Brush Management Workshop 1 (first in a series of three)
- Funded by Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program)
- Organized by Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, The Rangelands Partnership, and UA CALS Cooperative Extension
January 22, 2018
- 8:00am – Noon: presentations & discussion
- Noon – 1:00pm: lunch
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm: field trip & wrap up
- Santa Rita Experiment Range, Florida Station (includes refreshments, lunch, and workshop materials)
To Register or for more information, contact: Online Registration: http://whoozin.com/64W-3KG-EGJH
- Limited to the first 30 registrants,
- Please RSVP by January 8, 2018
- Kyle Thompson (kyle@altarvalleyconservation.org)
Focus of Workshop 1: “Historical Perspectives and Current Trends: Brush and Woody Species Management and Environmental Conditions on Southwestern Grasslands”
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Speakers:
- History and current status of the SRER (Mark Heitlenger, SRER)
- Grasslands and mesquite on the SRER, a historic perspective (Mitch McClaran and Elise Gornish, UA SNRE)
- Vegetation change and mesquite control in Southeastern Arizona (Dan Robinett, retired NRCS)
- Vegetative changes in Chihuahuan desert grasslands in New Mexico (Amy Ganguli, NMSU)
- Southwestern climate trends (Mike Crimmins, UACE)
- Includes presentation of short “local stories” videos (Cody Sheehy, UA/CALS/CCT)
Workshop 2 will be held at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in April 2018. The topic will be “Brush and Woody Species Management Methods in a Changing Environment.”
Workshop 3 will be held in October 2018 and will focus on landowner collaboration on brush and woody species management.