A farmer inspects his wind-eroded fields in Colorado during the
Dust Bowl. Photo Credit: NRCS, 1938 |
The program currently includes 27 Plant Materials Centers
(PMCs) and associated
Plant
Materials Specialists located nationwide to service all 50 states and
territories.
PMCs may be owned or operated by federal, state or local
government, but most are owned and operated by the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS).
PMCs and Plant Materials Specialists cooperate with an array of public and
private conservation partners to select and produce improved plants for
conservation. They also develop and transfer the state-of-the-art
technology necessary for successful conservation plantings that prevent soil
erosion and improve air and water quality.
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