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Washington Plant Materials Center (PMC) Success Stories

The purpose of the Plant Materials Center (PMC) program is to provide native plants that can help solve natural resource problems.  Beneficial uses for which plant material may be developed include biomass production, carbon sequestration, erosion reduction, wetland restoration, water quality improvement, streambank and riparian area protection, coastal dune stabilization, and other special conservation treatment needs.  Scientists at the Plant Materials Centers seek out plants that show promise for meeting an identified conservation need and test their performance.  After species are proven, they are released to the private sector for commercial production.  The work at the 26 centers is carried our cooperatively with state and Federal agencies, commercial businesses, and seed and nursery associations.

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2002 PMC Success Stories

Adobe Acrobat DocumentThe Columbia Basin Tackles Russian-Olives (50 KB)
 

 

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