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Heterogeneity Workshop
New Approaches to Managing Semi-arid Grasslands: Promoting Habitat Diversity While Supporting Livestock Production
Organizers:
Ted Toombs, Environmental Defense Fund
David Augustine, USDA-ARS,
Rangeland Resources Research Unit
Justin Derner, USDA-ARS, Rangeland Resources Research Unit
Seth Gallagher, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Bryce Kruger, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Workshop Presentations
Workshop Notes
Drought Management Workshop
Drought is a normal part of Nebraska climate. It is not a question of if drought will occur, but rather when it will occur, how long it will last, and are you prepared. This one-day workshop offered a variety of speakers from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado as well as a variety of topics that will help ranchers to better prepare for and respond to future drought. A presentation by Justin Derner (ARS Cheyenne, WY) and Jack Morgan (ARS Fort Collins, CO) discussed climate change and its potential management impacts for Rangelands of the Great Plains.
Drought Presentation (3.79 MB)
ARS News Makers
The secret of their success:
New research by ecologist Dana Blumenthal at our ARS Rangeland Resources Research Unit in Fort Collins, CO, has shown that two key causes of plant invasion--escape from natural enemies, and increases in plant resources--act in concert, and that global change is likely to exacerbate invasion by exotic plants. (4/30)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/090430.htm
Article published in Cow Country -- Winter 2009.
Article written about Gobal change research done by the RRRU.
Kevin Darst
Health and Environment Reporter
Fort Collins Coloradoan
(970) 224-7757
(970) 224-7899 fax
kevindarst@coloradoan.com
www.coloradoan.com
1300 Riverside Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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