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Publications Relating to Coastal and Shoreline

Updated 05/08/2013

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Publications Types
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Release Brochure
Information Brochures and Flyers
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Refereed Journal Articles
Published Symposium Proceedings
Other Publication Types

Technical Notes

Plant Materials Technical Note: Coastal Shoreline and Dune Restoration. (PDF; 651K) Rob Ziehr, John Lloyd- Reilley and Shelly Maher. 2011. STPMC and TX State Office, Kingsville, Texas. July 2010. 6p. (ID# 10670)

Bare-root Avalon Saltmeadow Cordgrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 63K) Christopher Miller. 2010. Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House. 2p. (ID# 9910)

Considerations for Large Scale Collection of Smooth Cordgrass. (PDF; 150 KB) William Skaradek. 2006. Interagency Publication, Cape May Court House NJ. 10/10/06. 1p. (ID# 7007)

Technical Note: A Bioengineering System for Coastal Shoreline Stabilization. (PDF; 51 KB) USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Sept. 1998. 6p. (ID# 2743)

Plant Species with Rooting Ability from Live Hardwood Materials for use in Soil Bioengineering Techniques. (PDF; 58 KB) Dave Burgdorf, Rose Lake PMC, Christopher Miller- NJ, Stoney Wright-Alaska, Carlos Morganti- Puerto Rico, Dale Darris- Oregon, Chris Hoag- Idaho, Glenn Sakamoto- HI. 2007. Rose Lake PMC, East Lansing, MI. National Technical Note No. 1. 9p. (ID# 7266)

Major Publications

Native Plants for Coastal Dune Restoration: What, When, and How for Florida. (PDF; 12 MB) M.J. Williams. 2007. Florida NRCS, Gainesville, FL. 06/28/07. 51p. (ID# 7474)

Plant Guide for Establishing Coastal Vegetation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (PDF; 333 KB) Sherry Surrette. 2007. Jackson, MS. 4/202007. 39p. (ID# 7271)

Plant Fact Sheets

Seaside Goldenrod Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 112K) Scott Snell. 2010. Cape May PMC, 2p. (ID# 9710)

Black Mangrove Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 92 KB) Morris Houck. 2009. Louisiana NRCS, Alexandria, LA. September 2009. 2p. (ID# 9033)

Distichlis spicata -Plant Factsheet. (PDF; 258K) William Skaradek. 2009. Cape May PMC, 2p. (ID# 9906)

Plant fact Sheet: beach heather (Hudsonia tomentosa). (PDF; 148 KB) William Skaradek, Christopher Miller. 2009. (ID# 9104)

Maidencane Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 103 K) R. Alan Shadow. 2008. ETPMC, 2p. (ID# 8045)

Seashore Paspalum Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 138 K) R. Alan Shadow. 2008. ETPMC, 2p. (ID# 8046)

Distichlis spicata Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 65 K) A. Shadow. 2007. East Texas Plant Materials Center, Nacogdoches, Tx. 12/17/07. 2p. (ID# 7768)

Fact Sheet Coastal Little Bluestem. (PDF; 147 KB) William Skaradek and Chris Miller. 2007. Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House NJ. January 2007. 2p. (ID# 7099)

Gulf Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 130 KB) Gary Fine, Richard Neill. 2007. Golden Meadow PMC, Galliano, LA. January 2007. 1p. (ID# 7413)

Inland Sea Oats Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 76 KB) Richard Neill. 2007. Golden Meadow PMC, Galliano, LA. February 2007. (ID# 7566)

Plant Collection Information Sheet - Seashore Dropseed. (PDF; 144 KB) Morris Houck. 2007. LA PM Program, Alexandria, LA. May 2007. 2p. (ID# 7515)

Plant Fact Sheet - California bulrush. (PDF; 77 KB) Richard Neill, Garret Thomassie. 2007. GMPMC, Galliano, LA. August 2007. 2p. (ID# 7567)

Plant Fact Sheet for Juncus roemerianus. (PDF; 57 KB) William B. Skaradek and James Henson. 2007. Cape May PMC and PLANTS Database, Cape May Court House NJ. 3/07. 3p. (ID# 7102)

Plant Fact Sheet for sea oats. (PDF; 117 K) Alan Shadow. 2007. ETPMC, Nacogdoches, TX. September 2007. 2p. (ID# 7346)

Beach Plum Fact Sheet. (PDF; 62K) Miller, C.F.,. 2006. Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House. 2p. (ID# 10296)

Coastal Bluestem Fact Sheet. (PDF; 280 KB) Miller, C. 2004. USDA-NRCS, NJ State Office, Somerset, NJ. 2p. (ID# 5737)

Saltmeadow Cordgrass. (PDF; 250 KB) Bush, T. 2000. Aug. 2000. 2p. (ID# 3067)

Plant Guides

Plant Guide for Gulfhairawn Muhly. (PDF; 91 KB) J.M. Grabowski and M.J. Williams. 2009. Brooksville PMC, Baton Rouge, LA. June 2009. 4p. (ID# 8592)

Plant Guide - Sea Oats. (PDF; 178 KB) Gary Fine. 2007. Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. January 11,2007. 3p. (ID# 7412)

Planting Guide for Juncus roemerianus. (PDF; 70 KB) William B. Skaradek and James Henson. 2007. Cape May PMC and PLANTS Database, Cape May Court House NJ. 3/07. 5p. (ID# 7103)

Planting Guide: Flageo Marshhay Cordgrass. (PDF; 147 KB) Mike Owsley. 2007. http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/PMC, Athens, Ga. July 2007. 3p. (ID# 7501)

