Mural by Gary Stone

Conservation, Seeding & Restoration Inc will be portrayed on a mural in Hansen ID. by artist, Gary Stone!

Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) and Sage Grouse

The Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) and its member companies have established the PAW Sage-Grouse Management Team dedicated to proactively addressing issues affecting sage-grouse in Wyoming. The team—comprised of members ranging from wildlife biologists to reclamation specialists—will strive to be the resource for industry education and participation related to sage-grouse. The team will coordinate and [...]

Safety Comes First

Safety comes first at Conservation, Seeding and Restoration Inc! Kevin Osborne here, doing his best impersonation of an unconscious dummy during a recent CPR/First Aid re-certification. CSR employees are OSHA 10hr safety certified while all crew leads and managers are OSHA 30hr certified. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed. Weekly and on-site “tailgate” safety meetings. [...]

Lupinus arbustus, The Longspur Lupine

Longspur Lupine (Lupinus arbustus) pictured here established in a residential landscape. This beauty is ready to bloom and will continue to do so through June. The Longspur Lupine, along with Silvery Lupine (Lupinus argenteus) and Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus), are available from the CSR Nursry.

Coconut Fiber Pots

All native plants CSR provides D&B Supply are grown in coconut fiber pots. These pots are meant to be directly planted in the ground and decompose over time. As you can see, root growth for this native plant is good and penetrating the pot as intended. These particular roots will be “air pruned” – exposure [...]

CSR and the Ruby Pipeline 2011

The Ruby Pipeline installation of live plants has been temporarily suspended due to an unusually wet spring. This project will resume either fall of 2011 or spring of 2012. This spring the CSR Team planted 43,242 native plants!

Blooming in the CSR Greenhouse: Colorado Blue Columbine

Colorado Blue Columbine, Aquilegia coerulea, (also known as the Rocky Mountain columbine) is now blooming in the CSR Greenhouse! Colorado blue columbine is the state flower of Colorado, whose state song also happens to be “Where the Columbines Grow”.

Reading of The Lorax

CSR folks share The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, with the youngsters at the CSR EcoExpo! It’s important to note that this story, as simple and straight forward as it is, provides for us at CSR, Inc a couple of very powerful truths. First, we are the “Oncler” as a society. Second, we are the “Lorax” [...]

Truax Trillion Seeders

CSR’s new Truax Trillion Seeders have arrived! This seeder plants turf grasses, wildflowers or forbs, native grasses, legumes and cover crops.

“The Green Thing”

In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized to her and explained, “We didn’t have the green thing back in my day.” That’s right, they didn’t have the green thing in her day. Back then, they returned their milk bottles, [...]