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About the Center
Updated
08/25/2008
Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center
| Established |
1981 |
| Size |
91 Acres |
| Land Ownership |
76 Acres — Texas A&M University, Kingsville
15 Acres — King Ranch. |
| Operation |
Operated by NRCS in cooperation with Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, South
Texas Association, and Gulf Coast Association of SWCDs |
Description of the PMC Service Area
 The area served by the
Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center (PMC) comprises about 27 million acres of the southern
portion of Texas. Average annual precipitation ranges from 17 inches in the
western areas to more than 40 inches along the coast. Average annual
temperatures range from 68 degrees to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. The average growing
season ranges from 260 days in northern areas to 330 days in the lower Rio
Grande Valley. Topography is flat to rolling with extremely variable soils.
The major land uses in south Texas are rangeland, pasture, and hay land. These
land uses support the production of beef cattle and high quality white-tail
deer. Cropland is locally scattered through the south Texas region. Its heaviest
concentration is in the lower Rio Grande Valley where irrigated citrus and
vegetables are grown. Along the Gulf Coast Prairie where precipitation is enough
to support annual crops, cotton and grain sorghum are grown. The Texas Gulf
Coast is also an internationally significant migration and wintering habitat for
North American water fowl. Strip mining areas, oil field exploration, and
coastline urbanization are also land uses that require conservation plant
development.
Getting to the Kika de la Garza PMC
The Kika de la Garza PMC is located in southern Texas approximately 30 miles
south of Corpus Christi. The PMC is just north of Kingsville on FM 1355. Look
for signs which will direct you to the Center.
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