Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration: Reading the Landscape

Webinar Co-presenters:

Shawn Conner, Restoration Ecologist, BIO-Logic, Inc., Montrose, CO

Jeremy Maestas, Ecologist, USDA-NRCS, Portland, OR

Host:

Mandi Hirsch, Sagebrush Collaborative Conservation Specialist, Intermountain West Joint Venture, Lander, WY

Watch webinar recording here.

Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important habitats within western rangelands. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water storage capacity, which is impacting wildlife and working lands. Simple, low-tech restoration methods using sticks and stones provide effective tools for protecting and restoring meadow systems. While there is no shortage of degraded areas that need help across the West, there is a shortage of time and money to address them. In this webinar, Jeremy Maestas and Shawn Connor will introduce participants to how to use Bill Zeedyk’s principles of “Reading the Landscape and Thinking like Water” to recognize and prioritize meadow restoration.

This webinar is also approved for continuing education units by the Society for Rangeland Management. Download the CEU form here. Contact hannah.nikonow@iwjv.org for confirmation of attendance and signature.