Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
This funding opportunity provides financial support for research projects focused on improving ecological restoration practices in the Colorado Plateau region, particularly in response to climate change and soil water challenges.
Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research to (1) understand climatic and soil water constraints on successful restoration, (2) develop restoration effectiveness assessment workflows, and (3) identify management practices that promote climate-adapted and resilience restoration outcomes. Climate variability and aridification pose significant challenges for ecological restoration on western lands. Further insight into how those challenges can be quantified and mitigated can improve the success of landscape restoration efforts and investments.