Pullman Plant Materials Center (WAPMC)
Serving areas in the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Established: 1935
Size: 156.5 acres
PMC Operation: NRCS
Land Ownership: NRCS and Washington State University
The Pullman Plant Materials Center (WAPMC) in Pullman, Washington provides conservation plant solutions for North Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon. The Center focuses on providing vegetative technologies for conservation and soil health in cropland, orchards & vineyards, rugged scablands, forests, and native rangelands to NRCS field staff.
The service area of the Center faces many resource challenges. Winter winds strip unprotected topsoil and create dust clouds that degrade air quality for people living downwind. Melting snow erodes unprotected soil that pollutes receiving waters. Many of the region’s streams are important for salmon and steelhead trout spawning and rearing.
Highlights
Soil Health
- Pacific Northwest Cover Crop Selection Tool for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is intended as a guide to help growers and conservation planners select cover crop species adapted to their climate, soils, and production system.
- Cover Crop Resources and Seed Vendors for Oregon and Washington to facilitate the use of cover crops in Oregon and Washington by providing a list of cover crop seed vendors for the Pacific Northwest, including sources of organic seed, and a list of reputable online resources for growers and conservationists to learn more about selecting, using, and managing cover crops in Oregon and Washington.
- Conservation Plant Material Vendor List is a partial list of vendors of conservation plants and seed for Oregon, Washington, and North Idaho.
Pullman Plant Materials Center
4900 SE Terre View Drive
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: (509) 330-5636
Fax: (855) 857-6405