[RWG] ARTICLE: Ecological Drought Forecast Tool for Drylands

[Park, Margaret E]

New tool aids in land treatment planning
John B Bradford and Caitlin M Andrews, USGS RAMPS, September 22, 2021

Abstract:
Weather impacts the effectiveness of land treatments. This is especially true in drylands of the Western U.S. where plant survival is heavily influenced by the combination of temperature and soil moisture. When planning land treatments such as seeding, outplanting, and using herbicide, knowing weather and soil moisture forecasts can improve efficacy of treatments and avoid drought-driven restoration failures. The Drought Forecast Tool is a quick, easy-to-use application for supporting decision making around land treatment planning and adaptive management.


This research summary can be found in the latest USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) newsletter<https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/ramps-newsletter-summer-2021-edition>. For more information about this and other dryland restoration research, visit the RAMPS website at www.usgs.gov/sbsc/ramps<http://www.usgs.gov/sbsc/ramps>

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