Dwarf Willow Planting Guide. (PDF; 65 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7037)

Plant Guide Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans). (PDF; 687 KB) G. Thomassie. 2005. Galliano, LA. Feb 2005. 6p. (ID# 5917)

Beachgrass Planting Guide for Municipality Volunteers. (PDF; 687 KB) Skaradek, W.B. October 2003. 2003. USDA-NRCS Cape May Plant Materials Center, Cape May Courthouse, NJ. October 2003. 4p. (ID# 6035)

Planting Guide: Panicum amarum (bitter panicum). (PDF; 81 KB) Maura, C., S. Sanders, and J. Lawrence. 1996. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. Jan. 1996. 1p. (ID# 1882)

Planting Guide: Spartina patens (marshhay cordgrass). (PDF; 66 KB) Maura, C., S. Sanders, and J. Lawrence. 1996. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. Jan. 1996. 1p. (ID# 1883)

Release Brochure

Monarch Germplasm release brochure. (PDF; 98K) Christopher Sheahan, Scott Snell. 2012. Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House, NJ. March 2012. 2p. (ID# 11006)

Release Brochure-Flageo Marshhay Cordgrass. (PDF; 332K) Mike Owsley. 2012. PM Website, August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11225)

Brochure Penn Center Switchgrass. (PDF; 223K) Mike Owsley. 2010. PM Homepage, Wash DC. August 2010. 2p. (ID# 9748)

Caminada Seaoats Brochure - Revised. (PDF; 974 KB) Garret Thomassie and Richard Neill. 2009. Golden Meadow PMC, Galliano, LA. December 2008. 2p. (ID# 9035)

Seas Islands Sweetgrass Brochure. (PDF; 172 KB) J.M. Grabowski, R.J. Dufault, M.J. Williams. 2009. Brooksville PMC, Brooksville PMC. June 2009. 2p. (ID# 8591)

Release Brochure - Bayou Lafourche Germplasm California Bulrush. (PDF; 968 KB) Garret Thomassie, Morris Houck. 2007. GMPMC, Galliano, LA. August 2007. 2p. (ID# 7411)

Release Brochure - Timbalier Gulf Bluestem. (PDF; 1.1 MB) Garret Thomassie, Gary Fine. 2007. GMPMC, Galliano, LA. February 2007. 2p. (ID# 7407)

Brochure Gulf Coast Marshhay Cordgrass (Spartina patens). (PDF; 282 KB) Thomassie, G. 2005. Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. Feb 2005. (ID# 5820)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Salt Matrimony Vine Plant Guide. (PDF; 432 KB) Richard Neill, Garret Thomassie. 2008. GMPMC, Galliano, LA. June 2008. 2p. (ID# 7912)

Native Plants for Mississippi Coastline Restoration. (PDF; 713 KB) Sherry Surrette, Cassandra Meyer. 2007. Palnt guides, plants database, plant vendors guide, Coffeeville, MS. 6p. (ID# 7156)

Coastal Waterbird Nesting Habitat Enhancement. (PDF; 315 KB) Lloyd-Reilley, J. and S. Maher. 2002. USDA- NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2002. 2p. (ID# 4295)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

Investigations Into Cultural Techniques for Enhancing the Production of the Coastal Halophyte Seabeach Amaranth. (PDF; 121 KB) William Skaradek. 2005. USDA NRCS Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House NJ. January 2005. 3p. (ID# 6042)

Survival of the Coastal Halophyte Seabeach Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilis) in Loamy Soils. (PDF; 214 KB) William skaradek. 2005. USDA NRCS Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House NJ. January 2005. 3p. (ID# 6043)

Beachgrass Planting Guide for Volunteers and Municipalities. (PDF; 687 KB) Skaradek W.B. and C. Miller. 2003. 2p. (ID# 4697)

Measures for stabilizing coastal dunes. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Surrency, D. and Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. 1992. USDA-NRCS, Athens, GA. Aug. 1992. 14p. (ID# 3023)

Vegetation for Tidal Shoreline Stabilization in the Mid-Atlantic States. (PDF; 2.6 MB) Sharp, W.C., C. Belcher, and J. Oyler. USDA-NRCS Cape May Plant Materials Center, Cape May, NJ. 21p. (ID# 2659)

Refereed Journal Articles

Genetic Variation of Spartina alterniflora in the NY Metropolitan Area-Relevance for Marsh Restoration. (PDF; 208K) Ari Novy, Peter E. Smouse, Jean Marie Hartman, Lena Struwe, Josh Honig, Chris Miller, Melissa Alvarez, Stacy Bonos. 2010. Wetlands (2010), 30:603-608. 6p. (ID# 9905)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Cape May Point State Park-A Case Study for Improving the Maritime Forest. (PDF; 32K) Christopher F. Miller, Matt Pelligrine. 2012. New Jersey Sea Grant, July 2009. 4p. (ID# 11007)

Coastal Symposium Proceedings. (PDF; 1289 KB) Richard Neill. 2009. Galliano, LA. November 2008. 29p. (ID# 9051)

Seeding technology for Spartina alterniflora. (PDF; 18 KB) Christopher Miller. 2009. Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Columbia South Carolina., Clemson University. October 7-10. 3p. (ID# 9107)

Other Publication Types

Cape May PMC Plant Vendors list. (PDF; 53K) Christopher Miller. 2012. Cape May Court House, NJ. 4p. (ID# 9907)

Grass Anchors for an Imperiled Coast. (PDF; 1 MB) Sam Irwin. 2006. Market Bulletin, Baton Rouge, LA. Vol. 88, No. 14. 3p. (ID# 7256)