Fall 2006. 1p. (ID# 6809)

Plant Materials Center Offers Tips for Fall Planting of Native Shrubs. (PDF; 15KB) Barbara Garrett, Gregory A. Fenchel. 2006. Natural Resources Reporter, Albuquerque, NM. Fall 2006. 6p. (ID# 7012)

PMC Studies Deep Plant Methodology Unusual Method Works in Riparian Environments. (PDF; 40 KB) Gregory A. Fenchel, Barbara Garrett. 2006. Natural Resources Reporter, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Winter 2006. 1p. (ID# 6607)

Plant Materials for Former Saltcedar Sites Being Developed. (PDF; 191 KB) David R. Dreesen. 2005. Natural Resources Report, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Summer 2005. 1p. (ID# 6045)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Longstem Transplants for Riparian Plantings in the Southwest White Paper. (PDF; 476 KB) Greg Fenchel. 2007. PMC Technical Report, Los Lunas, NM. FY-2008. 3p. (ID# 7689)

Progress Report

Alkali Muhly Herbicide Trial Progress Report. (PDF; 45 KB) Danny G. Goodson. 2008. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico, Los Lunas, NM. 2008. 5p. (ID#

Boulder County Big Bluestem Progress Report, August 20,2008. (PDF; 196 KB) Greg Fenchel. 2008. PMC Annual Technical Report, Los Lunas, NM. August 20, 2008. 2p. (ID# 8173)

FY 2008 Progress Report for Fort Bliss - Seed Production and Source-Identified Germplasm Release of Mesa Dropseed and Spike Dropseed from Fort Bliss. (PDF; 1 MB) David Dreesen. 2008. Los Lunas PMC, Los Lunas, NM. September 2008. 4p. (ID# 8175)

Reinkin Bridge South Planting Workshops Demonstration Plantings 2008 Progress Report. (PDF; 590 KB) Greag Fenchel. 2008. LLPMC Annual Tech Report, Los Lunas. 2009. 5p. (ID# 8169)

Year 2007 Report of Activities, Los Lunas Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 1.4 MB) Dreesen, Fenchel, Goodson, and Sandoval. 2008. Los Lunas Plant Material Center, Los Lunas, NM. FY- 2007. 8p. (ID# 7940)

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)

FY 2007 Progress Report for the Cibola National Forest : Production of Riparian Plant Materials for Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration Projects. (PDF; 870 KB) David R. Dreesen. 2007. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. 9/15/07. 6p. (ID# 7654)

Reinkin Bridge Longstem Transplant Study. (PDF; 586 KB) Greg Fenchel and Hope Woodward. 2007. 2008 Los Lunas PMC Techical Report, Los Lunas, NM. FY-2008. 7p. (ID# 7686)

Veguita Bridge Longstem Transplant Study. (PDF; 450 KB) Greg Fenchel and Hope Woodward. 2007. 2008 Los Lunas PMC Technical Report, Los Lunas< NM. FY-2008. 4p. (ID# 7687)

FY 2006 Progress Report - Production of Riparian Plant Materials for Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration Projects on the Cibola National Forest. (PDF; 637 KB) David Dreesen. 2006. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. October 2006. 7p. (ID# 7014)

FY 2006 Progress Report for the Gila National Forest - Development of Legume Dalea for Use in Burn Rehab Seed Mixtures in Southwetern Pinyon/Juniper Communities. (PDF; 661 KB) David Dreesen. 2006. Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Ocober 2006. 8p. (ID# 7013)

National Park Service Plant Materials Year 2005 Annual Report. (PDF; 42KB) Danny Goodson. 2006. NMPMC, Los Lunas, NM. March 2006. 33p. (ID# 6806)

Farmers Mutual Ditch Environmental Mitigation Project for the Army Corps of Engineers. (PDF; 231 KB) Gregory Fenchel. 2005. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 4p. (ID# 5939)

J.P. Gonzales Planting for the US Army Corps of Engineers. (PDF; 227 KB) Gregory Fenchel. 2005. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 3p. (ID# 5942)

Socorro County Mitigation Planting for the Army Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque. (PDF; 193 KB) Gregory Fenchel. 2005. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 3p. (ID# 5941)

