SER SW members in Southeastern Utah are developing a community of practice for researchers, land managers, and restoration practitioners.

The Canyon Country Working Group will be hosting a 2nd annual gathering of regional restoration specialists and affiliated partners on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Moab, UT, after our necessary pause during the heart of the pandemic.  We are very excited to bring everyone together for this free meeting to discuss restoration projects and provide space for networking.

The theme for the 2022 CCWG meeting will be RADical Restoration: Learning from Successes & Failures.  Presenters will discuss restoration research and management efforts pertaining to four common focal areas:  1) Recreation and public land use 2) Overgrazing and rangeland degradation, 3) Woodland deterioration encompassing altered fire regimes and widespread invasive species, and 4) Reclamation on lands impacted by energy development.  Speakers will highlight what can be learned from both their restoration successes and the occasional but inevitable restoration failures.

There is also plenty of time scheduled for networking with peers and to discuss new directions for restoration, including how the “RAD” (Resisting, Accepting, or Directing) decision-making framework can help us manage complex landscape challenges and inevitable ecosystem changes.

Given the changing circumstances, we will take all precautions as recommended by the CDC and local authorities at the time of the event to provide a safe environment for the workshop attendees.   We hope to see you there!  If you can attend, please sign up for a lunch option and fill out a brief Survey

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For more information, contact:

SER.CanyonCountry@gmail.com