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Sharing science to support resilient landscapes and communities. Podcast of the SW Climate Hub and the SW Climate Adaptation Science Center. Likes/follows/shares ≠endorsement rainorshine.buzzsprout.com
Join us September 10th at 10 MT for our latest drought briefing. Dr. Kyle Bocinsky with the Montana Climate Office, will break down #drought conditions and outlook for the #southwest. He will also highlight perspectives and challenges for tribal lands and communities. Register: tinyurl.com/DLNSep25
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Big congratulations to our partner Ashley McGuigan on her newly published paper focusing on the connections between #ecology #nutrition and #agroforestry! What an important contribution to furthering global #foodsecurity. Have you read it yet? www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S221...
22.07.2025 16:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us July 23rd at 11:00 am MT for our latest #Drought briefing. Arizona’s State Climatologist will break down current drought conditions and outlook. Then Kelly Smith from the National Drought Mitigation Center will demo the CMOR Tool. Sign up here: bit.ly/droughtbrief...
26.06.2025 20:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us May 12th at noon for our latest #Drought briefing. Our presenters from the National Drought Mitigation Center will discuss our current drought conditions and outlook, and the Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch website for #ranchers.
Visit to sign up: dln.swclimatehub.info
Sorghum grows in a field in April. Courtesy of John Burke/USDA
We are so excited to share our newly published article for #farmers and #ranchers about planting #alternativecrop to save water and maintain productivity in our region!
www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S037...
Photo: Sorghum grows in a field in April. Courtesy of John Burke/USDA.
Chelenzo Farms near Santa Fe, NM cultivates #agaves, which have many benefits. Agaves have long supported a variety of #pollinators in the #Southwest, including the Mexican long-nosed bat, hawkmoths, hummingbirds, bees, wasps, and other insects.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a395...
A snow-covered island on the Minnesota shoreline on Lake Superior. Photo by Jordan, Adobe Stock licensed image.
Drought depleted the Great Lakes in February, in addition to other lakes and reservoirs across the country.
Read more in the February drought impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c465...
#drought #drought2025 #USA #February2025
Similar post-drought functional trait response of native and exotic plant species in southwestern Arizona: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#traits #drought #Arizona #plantecology
NEW PUB!
New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! By Sky Biblin, Will Russell & Kate Wilkin #SNFECO
Read it here: ow.ly/4u9o50VfHfR
What is Agroecology?🌱
Agroecology is more than just a farming method,it's a way of life that integrates ecological principles into agricultural systems. By mimicking natural processes, agroecology promotes biodiversity, improves soil health, and enhances ecosystem resilience.
Dense roots with low specific root length underpin performance of dryland restoration species under two types of drought: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#drought #restoration #traits #root #dryland
NEW PUB!
Beekeeper wearing protective gear and holding up a rack from a cultivated hive laden with with bees and honeycomb.
In our latest #podcast episode we dig into the buzz behind the #beekeeping program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. #honeybees
Listen to the full episode here: www.buzzsprout.com/1136681/epis...
