Science

Terrestrial Dryland Ecology Branch

River Ecosystem Science Branch

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC)

Research group within SBSC focused on Glen Canyon Dam operations

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Restoration Assessment & Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS)

RAMPS scientist meeting with two land managers in arid shrubland

High-Flow Experiments on the Colorado River

Water from Glen Canyon Dam’s jet tubes during a High-Flow Experiment on the Colorado River.

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Terrestrial Ecosystems and Restoration

Nonnative Species

Fish and Wildlife

Climate Change and Drought

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)

Hydrology and Geomorphology

Land Use and Energy Development

Aquatic Ecosystems

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

Science Topics

Adaptive Management

Aquatic Foodbase

Biological Soil Crusts

Citizen Science

Desert Tortoises

Dryland Inventory and Monitoring

Dust and Aeolian Processes

Environmental Flows