Conservation Applications

Bucks’ Unlimited Oak

The Performance Oak for Wildlife! If wildlife could, they’d create the BUCKS’ UNLIMITED OAK.This premium-quality, fast-growing swamp white oak selection out-produces acorn production of other oaks by as much as two to one! This special oak also...Read more >

If You Only Plant One Tree, Let it Be an Oak

Wildlife relies on its surrounding environment to foster growth and sustain a healthy, thriving population. With the ability to feed, protect, and house a wide and diverse range of species, oak trees support more life-forms than any other tree in North...Read more >

Smoky Waters and Plowboy Bend RPM Planting

In the fall of 1999, a four-year study on improved success of bottomland regeneration was conducted by Daniel C. Dey, Wayne Lovelace, John M. Kabrick, and Michael A. Gold. Specifically, methods were evaluated for regenerating pin oak and swamp white oak on...Read more >

6 Edible Species for Urban Growing

Native trees and shrubs with edible crops foster diverse populations of wildlife. Residential yards may seem unlikely for growing food. But several native species can thrive in urban areas. What’s more, they produce delicious crops for you and your...Read more >

Ten Top Native Alternatives

Why natives? About one-third of plants in our landscapes are not native to that region. These exotic species from Europe and Asiadidn’t evolve with wildlife. Because of that, these plants don’t support insects and animals through their...Read more >

4 Reasons Native Plants are So Valuable to Environmental Restoration Efforts 

Urbanization and increased pollution have affected native habitats throughout the past century. By some estimates, the U.S. has lost 150 million acres of habitat to urban sprawl. Animals and plants evolve together in a region....Read more >