Environments Program

An infographic summarizing activities of the RAMPS program.

Date published: August 10, 2020

RAMPS Newsletter - Summer 2020 Edition

This season's edition of the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest Newsletter contains recent program highlights including research updates, new projects, field updates and more.

To subscribe to our newsletter, please visit: ...

Attribution: Ecosystems, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Energy & Wildlife, Environments Program, Invasive Species Program, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin, Southwest Biological Science Center

Picture of restoration plantings doing well at an experimental site.

Date published: July 22, 2020

RESEARCH BRIEF: RestoreNet Report Card

RestoreNet is a networked ecological experiment testing restoration treatments across the arid Southwest. Seven experimental sites were installed in the Summer of 2018 on the rangelands of Northern Arizona. The experiments tested seed mixes with various treatments to increase revegetation success (see photos above). These are the results after the first year.

RESEARCH BRIEF: Cost- benefit analysis of vegetation removal + seeding

Weighing costs relative to outcomes: woody and invasive plant removal followed by seeding in shrublands and woodlands.

New study by RAMPS researchers examines how the costs of vegetation treatments related to outcomes.

...

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Invasive Species Program, Land Change Science Program, Status and Trends Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Southwest Biological Science Center

Date published: May 18, 2020

RAMPS Newsletter - Spring 2020 Edition

This season's edition of the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest Newsletter contains recent program highlights including research updates from our RestoreNet experiment, recently awarded funding, field updates and more.

To subscribe to our newsletter, please visit: ...

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Status and Trends Program, Wildfire Hazards, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin, Southwest Biological Science Center

USGS scientist Nancy Prouty collects deep-sea water samples as part of the EXPRESS 2019 expedition

Date published: October 30, 2019

WaterWords-Aragonite

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Remotely Operated Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Deep Sea

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Telepresence

Keep up to speed with our EXPRESS research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Image shows a man and a woman standing next to an ROV

Date published: July 3, 2019

Bringing the Bubbles Home

As our cruise ends, lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos brings it all together and charts the path forward

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy & Wildlife, Energy Resources Program, Environments Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Image shows a woman in a lab labeling bottles

Date published: July 2, 2019

Voyage of Luck

I cannot believe how lucky we’ve been.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy & Wildlife, Environments Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Image shows a large yellow lander sitting on the seafloor next to several starfish

Date published: June 30, 2019

Bringing the Lab to the Field

Usually when scientists do research, they go into the field, take samples, then bring them back to the lab. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research engineer Howard Mendlovitz, working with Professor Chris Martens wants to reverse that.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Environments Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center