About the East Texas Plant Materials Center

Updated 08/13/2008

Description of the PMC Service Area

The East Texas Plant Materials Center in Nocogdoches, Texas has a service area of 42 million acres that include eastern Texas and northwestern areas of Louisiana. Soils range from deep, coarse-textured sands to heavy clay inundated bottomlands. Elevation varies from 50 to approximately 700 feet above sea level, increasing from south to northwest.

The average annual precipitation of the area served by the PMC ranges from 32 inches to more than 56 inches, increasing from northwest to southeast. Seasonal rainfall patterns are established. Normally, rainfall, perennial streams, and ground water provide an abundance of available water; however, short droughts are common. Humidity and temperatures are usually high during the growing season. The average growing season ranges from 228 days to 260 days from north to south.

Principle conservation problems in this gently-rolling to hilly-forested and prairies area include the need for plant materials and technology to provide soil protection, enhance production, and improve water quality on degraded pasture, rangeland, and cut-over timberland, surface-mined areas, frequently inundated bottoms, streambanks, and saline and high water table soils.

Getting to the East Texas PMC

Traveling Hwy.59 North take FM2782 (2.5mi. north of Angelina River)
turn left on FM2782 @ BJs Produce 2.4 mi. to entrance gate.

Traveling Hwy.59 South take FM2782 (6.0 mi. from Loop 224)
turn right on FM2782 @ BJs Produce 2.4 mi. to entrance gate.

Traveling Hwy 7 West take FM2782 (6.2 mi. from Loop 224)
turn left on FM2782 the entrance gate is 2.2 mi.

Traveling Hwy 7 East take FM2782 (4.2 mi. east of the Angelina River)
turn right on FM2782 the entrance gate is 2.2 mi.

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