Monarch Butterfly

The mission of the Alameda County Resource Conservation District is to provide leadership in the County and region in natural resources conservation and agricultural enhancement through partnerships, education, outreach, resource services and technical expertise.

The Lockeford Plant Materials Center (CAPMC) was established in Pleasanton, California and relocated to Lockeford in 1973. The Center provides plant solutions for the diverse Californian landscape and serves the Mediterranean climate portions of California

The Great Basin Plant Materials Center (NVPMC) is the newest Plant Materials Center in the United States. The NVPMC's service area includes Nevada and portions of eastern California, southern Oregon, and western Utah

The Corvallis Plant Materials Center (ORPMC) provides plant solutions for western Oregon, western Washington, and northwestern California. The Center's service area includes the northern Pacific Coast Range, Willamette Valley and Puget Sound, as well as Olympic, Cascade, and Siskiyou Mountains of western Washington and Oregon

In 1934, one of the first Plant Materials Centers was established in Tucson, Arizona, under the direction of F. J. Crider. During this time, the primary mission of the Tucson Plant Materials Center was the production of nursery stock and the collection of large quantities of seeds for use on the Navajo, Gila, and Rio Grande regional demonstration projects

NRCS is working with agricultural producers to combat the decline of monarch butterflies by planting milkweed and other nectar-rich plants on private lands.

NRCS provides assistance to design, layout and install conservation practices that fit both the resource needs and the producer's objectives for the land.