National Park Service Report 2002. (PDF; 156 KB) Goodson, DG. 2003. Los Lunas, New Mexico. 10p. (ID# 4705)

Southern Sandoval County Flood Control Authority 2002 Report of Activities. (PDF; 95 KB) Goodson, D.G. 2003. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Mar. 2003. 2p. (ID# 4707)

Final Report - Evaluation of Containerized Legumes and Forbs as Potential Revegetation Species for Molycorp Overburden Piles - 1995 Trial of Commercially Available and Molycorp Germplasm. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Dreesen, D.R. 2002. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico. Feb.2002. 18p. (ID# 3860)

Final Report - Evaluation of Containerized Legumes for Revegetation of Molycorp Overburden Poles - 1996 Trial of Source-Identified Germplasm. (PDF; 281 KB) Dreesen, D.R. 2002. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Feb.2002. 7p. (ID# 3861)

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

Demonstration Planting El Pueblo Acequia, Pecos River, San Miguel County, New Mexico. (PDF; 741 KB) Fenchel, G.A. 2001. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Jul. 2001. 4p. (ID# 914)

Tallpot Transplants Established with Hydrogel, a Technique for Revegation in the Arid Southwest Without Using Intensive Irrigation. (PDF; 265 KB) Fenchel, G.A., D.R. Dreesen, and J. Fraser, and G. Stem. 2001. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Jan. 2001. 3p. (ID# 919)

Bottlebrush Squirreltail - New Release in Development from the LLPMC. (PDF; 5 KB) Goodson, D.G. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Aug. 2000. 1p. (ID# 891)

Field Windstrip New Technology from the Los Lunas PMC. (PDF; 5 KB) Goodson, D.G. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Aug. 2000. 1p. (ID# 892)

National Park Service Plant Materials 1999 Annual Report. (PDF; 37 KB) Goodson, D.G. and D.R. Dreesen. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. Mar. 2000. 10p. (ID# 893)

Refereed Journal Articles

Tumbling for Seed Cleaning and Conditioning. (PDF; 59KB) David Dreesen. 2004. Native Plants Journal, Moscow, Idaho. Vol.5, No. 1, Spring 2004. 3p. (ID# 5935)

Sulfuric Acid Scarification of Wax Current Seeds from New Mexico. (PDF; 220 KB) Rosner, L.S., J.T. Harrington, D.R. Dreesen, and L. Murray. 2003. Native Plants Journal, Moscow, Idaho. Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2003. 7p. (ID# 5123)

Effect of Gibberellic Acid and Standard Seed Treatments on Mountain Snowberry Germination. (PDF; 136 KB) Rosner, L.S., J.T. Harrington, D.R. Dreesen, and L. Murray. 2002. Native Plants Journal, Moscow, Idaho. Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 2002. 8p. (ID# 4318)

Refinement and Stratification of Thinleaf Alder and Water Birch Seeds from New Mexico. (PDF; 370 KB) Jones, C.L., J. T. Harrington, and D. R. Dreesen. 2002. Native Plants Journal, Moscow, Idaho. Vol 3, No. 2, Fall 2002. 9p. (ID# 4240)

Published Abstracts

Southwestern Riparian Tree and Shrub Planting Methods that Require Minimal or No Irrigation.. (PDF; 15 KB) Steve Kadas, Greg Fenchel, Danny Goodson, David Dreesen, and Keith White. 2007. Soil and Water Conservation Society 2007 Annual Conference, Final Program & Abstract Book, Tampa, FL. July 25 - July 25, 2007. 1p. (ID# 7589)

The Los Lunas Plant Material Center Partners with New Mexico Soil and Water Conservation Districts to Restore Riparian Areas in the Southwestern United States. (PDF; 11 KB) Gregory Fenchel, David Dreesen, Danny Goodson, Keith White, Hope Wood. 2007. Tamerisk 2007 Symposium - October 24-26, Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction, Colorado. 10/26/2007. 1p. (ID# 7656)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Southwest Riparian Restoration: New Stock Types and Releases, Planting Concerns, and Seeding Considerations. (PDF; 38KB) David Dreesen, Greg Fenchel, Danny Goodson, and Keith White. 2006. 2006 High Altitude Revegetation Workshop, Fort Collins, CO. March 7-9, 2006. 12p. (ID# 6489)

