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Bismarck Plant Materials Center

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck Plant Materials CenterEstablished 1954

Over the past 50 years, the Bismarck Plant Materials Center in Bismarck, North Dakota has provided plant solutions for the diverse landscapes in North Dakota, South Dakota and northern Minnesota. The Center offers technical assistance for native landscaping, windbreaks, revegetating saline-alkaline soils, improving productivity of range and pasture lands, enhancing wildlife habitat and wetlands, and enhancing native prairie ecosystems. The Center has released over 40 improved conservation plants including varieties of blue grama, buffalograss, western wheatgrass, purple prairie clover, narrow-leaved coneflower, stiff sunflower and silver buffaloberry. 

Special Features

"Grasses for the Northern Plains, Growth Patterns, Forage Characteristics, and Wildlife Values, Volume 1 - Cool-season"

Plant Materials Program Tribal Assistance

The USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program helps provide plant solutions for conservation needs. Many of today’s environmental challenges can be addressed through the use of plants. Many native plant species have traditional uses that are culturally significant to American Indians. The Plant Materials Program can provide information, plants, and technology to assist Tribal conservation efforts.

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 Adobe Acrobat document2007 Highlights of American Indian Partnerships ( 1 MB) April 2008

 Adobe Acrobat documentTribal Conservation Technical Assistance ( 1.8 MB) April 2008

2008 Publications

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Adobe Acrobat documentNRCS Publications Available from the Bismarck Plant Materials Center (20 KB)  July 2007

Adobe Acrobat documentPlant Chat Winter 2008, Vol. 8, Issue 2 (989 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. Spring 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND 1 p.

Adobe Acrobat documentFive Reasons to Choose Native Grass Releases (435 KB) January 2008. USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, 2 p.

Adobe Acrobat documentWoody Notes from the Plant Materials Center (278 KB) January 2008.  USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, 3 p.

Adobe Acrobat documentFoundation Seed / Plant Price List (43 KB) May 2008  USDA, NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, 1 p.
Front Cover Picture of Native Landscaping Publication

Request Native Landscaping Publication

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

Video interview - Dwight Tober, PM Specialist and Craig Stange, Forester, North Dakota NRCS
"Living Landscapes in North Dakota" NBC KFYR TV, Bismarck, ND Mar 20, 2007

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Adobe Acrobat documentFORM ECS9 PLANTING PLAN FOR FIELD, SPECIAL, AND INCREASE PLANTINGS

Adobe Acrobat DocumentNRCS Plant Materials Center Publications List (54 KB) January 2007 (Rev. 01/07)

Contact

3308 University Dr.
Bismarck, ND 58504-7564

Telephone: 701.250.4330
FAX: 701.250.4334
Email: wayne.duckwitz@nd.usda.gov