On the Ground• The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages nearly 1 million acres of
wetlands and grasslands in the Prairie Pothole Region.• Initial management paradigms …

In recent years, agricultural producers and non-governmental organizations and agencies
have restored thousands of hectares of cropland to grassland in the Great Plains of the …

Common practices for invasive species control and management include physical, chemical,
and biological approaches. The first two approaches have clear limitations and may lead to …

A common complaint of ecological restoration is there have been few systematic analyses of
past restorations which has led to a lack of evidence informing future restorations. An …

Non-native, for land-management practitioners because of their potentially adverse effects
on restoration success (reviewed in D'Antonio & Meyerson 2002) and the perception that …

Grasslands are an integral part of the North American landscape and serve important
ecological roles for soils stabilization, wildlife habitat, and economic well-being of rural …

Woolly distaff thistle is a long-lived winter annual that threatens the ranching and dairy
industries within the North Coast counties of California, particularly the organic producers …

Restoration advocates for the use of local seed in restoration, but theory suggests that
diverse seed sources may enhance genetic diversity and longer term evolutionary potential …

The endophyte Neotyphodium coenophialum in Schedonorus arundinaceus (tall fescue)
may alter host interactions with specific resident species or shift the host's niche. These …

Seed sourcing for restoration often uses local populations presumed adapted to local
environments. This may not be effective under changing climates. Thus, different seed …