In Missoula, DNRC grows a million native plants

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 920

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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MISSOULA — In Missoula’s Orchard Homes neighborhood, the state is growing hundreds of thousands of native plants, trees, and shrubs in small greenhouses and fields dotting an 80-acre parcel in a program that will become a centenarian next year.

Demand is increasing across the state, staff say, for the Montana Department of Natural Resource and Conservation’s nursery, which grows plants for fire recovery, erosion control, and wildlife and pollinator habitat. The Conservation Seedling Nursery …

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