Great Basin PMC

1. Great Basin PMC Long-term Plan Short-term Plan

2. Great Basin Plant Materials Center Collect, test, and select adapted native plant materials Develop native plant production practices, and restoration and rehabilitation methods

3. Great Basin PMC Long-term Plan • Produce native seed, plants, and technology Short-term Plan • Build the PMC into a capable facility

4. NRCS Plant Materials Program

6. Great Basin Plant Materials Center Service Area

7. 21 – Klamath and Shasta Valleys and Basins 23 – Malheur High Plateau 24 – Humboldt Area 25 – Owyhee High Plateau 26 – Carson Basin and Mountains 27 – Fallon-Lovelock Area 28B – Central Nevada Basin and Range 29 – Southern Nevada Basin and Range Great Basin Plant Materials Center Major Land Resource Areas

8. 1 Northwest Region 2 Black Rock Desert Region 3 Snake River Basin 4 Humboldt River Basin 5 West Central Region 6 Truckee River Basin 7 Western Region 8 Carson River Basin 9 Walker River Basin 10 Central Region 11 Great Salt Lake Basin 12 Escalante Desert Basin 13 Colorado River Basin 14 Death Valley Basin HydrologicRegions http://water.nv.gov/WaterPlanning/basins/hydro_nv.cfm

14. USBR AgriMet ET for crops at Fallon

18. GBPMC Long-term Plan • Buildings • Irrigation • Weeds • Seed collection • Seed production • Seed cleaning and storage • Staff • Farm plan

19. GBPMC Long-term Plan Buildings • Office and laboratory • Seed cleaning • Seed storage • Greenhouse

20. GBPMC Long-term Plan Irrigation • Repair the existing system • Drip irrigation systems • Sprinkler irrigation systems • Control the gopher population

21. GBPMC Long-term Plan Weeds • Exhaust the soil seedbank • Control existing populations • Eradicate noxious perennials

22. GBPMC Long-term Plan Seed collection • Lists of species of concern • Field work • Summer interns • Graduate students

23. GBPMC Long-term Plan Seed production • Identify priority species • Plant and manage fields • Develop harvest procedures

24. GBPMC Long-term Plan Seed cleaning and storage • Small quantities on site • Large quantities: Transport to an established facility

25. GBPMC Long-term Plan Staff • Botanist or plant ecologist • Technical support for their position • Farm foreman • Crew labor

26. GBPMC Long-term Plan Farm Plan • Conservation planning • Building locations • Physical security • Roads, bridges, ditches • Irrigation system optimization

27. Four Technical Committees • Marketing • Cultural Resources • Vegetation Management • Threatened and Endangered Species

28. Great Basin PMC A “seedling” compared to 26 others Acres = 115, Avg. = 179 Age = 2 yrs, Avg. = 52 Staff = 2, Avg. = 5.2

29. Short-term Plan 2009 • Greenhouse construction • Seed collection

30. Short-term Plan 2009 On-Center Trials • Herbicide trial with UNR • ELEL Inter-Center Strain Trial • Demonstration Garden • POSE Common Garden Study

31. Short-term Plan 2009 • RR forage soybean green manure • Irrigation system repair, improvement • Farm equipment acquisition

33. Short-term Plan 2009 Off-Center Studies • Rosaschi Ranch • Other opportunities

34. Collaboration is essential for Great Basin PMC to achieve its Long-term Goals • USDI Bureau of Land Management • UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources • Native American Tribes and Bands • USDA Agricultural Research Service • USDA Forest Service • University of Nevada Cooperative Extension • USDI Fish and Wildlife Service • Nevada Department of Agriculture • Nevada Division of Forestry • Conservation Districts • Private Landowners

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