Monarch Butterfly

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 Aberdeen Plant Materials Center (IDPMC), located in the Snake River Plain in southeastern Idaho, provides plant solutions for the diverse landscapes of the Intermountain West including areas of southern Idaho, northern Nevada, eastern Oregon, western Utah, and western Wyoming

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.