[PCA] NEWS: NMSU professor honored for conservation work
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Mar 7 09:25:21 CST 2008
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_8488578
NMSU professor honored for conservation work
Sun-News report
Article Launched: 03/07/2008 06:59:23 AM MST
LAS CRUCES --A. Salim Bawazir, assistant professor of civil engineering,
has been recognized as the "Outstanding Conservationist for 2007" from the
Sierra Soil and Water Conservation District of New Mexico. The award was
presented at a meeting in Elephant Butte in December. Eugene Atkins from
the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Merry Jo Fahl of SSWCD
presented the award.
The Sierra SWCD chose Bawazir because of his work on evapotranspiration
monitoring of saltcedar and other plant communities, which documented
water savings from the control of saltcedar. Bawazir is also researching
native plant restoration techniques that assist SWCDs with their
restoration efforts after saltcedar control. The awards are given out
annually by the state association of SWCDs.
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