Its proximity to NMSU main campus (less than one mile) provides Fabian Garcia the opportunity for a multipurpose outdoor living classroom with integrated teaching, research, and demonstrations. This ASC works collaboratively with Leyendecker Plant Science Center to provide field research facilities for on-campus researchers (neither facility alone is sufficient to accommodate all of the on-campus faculty.) This ASC sits upon approximately 43 NMSU-owned acres, and is located in Las Cruces, NM in Dona Ana County, and was established in 1906.