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An eel ladder constructed along the Eden Mill Damn to help American eels make their way up and over the water. 

National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey employees tour the greenhouse in Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. The plants growing in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse will be used for revegetation and restoration efforts in the park.

U.S. Geological Survey employees (from left to right) Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard after collecting data for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Bureau of Land Management Phoenix District Office. 

Sarah Birchard (USGS) and Meghan Stan (NPS) explore habitat in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Photos by Laura Shriver (USGS).

USGS employee Laura Shriver collects RestoreNet data in northern Arizona in a field of native globemallows (Sphaeralcea parvifolia). Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).

USGS employees Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Phoenix Bureau of Land Management District Office, Arizona.

A native globemallow plant blooms in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

Purple owl’s clover (Castilleja exserta) blooming in the Sonoran Desert near Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest in March 2026. Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).

This is a photo of a dam in the lower Yakima River. Efforts to ameliorate the negative effects of diversion dams on aquatic species of concern are important in rivers where water withdrawal supports agricultural economies, and they are likely to become increasingly important with impending climate change. 

Survival probability estimates and 95% confidence intervals for yearling Chinook Salmon, juvenile steelhead, and subyearling Chinook Salmon at three diversion dams on the Yakima River, Washington.

Estimated relationship between entrainment probability and proportion of river flow entering canals at Wapato Dam, Sunnyside Dam, and Prosser Dam on the Yakima River, Washington. The relationships are shown at the mean total river flow for (A) yearling Chinook Salmon, (B) juvenile steelhead, and (C) subyearling Chinook Salmon.

Laura Shriver, RAMPS coordinator, gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site to Northern Arizona University students. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Arizona collaborate with Diablo Trust ranchers on range improvement and restoration efforts on Northern Arizona rangelands. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).

A RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona with late summer monsoon rain clouds in the background. Photo by Laura Shriver.

America’s diverse ecosystems are an asset to current and future generations by supporting economically and recreationally important fish, wildlife, and lands. Healthy ecosystems support people and nature, fostering prosperity and enjoyment for all. 

America’s diverse ecosystems are an asset to current and future generations by supporting economically and recreationally important fish, wildlife, and lands. Healthy ecosystems support people and nature, fostering prosperity and enjoyment for all. 

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest. It is engaging diverse partners to develop methods for successful revegetation projects that mitigate the effects of drought, invasion by non-native species, and land use practices.

Bulldozer lines create breaks in vegetation and are commonly used when fighting wildfires.  This dozer line was created during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, California in January 2025.

A RestoreNet Field Trial Network restoration experiment site in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, in spring 2024. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).

Accomplishments in Native Seed Development.

Scenic view of the red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.