NRCS provides financial assistance to land owners with grazing land and range land that is used by livestock in order to control the run off of waste into fresh water systems and prevent soil erosion. Plants Plants are a huge benefit to the health of ecosystems. NRCS offers significant amounts of resources to individuals interested in conserving plants. From databases full of information to financial assistance the NRCS works hard to provide the means needed to do so. The plant materials program, Plant materials centers, Plant materials specialists, PLANTS database, National Plant Data Team (NPDT) are all used together to keep our ecosystems as healthy as possible. This includes getting rid of unwanted species and building up species that have been killed off that are beneficial to the environment. The NRCS utilizes a very wide range of interdisciplinary resources. The NRCS also utilizes the following disciplines in order to maximize efficiency: Agronomy Erosion Air Quality and Atmospheric Change Animal Feeding Operations and Confined Animal Feeding Operations Biology Conservation Innovation Grants Conservation Practices Cultural Resources Economics Energy Engineering Environmental Compliance Field Office Technical Guide Forestry, Maps Data and Analysis Nutrient Management Pest Management Range and Pasture Social Sciences Soils, and Water Resources These Science-Based technologies are all used together in order to provide the best conservation of natural resources possible. 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-profit agency which serves 3,000 conservation districts across the United States. There about 17,000 individuals who serve on the governing boards of conservation districts. Local conservation districts work with landowners 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