Pollinator-Friendly Plantings and NRCS Programs

The Natural Resources Conservation Service supports the use of native species in many conservation practices that involve seeding or transplanting. Selecting pollinator-friendly native species for these practices can provide added conservation benefits. These practices include:

• Channel bank vegetation
• Critical area planting
• Early successional habitat development/management
• Field borders
• Filter strips
• Herbaceous wind barriers
• Range planting
• Riparian herbaceous cover

NRCS conservation cost-share programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) can help agricultural producers with the establishment of native species plantings, including the pollinator-friendly species listed in Plant Choices - Montana Native Flowers and Plant Choices - Montana Native Shrubs.

For rangeland plantings of native species contracted under EQIP and WHIP, a higher cost-share rate is paid for planting a sequentially blooming planting mix that provides flowering plants throughout the growing season.

For additional information on NRCS conservation programs see Montana NRCS Programs or contact your local NRCS or conservation district office. To find the office nearest you see Local NRCS Service Centers in Montana.

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