NRCS Bio-Engineering Plants Available

The USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service's (NRCS) Plant Materials Center in Cape May, NJ has offered their assistance with materials for any upcoming stream bank stabilization projects to take place in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New York. Willow cuttings, that are used for bio-engineering, are coming out of dormancy, and will be cut at the end of March. If you are interested in receiving plants, the center can have them cut and put into cold storage until you are ready to plant. If interested, please contact Bill Skaradek, Manager of the Cape May Plant Materials Center, at wskaradek@nj.usda.gov or at 609.465.5901. The NRCS Plant Materials Program selects conservation plants and develops innovative planting technology to solve the nation's most important resource concerns. The Program includes a network of 26 Plant Materials Centers and associated Plant Materials Specialists serving all 50 states and territories. More information about the program can be found at http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/.