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PERSPECTIVE Gregory Kedzierski History of Commercial Seed Production of Native Grasses in the Eastern United States Before 1990, the production and use of native plant species in restoration, along with the sale of native grass seed, was not that common. Production of these species in the eastern United States was limited, and the thinking during this time period was that these grasses were not that commonly found in the Eastern states and were primarily Midwestern species. In 1990, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), which was just getting a foothold in Pennsylvania, initiated a unique collaboration of private industry and governmental entities, including the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, along with non-governmental organizations such as the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. CREP is a voluntary program designed to help farmers and ranchers restore agricultural lands to natural habitats in order to enhance ecological services including erosion control, ground and surface water quality, and wildlife habitat. As CREP gained recognition and more agencies saw the benefits from establishing these types of projects, the mindset that had prevailed in the past, that native grass prairies were only for the Midwestern states, faded, allowing for the
Ecological Restoration – University of Wisconsin Press
Published: Jun 13, 2013
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