Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Laura Shriver
Laura Shriver is an ecologist at the Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Laura coordinates the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS), which seeks to assist land managers in developing successful techniques for improving land condition in dryland ecosystems of the southwestern United States.
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RestoreNet: Distributed Field Trial Network for Dryland Restoration
Starting in 2017, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers and land managers are co-producing a network of restoration field trial sites on Department of Interior (DOI) and surrounding lands in the southwestern U.S. The network systematically tests restoration treatments across a broad range of landscape, soil, and climate conditions. Each site in the network is used to test suitable seed mixes...
RAMPS: Restoration Assessment & Monitoring Program for the Southwest
The Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) seeks to assist U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and other land management agencies in developing successful techniques for improving land condition in dryland ecosystems of the southwestern United States. Invasion by non-native species, wildfire, drought, and other disturbances are growing rapidly in extent and...
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Cattle at a Northern Arizona RestoreNet experimental study site, Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ
Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at the Bar T Bar Ranch RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona.
Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at the Bar T Bar Ranch RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona.
Newly installed RestoreNet treatments including pits + seedballs + live topsoil and live topsoil + direct seeding
linkNewly installed RestoreNet Version 2.0 treatment plots at Bar T Bar Ranch in Northern Arizona. Left: a plot that received pitting + seedballs + live topsoil inoculum (in the seedballs), Right: a plot that received live topsoil inoculum (spread across the plot) and direct seeding.
Newly installed RestoreNet treatments including pits + seedballs + live topsoil and live topsoil + direct seeding
linkNewly installed RestoreNet Version 2.0 treatment plots at Bar T Bar Ranch in Northern Arizona. Left: a plot that received pitting + seedballs + live topsoil inoculum (in the seedballs), Right: a plot that received live topsoil inoculum (spread across the plot) and direct seeding.
Bike-produced seedballs before field implementation
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
RAMPS Biologist rides a seedball bike to make seedballs for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist collecting soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Northern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Northern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A Northern Arizona University graduate student collects soil for RestoreNet greenhouse inoculation experiments
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate student Ri Corwin collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A Northern Arizona University graduate student collects soil for RestoreNet greenhouse inoculation experiments
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate student Ri Corwin collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Sphaeralcea ambigua thriving at a Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
Sphaeralcea ambigua, a native plant seeded during RestoreNet experiments, thriving at the Lake Pleasant RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Sphaeralcea ambigua, a native plant seeded during RestoreNet experiments, thriving at the Lake Pleasant RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Purple owl's clover blooming at a Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
The RestoreNet plot at McDowell Sonoran Preserve was surrounded by blooming native wildflowers, including purple owl's clover (Castillejia exserta). Photo by Laura Shriver.
The RestoreNet plot at McDowell Sonoran Preserve was surrounded by blooming native wildflowers, including purple owl's clover (Castillejia exserta). Photo by Laura Shriver.
A close up of Sonoran Desert native wildflowers/forbs, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover
linkClose up of Sonoran Desert flowers, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A close up of Sonoran Desert native wildflowers/forbs, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover
linkClose up of Sonoran Desert flowers, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Biologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert
linkBiologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet restoration site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Biologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert
linkBiologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet restoration site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.
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RestoreNet: Distributed Field Trial Network for Dryland Restoration
Starting in 2017, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers and land managers are co-producing a network of restoration field trial sites on Department of Interior (DOI) and surrounding lands in the southwestern U.S. The network systematically tests restoration treatments across a broad range of landscape, soil, and climate conditions. Each site in the network is used to test suitable seed mixes...
RAMPS: Restoration Assessment & Monitoring Program for the Southwest
The Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) seeks to assist U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and other land management agencies in developing successful techniques for improving land condition in dryland ecosystems of the southwestern United States. Invasion by non-native species, wildfire, drought, and other disturbances are growing rapidly in extent and...
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) blooming in a monitoring quadrat at a RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Cattle at a Northern Arizona RestoreNet experimental study site, Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ
Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at the Bar T Bar Ranch RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona.
Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at the Bar T Bar Ranch RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona.
Newly installed RestoreNet treatments including pits + seedballs + live topsoil and live topsoil + direct seeding
linkNewly installed RestoreNet Version 2.0 treatment plots at Bar T Bar Ranch in Northern Arizona. Left: a plot that received pitting + seedballs + live topsoil inoculum (in the seedballs), Right: a plot that received live topsoil inoculum (spread across the plot) and direct seeding.
Newly installed RestoreNet treatments including pits + seedballs + live topsoil and live topsoil + direct seeding
linkNewly installed RestoreNet Version 2.0 treatment plots at Bar T Bar Ranch in Northern Arizona. Left: a plot that received pitting + seedballs + live topsoil inoculum (in the seedballs), Right: a plot that received live topsoil inoculum (spread across the plot) and direct seeding.
Bike-produced seedballs before field implementation
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
RAMPS Biologist rides a seedball bike to make seedballs for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist collecting soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Northern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Northern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate students monitor seedling emergence in a northern Arizona RestoreNet site. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A Northern Arizona University graduate student collects soil for RestoreNet greenhouse inoculation experiments
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate student Ri Corwin collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A Northern Arizona University graduate student collects soil for RestoreNet greenhouse inoculation experiments
linkNorthern Arizona University graduate student Ri Corwin collects soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Sphaeralcea ambigua thriving at a Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
Sphaeralcea ambigua, a native plant seeded during RestoreNet experiments, thriving at the Lake Pleasant RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Sphaeralcea ambigua, a native plant seeded during RestoreNet experiments, thriving at the Lake Pleasant RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Purple owl's clover blooming at a Sonoran Desert RestoreNet site
The RestoreNet plot at McDowell Sonoran Preserve was surrounded by blooming native wildflowers, including purple owl's clover (Castillejia exserta). Photo by Laura Shriver.
The RestoreNet plot at McDowell Sonoran Preserve was surrounded by blooming native wildflowers, including purple owl's clover (Castillejia exserta). Photo by Laura Shriver.
A close up of Sonoran Desert native wildflowers/forbs, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover
linkClose up of Sonoran Desert flowers, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover. Photo by Laura Shriver.
A close up of Sonoran Desert native wildflowers/forbs, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover
linkClose up of Sonoran Desert flowers, including California poppy, lupines, and purple owl's clover. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Biologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert
linkBiologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet restoration site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Biologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet site in the Sonoran Desert
linkBiologists from RAMPS and McDowell Sonoran Preserve monitor a RestoreNet restoration site in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Laura Shriver.
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.
Lewis flax or Blue flax (Linum lewisii) flower at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.