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Publications Relating to Urban Conservation

Updated 06/02/2009

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Publications Types
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Books
Information Brochures and Flyers
Newsletters
Progress Report
Release Notices
Field Office Technical Guide

Technical Notes

Rain Gardens, Capturing and Using the Rains of the Great Plains. (PDF; 1 MB) Stange, Craig and Nancy Jensen. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. April 2007. 5p. (ID# 7278)

Technical Note 27: Growth Performance of Mason and Other Select Cultivars and Wild Ecotypes of Western Redosier Dogwood Under Low Maintenance Conditions. (PDF; 26 KB) Flessner, T.R. 2000. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Portland, OR. OR-TN27, Oct. 2000. 6p. (ID# 837)

Technical Note 72 Publications Used to Create Native Landscapes in California. (PDF; 33 KB) Ilona Smith. 2005. Lockeford CA, Lockeford, Ca. TN-72, Feb 2005. 3p. (ID# 5882)

Major Publications

Creating Native Landscapes in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. (PDF; 5.2 MB) Majerus, M.E., C. Reynolds, J. Scianna, S. Winslow, L. Holzworth, and B. Woodson. 2001. USDA-NRCS, Bozeman, MT. October 2001. 16p. (ID# 1734)

Plant Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Pecan. (PDF; 102 KB) Jim Stevens. 2009. Plant Fact Sheet - Pecan, Nacogdoches, TX. Dec. 2009. 2p. (ID# 8298)

Books

Living Landscapes in South Dakota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 10 MB) South Dakota NRCS. 2008. USDA NRCS, Huron, SD. October 2007. 44p. (ID# 7831)

Living Landscapes in Minnesota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 10.7 MB) Minnesota NRCS. 2007. USDA NRCS, St. Paul, MN. October 2007. 40p. (ID# 8157)

Living Landscapes in North Dakota: A Guide to Native Plantscaping. (PDF; 7.8 MB) North Dakota NRCS. 2006. USDA, NRCS, Plant Materials Center., Bismarck, North Dakota. June 2006. 38p. (ID# 6598)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Coastal SoCal Native Palnt Hedgerows and Windbreaks. (PDF; 182 KB) Casey Burns. 2007. Somis , CA field office staff, Casey Burns, Somis, CA. June 2007. 1p. (ID# 7365)

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)

Perennial Native Grasses for Landscaping Accents. (PDF; 141KB) Jensen, Nancy. 2006. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. November 2006. 1p. (ID# 7001)

Ten-Year Research Findings on Selected Water Efficient Ornamental Plants Using Tertiary Treated and Potable Water. (PDF; 12.3 MB) Munda, B., S. Aslan, M. Bergan, D.A. Dyer, M. Pater, E. Beardsley, and S. Cobb. 2000. Desert Water Agency, Palm Springs, CA. 18p. (ID#

Newsletters

Plant Chat, Winter 2008. (PDF; 336 KB) Tober, Dwight. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, North Dakota. Volume 8, Issue 1. 2p. (ID# 7835)

Progress Report

Advanced Evalulations of Brooksville 67 Germplasm and Brooksville 68 Germplasm Perennial Peanut (Arachis glabrata). (PDF; 50 KB) Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 2002. Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. 5p. (ID# 7230)

Plant Materials Adaptation Study Final Report, Belleview - Perry Sprayfield. (PDF; 938 KB) Brooksville Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS, Brooksville, FL. Apr. 2000. 25p. (ID# 7213)

Release Notices

Notice of Release of Perennial Peanut Brooksville 68. (PDF; 90 KB) Pfaff, S. and C. Maura. 2002. USDA-NRCS Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL. Jul. 2002. 5p. (ID# 2552)

Field Office Technical Guide

Rhizoma Perennial Peanut (Arachis glabrata) The Perennial Peanut for Urban Conservation Florida. (PDF; 328 KB) M.J. Williams. 2008. Florida FOTG, October 2008. 2p. (ID# 8065)

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