[Pollinator] Pollinator Value of NRCS Plant Releases used in Conservation Plantings

[Scott Black]

Pollinator Value of NRCS Plant Releases used in Conservation Plantings

native forbs/wildflowers and legumes are useful in creating hab




A resource guide on the characteristics of 80 conservation 
forbs/wildflowers and legumes useful for improving pollinator habitat

The Plant Materials Program of the USDA-Natural Resources 
Conservation Service has been involved in the collection, evaluation, 
selection and increase of conservation plants for over 75 years. The 
Plant Materials Centers (PMC), and their conservation partners, have 
selected and made available to the public over 600 grasses, forbs, 
legumes and trees to address conservation issues such as protecting 
our soils, increasing the amount and quality of livestock forage, 
ensuring clean water, and improving wildlife habitat.

The information in the link

(<http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/pollinator_Value.html>http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/pollinator_Value.html) 


includes native forbs/wildflowers and legumes selected by the Plant 
Materials Program that are useful in creating habitat for 
butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other important pollinators. 
This spreadsheet is best used as a reference resource to extract data 
for other purposes.

For more information about the Plant Materials Program and where to 
locate vendors of these released plants, contact the PMC or plant 
materials specialist that serves your state 
(<http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov>http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov). 
This information was compiled by Plant Materials Program staff in 
cooperation with Eric Mader, Assistant Pollinator Program Director, 
and Jennifer Hopwood, Midwest Outreach Coordinator, of The Xerces 
Society (<http://www.xerces.org/>http://www.xerces.org/).



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Scott Hoffman Black
Executive Director
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Chair
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Butterfly 
Specialist Group
4828 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97215
Direct line (503) 449-3792
sblack at xerces.org

The Xerces Society is an international, nonprofit organization that 
protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.

To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work,
please visit <http://www.xerces.org/>www.xerces.org.


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