About Us (who are these people anyway?)
Westscape is owned and operated by Laura Smith and Robert Dunn. We're
located in Belgrade, MT, about 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. We
have 12,000 sq. ft. of heated greenhouse space and 2 acres of field production
area. All of our plant material is grown and over-wintered at our facility.
Although we both come from agronomic and crop production backgrounds, we
have had a long standing interest in native plants. The use of native plants in
urban, rural and naturalized landscape design, conservation and reclamation,
and the roles they play are the foundations of Westscape Nursery. We see the
nursery and the related services which we offer as an extension of those
interests.
Laura Smith has a MS in agronomy and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
from the University of Nevada - Reno (1985). Prior to starting Westscape, she
had 20+ years of academic and plant research experience with the USDA-ARS
in Nevada, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Arizona, and Montana State
University. Her work centered on the genetics,selection, and tissue culture of
alfalfa and it's wild relatives, and the molecular biology and phylogeny of spring
wheat. She is the principal grower at Westscape.
Robert Dunn has a MS in agronomy - plant breeding and genetics from New
Mexico State University (1987). He worked on alfalfa breeding and genetics in
New Mexico and came to Montana State University in 1987 where he worked as
a research associate in the Department of Plant Science until 1998. His primary
focus covered alfalfa and forage grass breeding for dryland/drought and saline
environments, and alternative crops for sustainable agriculture applications.
Westscape is owned and operated by Laura Smith and Robert Dunn. We're
located in Belgrade, MT, about 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. We
have 12,000 sq. ft. of heated greenhouse space and 2 acres of field production
area. All of our plant material is grown and over-wintered at our facility.
Although we both come from agronomic and crop production backgrounds, we
have had a long standing interest in native plants. The use of native plants in
urban, rural and naturalized landscape design, conservation and reclamation,
and the roles they play are the foundations of Westscape Nursery. We see the
nursery and the related services which we offer as an extension of those
interests.
Laura Smith has a MS in agronomy and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
from the University of Nevada - Reno (1985). Prior to starting Westscape, she
had 20+ years of academic and plant research experience with the USDA-ARS
in Nevada, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Arizona, and Montana State
University. Her work centered on the genetics,selection, and tissue culture of
alfalfa and it's wild relatives, and the molecular biology and phylogeny of spring
wheat. She is the principal grower at Westscape.
Robert Dunn has a MS in agronomy - plant breeding and genetics from New
Mexico State University (1987). He worked on alfalfa breeding and genetics in
New Mexico and came to Montana State University in 1987 where he worked as
a research associate in the Department of Plant Science until 1998. His primary
focus covered alfalfa and forage grass breeding for dryland/drought and saline
environments, and alternative crops for sustainable agriculture applications.
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