Dr. Elise Gornish
@RestoreCAL
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Research + outreach in restoration and weed management in dry places. Director of the Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill.
Tucson, AZ
Joined November 2014
Drivers of Weed Control Implementation and Challenges: Perspectives From Weed Management Professionals:
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🌾 “No one cares about grass—but I think grass is pretty great.” INSTAAR grad student Hunter-Geist Sanchez studies how seed traits & species mixes can restore bare patches and boost grassland resilience in a hotter, drier West. #GrasslandRestoration
https://t.co/tBj6mgGkTI
colorado.edu
Geist-Sanchez is following his life-long love of nature to develop new methods for preserving Colorado natural areas and rangelands. As a sixth-generation
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Call to Artists – Grant Opportunity for Projects about Invasive Plants in the Sonoran Desert:
artsfoundtucson.org
Now accepting proposals for one $3,000 grant to fund an art project that promotes increased public understanding around the issue of invasive plants in the Sonoran Desert. Proposed projects must […]
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Super interesting paper! Naturalized and Invasive Species Integrate Differently in the Trait Space of Local Plant Communities:
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Bridging theory and practice to inform seed selection for restoration:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Key differences between the agency guidance and scientific literature indicate opportunities to integrate theory and practice to improve seed selection. Research and guidance to mitigate the genetic...
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Humans are helpful: centering people in restoration messaging increases their likelihood of engaging in some restoration actions:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
As biodiversity has decreased dramatically in recent decades, the importance of conservation efforts and, specifically, ecological restoration, in preserving natural ecosystems has grown in importa...
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What Drives the Success and Failure of Climate Change Adaptation Projects? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis.
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Free webinar: Urban Greening: Moving from Practice to Policy. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 06:00 AM PST.
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Sustaining a Seed Library: Borrowing Procedures and Donations from the Community Free webinar! When: 13 November 2025 Time: 08:00 PST (17:00 CET) Register:
events.zoom.us
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What do women in conservation really need? This new study provides some insight:
rewild.org
What do women in conservation really need? This new study provides some insight.
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Stinknet is a relatively new invasive plant in the United States and it’s spreading very quickly. Take a short survey to help researchers understand how land managers are dealing with this emerging threat: https://t.co/gUtLAqQqpU
@Speci18Species @InvasiveInfo @WSWeedSci
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Water buffalo being used in ‘experiment’ to restore biodiversity https://t.co/KPlYeajO2q via @KNDUKNDO
nbcrightnow.com
Wildlife officials say it's an "experiment" to connect and restore habitats and boost biodiversity.
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WWF Portugal launches major ecological restoration initiative:
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Grant Focuses on Fire and Restoration in the Sonoran Desert:
air.arizona.edu
The winners of the 2025-26 AIR Annual Resilience Theme Grant will integrate science, arts, and education to work with local community partners in Sonoran Desert wild land fire ecology and conservat...
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Did you know 40% of the world’s land is degraded? #Agroforestry is a sustainable solution that restores healthy #soil, provides habitat for organisms, and offers economic benefits. It is the future of global land use. 🔗: https://t.co/cpgmk1dUbG
#Trees4Resilience #WCA2025
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Researchers at the Ecological Restoration Institute are exploring how biochar can boost land management, from restoring soils to capturing carbon.
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#JOBALERT The Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a visionary and collaborative Executive Director to lead our nonprofit mountain research and education organization into its next chapter of growth and impact. 95-125k.
mountain-studies-institute.breezy.hr
About Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) The Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a visionary and collaborative Executive Director to lead our nonprofit mountain research and education organization...
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Can private investment drive forest restoration at scale? A study finds that only a small share of degraded lands meet the conditions for viable private investment. Investors need more than trees, they need the right environment. 🔗: https://t.co/Piop7KNzSQ
#Trees4Resilience
forestsnews.org
A critical need for restoration finance Achieving global forest restoration ambitions, such as the Bonn Challenge goal to restore 350 million hectares by 2030, comes...
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