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On June 20, 2008, the Bismarck Plant Material
Center (PMC) was awarded the National Park Service (NPS) Special Recognition
Award.
NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster presented an engraved oak plaque which stated,
“In recognition of your dedication and contribution to the NPS/NRCS
Interagency Plant Materials Program and assistance to the Badlands, Little
Bighorn Battlefield, Theodore Roosevelt, and Wind Cave National Parks. The
native plant revegetation technical assistance, technology development, seed
and plant propagation provided through this program has allowed the National
Park Service to meet many native revegetation challenges.”, during a
tour of the PMC.
NRCS had the opportunity to participate in the 81st Annual Outdoor Writer's
Association of America (OWAA) conference held in Bismarck, June 20-24, 2008,
by hosting a pre-conference tour, Friday, June 20, with Chief Arlen
Lancaster at the featured guest.
The afternoon tour included two stops. The first was at Burleigh County
producer Gabe
Brown's ranch, where approximately 40 tour participants heard about Gabe's
conservation efforts dealing with soil health, no-till conservation, cover
crops, grazing systems, and wildlife habitat.
Gabe
Brown is one of the
eight-producers featured in our new national campaign,
"Conservation...Our
Purpose, Our Passion."
The second stop was at the Bismarck Plant Materials Center and Lincoln-Oakes
Nursery and showcased the technical assistance provided for native
landscaping, windbreaks, and the
many aspects involved in providing solutions to conservation problems. Wayne
Duckwitz,
PMC Manager, and Greg Morgenson, Lincoln-Oakes Nursery Manager, presented
information on the successful conservation efforts and partnership.
Chief Lancaster presented the Special Recognition Award during the ice cream
social, which concluded the tour. The social, hosted by Lincoln-Oakes
Nursery, featured homemade chokecherry ice cream and rhubarb German kuchen
served by PMC staff. |
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