Precision Restoration Treatments Dr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager e Nature Conservancy 1 P r e c i s i o n R e s t o r a t i o n Using innovative technology to overcome ecological barriers to restoration of sage-steppe Jay Kerby 1,3 , Matthew D. Madsen 2 , Chad Boyd 2 , Tony Svejcar 2 & Garth Fuller 1 1. The Nature Conservancy 2. USDA–Agricultural Research Service 3. Presenter
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Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Precision Restoration
Using innovative technology to overcome ecological barriers to restoration of sage-steppe
Jay Kerby1,3, Matthew D. Madsen2, Chad Boyd2, Tony Svejcar2 & Garth Fuller1
1. The Nature Conservancy
2. USDA–Agricultural Research Service 3. Presenter
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Outline
• Restoration challenges in sage-steppe. • Borrowing concepts and technology from
agriculture. Precision Agriculture is “fertile” ground to borrow from.
• Examples of Precision Restoration delivering results.
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Sage-steppe challenge
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Establishing native bunchgrasses
• Difficult to achieve “on-demand”
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Technology • Rangeland drills • Seed storage
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy
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Plant Science • Materials, sources • Seed zones
Precision Restoration TreatmentsDr. Jay Kerby, Southeast Oregon Project Manager The Nature Conservancy