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A curved-roofed structure that excludes most of the precipitation from landing on the dryland plant community below.

Colorado Plateau Extreme Drought in Grassland Experiment (EDGE)

Stakeholders discussing drought experiments under a rainout shelter

Colorado Plateau Extreme Drought in Grassland Experiment (EDGE)

Two researchers gather vegetation forage vegetation data at a study site in Canyonlands

USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought experiment, Colorado Plateau

A USGS scientist talks to National Park Service, BLM and a rancher about a grassland drought experiment in Canyonlands NP

The Changing Range: USGS initiatives support resilient ecosystems and economies on the Colorado Plateau

Four researchers watch cows passing by a fenced study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

A USGS scientist wearing a cap collects data at a grasslands drought study site on the Colorado Plateau

A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term study site to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau grasslands

USGS and partners crouch and stand near a grassland experiment in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

November 20, 2017

USGS, National Park Service, BLM and a rancher discuss a rangeland drought experiment in Canyonlands National Park

A USGS researcher leans over a study grid in a vegetation drought experiment in Canyonlands NP

A long-term vegetation and soil drought experiment in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

A USGS scientist talks to National Park Service, BLM and a rancher about a grassland drought experiment in Canyonlands NP

November 20, 2017

USGS discusses grassland drought research with the National Park Service, BLM and a rancher at Canyonlands National Park

Researchers taking vegetation and soil measurements in Canyonlands NP with red rock formations in the distance

USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park

A scientist holds a research grid like a frame around her while reaching over a drylands study plot in Canyonlands NP

Vegetation drought research in Canyonlands National Park

Shrubs, grasses, biocrusts and red soils with rock formations in the distance in Canyonlands NP

Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Three researchers walk through shrubs with rock formations and blue in the distance in Canyonlands National Park

USGS researchers walk to a vegetation and drought study site in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

USGS researchers stand near rock formations at a grassland study site in Canyonlands National Park

USGS conducts vegetation and soil research at long-term study sites in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

A green clump of grass called Sporobolus cryptandrus growing from bare red soils in the drylands of Utah

A perennial native warm season grass, Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed), at a study site

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