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NRCS PMC to be Aired on Discovery Science Channel
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Kevin Brown (right), NRCS area conservationist,
and President, Coastal & Native Plant Specialties, Inc., discuss the cycle
of propagating wild sea oats. The sea oats are used for beach erosion
control projects around the country |
The Discovery Science Channel will be highlighting the dedicated work of the
NRCS Golden Meadows Plant Materials Center (PMC) in its ongoing battle to
restore the eroding Louisiana Delta. Every year an area bigger than the island
of Manhattan disappears under the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. At this erosion
rate, the entire delta, one of the largest wetlands on earth, will be gone
resulting in disastrous economic and environmental consequences for the nation.
In the documentary to be aired June 11, on the Discovery Science Channel, Plant
Materials Specialist Gary Fine of the Golden Meadows PMC, located in the heart
of the Louisiana delta, will talk about what types of plants work best in
halting this catastrophic erosion.
• Discovery Science Channel
• NRCS Plant Materials Program’s Gary Fine
• June 11, 2005, at 8 p.m. on all Discovery Science Channels nationwide
• The Louisiana Delta erosion crisis
The USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program consists of a network of Plant Materials
Centers (PMCs) and Plant Materials Specialists located throughout the United
States. For over 70 years, PMCs and Specialists have provide essential and
effective plant solutions for critical habitats, environmental concerns,
management practices, and key farm and ranch programs. There are 26 PMCs with
service areas defined by ecological boundaries.
Your contact is Robert H. Westover,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 301-504-8175.
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