Natural Resources Conservation Service - Supported Organizations

Supported Organizations

• Great Basin Plant Materials Center based in Fallon, Nevada.

Established in 2006, the GBVPMC serves Nevada, California, and parts of Utah and Oregon. The main purpose of the center is to combat damage done by invasive plant species in the area, which have done great damage to ecosystems in the Great Basin. They also aid in restoring ecosystems damaged by fires, climate change, drought, or other natural disasters. The centers provides native plants to help restore these damaged areas. They also do work developing plant organisms and technologies that are suited for the dry, high salt content soil of the area.

• National Association of Conservation Districts

(NACD) A non-profic agency which serves 3,000 conservation districts across the United States. There about 17,000 employees. The organization works with landowners and public properties to help manage land and water resources. The mission of NACD is to provide leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation in the United States. The NACD grew in the 1930s from a statewide operation in Oklahoma, and many independent districts, to a unified National organization in 1946.