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A plant with leaves on long vine-like stalks and small white flowers clustered in a bunch growing out of sand in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon

Flowering Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A group of people smile in front of a presentation screen at a conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference

USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) ecologist and botanist Laura Shriver (center) and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference. Laura gave a talk titled, "RestoreNet: a field trial network to improve restoration outcomes across environmental gradients".

USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) ecologist and botanist Laura Shriver (center) and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference. Laura gave a talk titled, "RestoreNet: a field trial network to improve restoration outcomes across environmental gradients".

Map of the Southwest showing level 3 ecoregions and black dots representing the locations of 23 RestoreNet sites in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado
RestoreNet Map
RestoreNet Map
RestoreNet Map

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest. It is engaging diverse partners to develop methods for successful revegetation projects that mitigate the effects of drought, invasion by non-native species, and land use practices.

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest. It is engaging diverse partners to develop methods for successful revegetation projects that mitigate the effects of drought, invasion by non-native species, and land use practices.

An illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker

Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub (Gila cypha, upper left), flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis, middle), and bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus, lower right). Illustration by Lindsay Hansen, USGS.

Covers of the Plant Conservation Alliance National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023 (left) and the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (right).
Covers of the National Seed Strategy and National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023
Covers of the National Seed Strategy and National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023
Covers of the National Seed Strategy and National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023

Covers of the Plant Conservation Alliance National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023 (left) and the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (right).

A Sonoran Desert landscape with a blue sky, saguaro cactus in the background, and shrubs, cacti, and grasses in the foreground
A Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
A Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
A Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site

A RestoreNet Field Trial Network restoration experiment site in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, in spring 2024. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

A RestoreNet Field Trial Network restoration experiment site in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, in spring 2024. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

Five cattle graze on experimental RestoreNet plots in a southern Utah landscape
RestoreNet livestock treatments
RestoreNet livestock treatments
RestoreNet livestock treatments

Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

Scenic view of red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center in Southern Utah
Canyonlands Research Center
Canyonlands Research Center
Canyonlands Research Center

Scenic view of the red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

Scenic view of the red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

SBSC research garden hoop houses, with sunflowers in a field in the foreground
Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) research garden
Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) research garden
Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) research garden

Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) research garden hoop houses at the USGS Flagstaff campus. The hoop houses block natural precipitation, so the only water received is from treatments.

Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) research garden hoop houses at the USGS Flagstaff campus. The hoop houses block natural precipitation, so the only water received is from treatments.

Native common reed (Phragmites) grows along the Colorado River with red canyon walls in the distance
Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River near Tanner Rapids (part of the Tanner Trail), in Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.

A man in a green shirt with glasses sits at a desk in the Astrogeology Photogrammetry Lab looking at monitor screens.
A USGS cartographer works in the Astrogeology Photogrammetry Lab
A USGS cartographer works in the Astrogeology Photogrammetry Lab
A USGS cartographer works in the Astrogeology Photogrammetry Lab

USGS cartographer Ben Wheeler works in the Astrogeology Photogrammetry Lab at the USGS Flagstaff science campus.

A man in a green shirt points to a planetary geologic map on a screen while engaging with the public at Astrogeology
A USGS cartographer discusses planetary geology with the public
A USGS cartographer discusses planetary geology with the public
A USGS cartographer discusses planetary geology with the public

USGS cartographer Ben Wheeler discusses planetary geology with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Astrogeology building on the Flagstaff USGS science campus, during an Open House.

USGS cartographer Ben Wheeler discusses planetary geology with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Astrogeology building on the Flagstaff USGS science campus, during an Open House.

A USGS cartographer speaks to the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Flagstaff USGS Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Flagstaff USGS Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Flagstaff USGS Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the Flagstaff USGS Open House

USGS cartographer Ben Wheeler engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab in the Astrogeology building at the 2024 USGS Flagstaff Open House. Photo by Lori Pigue, USGS.

A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the USGS Flagstaff Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the USGS Flagstaff Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the USGS Flagstaff Open House
A USGS cartographer engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab at the USGS Flagstaff Open House

USGS cartographer Ben Wheeler engages with the public in the Photogrammetry Lab in the Astrogeology building at the 2024 USGS Flagstaff Open House. Photo by Lori Pigue, USGS.

Illustration of Colorado River Upper and Lower Basins
Illustration of Colorado River Basin, showing upper and lower basins
Illustration of Colorado River Basin, showing upper and lower basins
Illustration of Colorado River Basin, showing upper and lower basins

Illustration of Colorado River Basin, showing upper and lower basins with a red text box around the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Reduced-size map of the Colorado River Basin from the USGS ASIST Initiative, Sept. 3, 2024.

Illustration of Colorado River Basin, showing upper and lower basins with a red text box around the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Reduced-size map of the Colorado River Basin from the USGS ASIST Initiative, Sept. 3, 2024.

four people smile in a southern Utah landscape
Celebrating a successful restoration experiment installation
Celebrating a successful restoration experiment installation
Celebrating a successful restoration experiment installation

From left to right, Ember Bradbury (Colorado State University), Sarah Costanzo (USGS), Sonoma Brill (USGS), and Laura Shriver (USGS) celebrate installing a RestoreNet site at Canyonlands Research Center near Moab, UT.

From left to right, Ember Bradbury (Colorado State University), Sarah Costanzo (USGS), Sonoma Brill (USGS), and Laura Shriver (USGS) celebrate installing a RestoreNet site at Canyonlands Research Center near Moab, UT.

Claudia Dimartini holds a long camelthorn rhizomes exposed in a wash at Wupatki National Monument
Long camelthorn rhizomes exposed in a wash at Wupatki National Monument
Long camelthorn rhizomes exposed in a wash at Wupatki National Monument
Long camelthorn rhizomes exposed in a wash at Wupatki National Monument

USGS Biological Science Technician Claudia Dimartini poses with a long camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum) rhizome (underground root structure from which new plants can propagate that was exposed in a wash at the Deadman Wash Confluence Area. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

USGS Biological Science Technician Claudia Dimartini poses with a long camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum) rhizome (underground root structure from which new plants can propagate that was exposed in a wash at the Deadman Wash Confluence Area. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

A person smiles while collecting soil stability data in southern Utah
Collecting soil stability data
Collecting soil stability data
Collecting soil stability data

Sarah Costanzo (USGS) collects soil stability data prior to installing RestoreNet version 2.0 treatments at Canyonlands Research Center near Moab, UT. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

Sarah Costanzo (USGS) collects soil stability data prior to installing RestoreNet version 2.0 treatments at Canyonlands Research Center near Moab, UT. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

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