OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU&#191;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in reforesting UMRS forest canopy openings occupied by invasive species. Specifically, this study will address the following questions: 1) Can artificial reforestation be used as a technique to close canopy gaps and reduce the abundance of invasive species such as reed canarygrass, Johnsongrass, and Japanese hops? 2) What is the most cost-effective planting density to achieve expedient canopy closure with minimal maintenance requirements? 3) Can successful reforestation be attained without the use of standard management maintenance techniques (mowing, herbicide application, etc&#191;)? 4) Can early successional species be used to replace green ash following the establishment and spread of emerald ash borer throughout the UMRS floodplain?
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov