About the Rose Lake Plant Materials Center

Description of the PMC Service Area

The Rose Lake Plant Materials Center is located in the southern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and provides plant solutions for the Great Lakes Region. Agriculture is diversified throughout the Rose Lake PMC service area. It includes dairy, beef cattle, cash crop, truck-crop, and nursery operations. Timber production is important in the northern part of the service area. Much of the area is affected by large urban populations, making recreation an important enterprise. The special problems throughout most of the service area are associated with glaciated soils, muck lands, sand dunes, and mine spoils.

Climatic conditions affecting plant growth include temperature extremes of -35 to + 95 degrees Fahrenheit, annual precipitation from 25 to 45 inches, growing season varying from 50 to 200 days, and soil textures varying from light sand to very heavy soils. Major conservation concerns include stabilization of streambanks, shorelines, and roadbanks; improving pasture land; and increasing the availability and use of locally native species.

Getting to the Rose Lake PMC

The Rose Lake PMC is located in the southern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The PMC is near East Lansing, which is about 80 miles west of Detroit.

Please call the PMC for directions.

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