Corvallis Plant Materials Center

Corvallis, Oregon

Established 1957

Since 1957, the Corvallis Plant Materials Center (PMC) has provided plant solutions for western Washington and Oregon. The Center has also developed new technology for low maintenance landscaping, native tree and shrub establishment, riparian and wetland restoration, soil bioengineering and native plant use in ecological landscape restoration. The Center’s releases of improved conservation plants include varieties of western dogwood, California oatgrass, blue wildrye, willows, spirea and lupine.

Special Features

• Plant Materials Technical Notes
• Golden Paintbrush Challenge! - by Amy Bartow
• In the News - Scientists working to shore up honey bee population

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Native bees in need (PDF; 388 KB) - Capital Press (Salem, OR) July 13, 2007
Researchers hope to foster native backup to ailing European honeybees

Contact

3415 NE Granger Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330-9620

Telephone: 541-757-4812
FAX: 541-757-4733
Email: j.joe.williams@or.usda.gov

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