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About the Great Basin Plant Materials CenterUpdated
08/25/2008
The Great Basin Plant Materials Center, located in Fallon, Nevada, is the newest plant materials center, bringing the number of PMC’s 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:
The Great Basin PMC will:
Getting to the Great Basin Plant Materials CenterThe PMC is located on the University of Nevada’s 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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