Dr Laura Norman acceptance speech while accepting the 2024 Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research.
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Dr Laura Norman Accepting the 2024 Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research
Dr Laura Norman acceptance speech while accepting the 2024 Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research.
A photo of Dr Laura Norman
A photograph of Dr Laura Norman going up an escalator taken at the Farouk El-Baz award ceremony.
A photograph of Dr Laura Norman going up an escalator taken at the Farouk El-Baz award ceremony.
Farouk El-Baz Award presented to Laura Norman
A photo of the Farouk El-Baz Award for desert research that was present to Laura Norman.
A photo of the Farouk El-Baz Award for desert research that was present to Laura Norman.
Young and Young-at Heart logo
The logo of the Young and Young-at-Heart early-career focused group based at Moffett Field, CA.
The logo of the Young and Young-at-Heart early-career focused group based at Moffett Field, CA.
Rock detentions structures installed as natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS); photo by Laura M. Norman, USGS
linkRock detentions structures installed as natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS); photo by Laura M. Norman, USGS
Rock detentions structures installed as natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS); photo by Laura M. Norman, USGS
linkRock detentions structures installed as natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS); photo by Laura M. Norman, USGS
Dr Laura Norman
A photograph of Dr Laura Norman. The picture will be used in an award news item.
A photograph of Dr Laura Norman. The picture will be used in an award news item.
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Re-Watering the Ground
We have experienced the placement of rocks on hillsides in eroded areas. The rock dams capture silt and water. A great many dams placed close together in all drainages capture so much water that the hills become sponges.
We have experienced the placement of rocks on hillsides in eroded areas. The rock dams capture silt and water. A great many dams placed close together in all drainages capture so much water that the hills become sponges.
10-Years Experience in Building Rock Gabions and Check Dams in the Cacachilas Mountain Range, Mexico
linkRancho Cacachilas is a land restoration and ecotourism project in the Sierra Cacachilas mountain range, 30km east of the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
10-Years Experience in Building Rock Gabions and Check Dams in the Cacachilas Mountain Range, Mexico
linkRancho Cacachilas is a land restoration and ecotourism project in the Sierra Cacachilas mountain range, 30km east of the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Hinge-Felling, Best & Cheapest
Lucinda Cole and I retired to the Pitchfork Ranch in southwest New Mexico two decades ago. We’ve overseen 17 government grants to install grade-control structures in 31 side-drainages and the ranches’ 9-mile reach of the 48-mile-long Burro Ciénaga riparian watercourse, 1.5-miles perennial ciénaga.
Lucinda Cole and I retired to the Pitchfork Ranch in southwest New Mexico two decades ago. We’ve overseen 17 government grants to install grade-control structures in 31 side-drainages and the ranches’ 9-mile reach of the 48-mile-long Burro Ciénaga riparian watercourse, 1.5-miles perennial ciénaga.
Hydrological Restoration of Degraded Grasslands in Arid and Semi-Arid Communities
We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and our land management decisions. In this context, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions are experiencing severe and continuing degradation.
We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and our land management decisions. In this context, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions are experiencing severe and continuing degradation.
Lessons learned using stream morphology and simple erosion control structures from the past decade that improve longevity and project performance
linkThe use of simple erosion control structures, one-rock-dams, rock sills, trincheras, etc have gained great popularity in recent years. Ease of construction, relative cost and effectiveness are driving increased and widespread use.
Lessons learned using stream morphology and simple erosion control structures from the past decade that improve longevity and project performance
linkThe use of simple erosion control structures, one-rock-dams, rock sills, trincheras, etc have gained great popularity in recent years. Ease of construction, relative cost and effectiveness are driving increased and widespread use.
Juniper Tank, Pasture Rehab
This project is located in the Juniper Tank Pasture on the Ash Creek Livestock Association.
This project is located in the Juniper Tank Pasture on the Ash Creek Livestock Association.