“Restoration during drought: challenges, successes and lessons learned”

Announcement of 2021 Virtual Conference with background picture of dry splitting desert soil with water drop and seedling superimposed

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AGENDA / ALL TIMES IN MST

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19

9:00 – 9:10am Welcome and logistics

9:15 – 10:00am Lauren Hallett, University of Oregon – The Institute of Ecology and Evolution
“TBA”

10:00 – 10:45am Nichole Barger, University of Colorado Boulder – Aridlands Ecology Laboratory

​”Successes and challenges in deciding when, where and how to restore dryland native plants and soils”

10:45 – 11:30am, Carrie Havrilla, Colorado State University – Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship

​”TBA”

11:30 – 12:30pm, Lunch Break

12:30 – 1:15pm Matthew A. Bowker, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

​”Establishing artificially grown biocrusts in the field: several obstacles, and a few possible ways forward”

1:15 – 2:00pm Kiera Kauffman, Gila Watershed Partnership

“Adapting restoration techniques to changing conditions: experimental approaches and lessons learned on the Gila River”

2:00 – 2:45pm Molly McCormick, USGS RAMPS

“​Climate adaptation planning for arid grasslands: Developing a suite of management options with National Parks on the Colorado Plateau”

Presentation Authors: Molly McCormick, Courtney Peterson, Martha Sample, Carrie Havrilla, Jessica Hartsell, John Bradford