Plant Materials Centers
Who We Are
NRCS operates 25 Plant Materials Centers (PMCs), each based in ecologically distinct areas, to evaluate plants and vegetative technologies to support USDA conservation programs and practices.
PMCs find vegetative solutions to reduce soil erosion, increase cropland soil health and productivity, improve water quality, produce forage and biomass, improve air quality, improve wildlife habitat (including pollinator habitat), restore wetlands, protect streambank and riparian areas, and stabilize coastal areas.
The NRCS’ network of PMCs is uniquely positioned to address local, regional, and national natural resource concerns through coordinated activities among the PMCs. NRCS works with cooperating programs to extend the capabilities of our plant materials efforts.
NRCS Plant Materials Centers
- Arizona - Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ
- Arkansas - Booneville Plant Materials Center, Booneville, AR
- California - Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA
- Florida - Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, FL
- Georgia - Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA
- Hawaii - Ho'olehua Plant Materials Center, Ho'olehua, HI
- Idaho - Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID
- Kansas- Manhattan Plant Materials Center, Manhattan, KS
- Louisiana - Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA
- Maryland - Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD
- Michigan - Rose Lake Plant Materials Center, East Lansing, MI
- Mississippi - Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS
- Missouri - Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO
- Montana - Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, MT
- Nevada - Great Basin Plant Materials Center, Fallon, NV
- New Jersey - Cape May Plant Materials Center, Cape May, NJ
- New Mexico - Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, Los Lunas, NM
- New York - Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY
- North Dakota - Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND
- Oregon - Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, OR
- Texas (South) - E. "Kika" de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX
- Texas (Central) - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX
- Texas (East) - East Texas Plant Materials Center, Nacogdoches, TX
- Washington - Pullman Plant Materials Center, Pullman, WA
- West Virginia - Appalachian Plant Materials Center, Alderson, WV
Cooperating Programs
- Alaska Plant Materials Center , Palmer, AK
- Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center , Meeker, CO
- Texas Native Seeds, Kingsville, TX