Root Growth of Apache Plume and Serviceberry on Molybdenum Mine Overburden in Northern New Mexico. (PDF; 238KB) Mary Williams, Mohammed Tahboub, John Harrington, David Dreesen, April Ulery. 2004. Seed and Soil Dynamics in Shrubland Ecosystems: Proceedings, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO. RMRS-P-31, February 2004. 6p. (ID# 5938)

Percussion as an Alternative Scarification for New Mexico Locust and Black Locust Seed. (PDF; 164 KB) Khadduri, N., J. . Harrington, L.S. Rosnez, and D. R. Dreesen. 2002. National Nursery Proceedings - 1991, 2000, and 2001 USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah. Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings RMRS-P-24. 7p. (ID# 3904)

Riparian Restoration in the Southwest: Species Selection, Propagation, Planting Methods and Case Studies. (PDF; 234 KB) Dreesen, D., J. Harrington, T. Subrige, P. Stewart, and G. Fenchel. 2002. National Nursery Proceedings - 1999, 2000, and 2001 USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah. Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings RMRS-P-24. 19p. (ID# 3852)

Influence of Pisolithus tinctorius Inoculation on Greenhouse Growth and First-Year Transplant Survival of Conifer Seedlings. (PDF; 255 KB) Harrington, J.T., A.M. Wagner, and D.R. Dreesen. 2001. 2001 Proceedings of American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation 18th National Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 3-7, 2001, Lexington, KY. Vol. 1:255-265, 2001. 12p. (ID# 1191)

Influence of Provenance on Ribes cereum and Symphoricarpos oreophilus Seed Germinantion in New Mexico Seed Sources. (PDF; 271 KB) Rosner, L., J.T. Harrington, D.R. Dreesen, and L. Murray. 2001. 2001 Proceedings of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation 18th National Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 3-7, 2001, Lexington, KY. Vol. 1:31- 38, 2001. 10p. (ID# 1554)

Testing Native Grasses for Survival and Growth in Low pH Mine Overburden. (PDF; 202 KB) Dreesen, D.R., J.T. Harrington, A.M. Wagner, L. Murray, and P. Sun. 2001. 2001 Proceedings of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation 18th National Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 3-7, 2001, Lexington, KY. Vol. 1:2-17, 2001. 14p. (ID# 606)

The Influence of Seed Source and Stock Size on First-Year Performance of Direct Transplanted Conifer Seedlings. (PDF; 183 KB) Harrington, J.T., D.R. Dreesen, A.M. Wagner, L. Murray, and P. Sun. 2001. 2001 Proceedings of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation 18th National Meeting, Albuqueque, New Mexico, June 3-7, 2001, Lexington, KY. Vol. 1:265-270, 2001. 9p. (ID# 1193)

Popular Journal or Magazine Articles

Propagating Native Salicaceae for Riparian Restoration on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. (PDF; 345 KB) T. D. Landis, D. R. Dreesen, J.R. Pinto, and R.K. Dumroese. 2006. Native Plants Journal, Bloomington, Indiana. Vol. 7 Spring 2006. 8p. (ID# 6797)

Release Notices

Release Notice of Westwater Germplasm. (PDF; 18KB) Gregory A. Fenchel, Dr. L. M. English, David R. Dreesen, Danny G. Goodson. 2006. Los Lunas Plant Materials, Los Lunas, New Mexico. 2/2006. 2p. (ID# 6602)

Notice of Release: San Juan Germplasm Narrowleaf Penstemon (Penstemon angustifolius). (PDF; 76 KB) USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM. 3p. (ID# 1687)

Notice Release: San Juan Germplasm Narrow Leaf Penstemon (Penstemon angustifolius). (PDF; 92 KB) Garner, E.R., L.M. English, M. Jespersen, and D. Goodson. 2000. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center and New Mexico State University, Los Lunas, NM. 3p. (ID#

Notice of Release: Jemez New Mexico Forestiera (Forestiera neomexicana). (PDF; 554 KB) USDA-SCS, New Mexico State Highway Department, and the New Mexico and Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. 1978. USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Jemez, NM. 3p. (ID# 3148)

Interview

Agricultural Center Develops New Methods. (PDF; 109 KB) Redman, D. 2000. The Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 20, 2000. 5p. (ID# 2477)

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