Highlights

PROTECTING AGRICULTURAL LANDS

Improved forage production

• Evaluate the establishment and management of warm-season grasses for adaptability to marginal Appalachian soils. Pasture grasses are evaluated for seeding rates, planting and harvest dates, and planting techniques. 

IMPROVING WATER QUALITY

Buffer strips and riparian areas

• Promote healthy riparian buffer strips using adapted and effective native plants.
• Technical information developed on the utilization of native plants in riparian buffer systems.

DECLINING WILDLIFE HABITAT

Enhancing wildlife resources

• Improve wildlife habitat through the evaluation of native forbs, legumes, and  shrubs for establishing wildlife food plots using commercially available plants and seed.