Location: Great Basin Rangelands Research
Project Number: 2060-30400-001-005-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
End Date: Sep 15, 2030
Objective:
This project aims to train the next generation of scientists to contribute to restoration research on rangelands. The proposed research will increase our understanding of post-wildfire rehabilitation treatments, fuel treatments, soil amendments, and other restoration techniques intended to reduce wildfire risk and assist ecosystem recovery.
Approach:
We will accomplish this by 1) conducting field experiments to examine post-wildfire treatment effects (e.g. return to grazing, stabilization techniques, seeding) on ecosystem recovery by applying treatments and monitoring responses, 2) conducting long-term research on fuel treatment effects and ecosystem trajectories, and 3) developing new technologies and techniques for restoration in greenhouse and field experiments.
Tasks may include but are not limited to: identification of key research questions, sampling design and research experiment development, sampling method recommendations, implementation of experimental equipment and plots, data collection, weather and soils instrument setup and readout, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination of findings (such as technical reports and journal publications).