USGS Friday's Findings - September 13th, 2024
Restoration of Dry and Degraded Lands
Title: Restoration of Dry and Degraded Lands
Date: September 13, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific
Speaker: Seth Munson, Research Ecologist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center
Dryland ecosystems occupy almost half the terrestrial surface and support nearly a third of the world’s population. Despite their importance, many are becoming degraded at an alarming rate due to aridification and land use intensification. In the arid southwestern US, ecosystem recovery from these and other stressors represents a growing challenge to DOI agencies that manage large tracts of land. To strengthen restoration strategies to reverse land degradation, USGS has coordinated the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) since 2015. This talk will present how RAMPS provides research and support for best restoration practices through an integrated consortium of scientists, managers, and practitioners. Findings from RestoreNet, a field trial network that spans 25 sites across major ecoregions in the Southwest will be highlighted to illustrate how networked experiments and demonstration areas can deliver actionable science for resource managers.
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