Active Nursery Projects at the Missoula Technology and Development Center


The USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) provides technical expertise, new equipment prototypes, and technology transfer services to Federal, State, and cooperator forest tree seedling nursery managers. Current projects at MTDC include a nursery soil moisture meter, remote data collection systems, low cost weather stations, soil compaction tester, shielded herbicide sprayer, seedling wrap, copper treatment for Styroblocks™, and whitebark pine seed scarifier. Recently completed projects include nursery soil sterilization, hardwood cuttings preparation equipment, and seed orchard duff sweeper.
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Publication Forest Nursery Proceedings
Event Charleston, SC - 2004
Author Brian Vachowski
Published 2005/08/01 12:00:00 GMT-4
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