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About the Great Basin Plant Materials Center
Updated
08/25/2008
| Established |
June 2006 |
| Size |
150 Acres |
| Land Ownership |
University of Nevada
Reno, NV |
| Operation |
NRCS |
The Great Basin Plant Materials Center, located in Fallon, Nevada, is the newest plant materials center, bringing
the number of PMCs nationwide to 27. The Great Basin Plant
Materials Center Service Area covers approximately 139,000 square miles,
almost 89 million acres, in four states: Nevada, Oregon, California, and
Utah.
The Great Basin is facing a serious crisis. The ravages of wildfire,
invasive weeds, and severe drought have left the region on the verge of
severe environmental degradation. The Great Basin PMC will be a source
for plant materials, particularly native species, that are adapted to
the harsh regional conditions found in the Great Basin. The PMC will
develop native plants for the low precipitation and high salinity zones
found in the Great Basin, and conduct range plant research.
Collaborators include:
University of Nevada, Reno, College of Agriculture,
Biotechnology and Natural Resources
USDI Bureau of Land Management
Nevada Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service
Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
Nevada Division of Forestry
private landowners
and many others.
The Great Basin PMC will:
Develop plant materials for vegetating non-cropland areas.
Develop technology for improved reclamation success.
Communicate seed production information needed for seed growers.
Develop a foundation seed source to meet restoration needs.
Work closely with cooperators to monitor the success and impacts
of real-life plantings in the wild.
Develop alternative, low-water-using crops.
Getting
to the Great Basin Plant Materials Center
The PMC is located on the
University of Nevadas Agricultural Experiment Station Newlands Field
Laboratory in Fallon, Nevada. From the intersection of Williams (Hwy.
50) and Taylor (Hwy. 95) in the center of Fallon, turn south. Go approx.
1.5 miles.
The PMC is near the SE corner of the intersection at Taylor (Hwy 95) and
Wildes Road (Hwy. 118).
Your contact is Liz Warner, NRCS
public affairs specialist, at 775-857-8500 ext. 105.
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