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PROGRAM

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Keynote Speaker: Eva Stricker, Carbon Ranch Director, Quivira Coalition
Organic amendments on dry rangelands: Can principles of circular economy and soil health principles meet the needs of land stewards?
 
Wednesday, Nov 15th

5:00 – 7:30 pm: Meet & Greet / Early Check in at the Drury Plaza Hotel restaurant (first floor)

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Thursday, Nov 16th

8:00 – 9:00: Registration

9:00 - 9:30: Welcome

9:30 - 10:30: KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Eva Stricker, Quivira Coalition: Organic amendments on dry rangelands: Can principles of circular economy and soil health principles meet the needs of land stewards?

10:30 – 11:00: BREAK

11:00 - 12:30: Morning Concurrent Sessions

  • Symposium: Restoration from the ground up: Innovations in restoration from a microbial and biological soil crust rehabilitation approach

  • Symposium: Native plant materials and their environments: Testing genetics, provenance, and ecotype through the lens of environmental change to aid in restoration success

12:30 – 2:00: Lunch (on your own)

2:00 – 3:30: Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

  • Symposium: Restoration from the ground up: Innovations in restoration from a microbial and biological soil crust rehabilitation approach

  • Symposium: Native plant materials and their environments: Testing genetics, provenance, and ecotype through the lens of environmental change to aid in restoration success

  • Riparian Restoration

3:30 – 4:00: BREAK

4:00 – 5:00: Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

  • Symposium: Restoration from the ground up: Innovations in restoration from a microbial and biological soil crust rehabilitation approach

  • Symposium: Native plant materials and their environments: Testing genetics, provenance, and ecotype through the lens of environmental change to aid in restoration success

  • Riparian Restoration

5:00 – 7:00: Poster Session – Hors D'oeuvres and Cash Bar

Friday, Nov 17th

8:45 - 9:00: Welcome Back

9:00 - 10:30: Morning Concurrent Sessions

  • Soil Biota

  • Restoration with Seeds

  • Fire

10:30 - 11:00: BREAK

11:00 – 12:30: Late Morning Concurrent Sessions

  • Symposium: Innovations in restoration from a mycorrhizal fungi perspective

  • Regional Efforts

  • Vegetation Management

12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Buffet

  • SPEAKER: Tomasz Falkowski - Adapting field research in a time of climate crisis

  • Raffle

2:00 – 3:30: Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

  • Symposium: Panel presentation and interactive discussion: Mycorrhizal fungi: Developing restoration and management guidelines that incorporate the best available science

  • Monitoring

  • Vegetation

3:30 – 4:00: REFRESHMENTS & CLOSING REMARKS

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Saturday, Nov 18th: FIELD TRIPS!

  • Santa Fe Botanical Garden

  • Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary

  • Rio Santa Fe

  • WORKSHOP: Erosion Control at the Institute of  American Indian Arts

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