Saving the Desert: Push to Restore Arches & Canyonlands National Parks
A video put out by CBS discusses some of the ecological issues of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in UT such as nonnative annual grasses, disturbance caused by cattle grazing, and the difficulty of getting native, perennial grasses established. The video focuses on the research of SBSC’s Rebecca Mann and Mike Duniway, who are studying the use connectivity modifiers (ConMods) in restoration.
A video put out by CBS discusses some of the ecological issues of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in UT such as nonnative annual grasses, disturbance caused by cattle grazing, and the difficulty of getting native, perennial grasses established. The video focuses on the research of SBSC’s Rebecca Mann and Mike Duniway. Mike and Rebecca use connectivity modifiers (ConMods), which are short mesh screens that function as mini fences that modify patches of bare ground by limiting wind and water erosion and create microsites for native grass seed germination. The CBS piece is called, “Saving the Desert: Push to restore Arches & Canyonlands National Parks”, and the link to the video is here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_morning/video/7YlcD9T8jWzNzZbycOZ_PbOO_p1zglt5/restoring-arches-and-canyonlands-national-parks/.
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