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About Native Plant Solutions (NPS) 
The NPS product is the accumulation of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s more than 65 years of waterfowl, wetland and associated habitat work in Canada.
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) began seeding grass in 1976 using traditional forage mixtures. Based on their experience, it very quickly became apparent that native plant material would provide a long-lived, easily managed alternative to introduced grasses on long term plantings. DUC has also learned that it is no more difficult to establish stands of native species provided certain techniques regarding site preparation, weed control, seed quality and seeding techniques are employed.
When the price of commercial native grass seed skyrocketed in the 1980s because of demand from the new US Conservation Reserve Program, DUC started experimenting with growing the grasses themselves. This, combined with growing demand from commercial clients, created the impetus for NPS to set itself up as a business that helps seed and maintain natural plantings.
