Working Together to Restore the Desert

The USGS RAMPS program's RestoreNet experiment works to strengthen land treatment, restoration, and reclamation activity across the Southwestern Deserts. This is a photo of a garden in the red rocks of Utah. The productivity of grasslands in Utah are currently threatened by ongoing drought, and RestoreNet will provide land managers with options on how to increase resilience to drought. The RestoreNet project is an example of co-produced science, where land managers and scientists work together to design the experiment,  interpret results, and create science delivery products that are useful for land managers working to improve the condition of the land.