Plants

Plants are common ingredients in many conservation practices. Plants hold soil in place, protect stream banks and shores, filter pollutants, offer food for livestock and cover for wildlife. They also heal the land after wildfire, floods and drought. 

With many practices, local conservation districts and NRCS encourage use of native plants. Native plants are those that existed in the United States before the arrival of European settlers. Native plants have the following advantages including:

• winter hardiness
• pest resistance
• low maintenance needs
• better forage for livestock and habitat for wildlife

Examples of Conservation Practices with Plants

• Field borders
• Brush management
• Grassed waterway
• Pasture and Range Seeding

Plant Resources

• Kansas Noxious Weed List
• NRCS Plant MaterialCenter - Kansas
• NRCS PLANTS Database
• Kansas Wildflower & Grasses
• Old World Bluestem

Approved Seeding Dates

According to NRCS Standards and Specifications approved seeding dates, when seeding within a program, are as follows: 

• Cool season grasses such a brome and fescue
  August 15 through October 1 AND December 1 through April 15

• Warm season, native grasses
  December 1 through May 15