• Basic Information
• Additional Info

Basic Information

• Project No. and Title: WERA21 : Revegetation and Stabilization of Deteriorated and Altered Lands
• Period Covered: 10/01/2005 to 09/01/2006
• Date of Report: 03/26/2007
• Annual Meeting Dates: 02/13/2007 to 02/13/2007

Participants

A summary of participants who attended the meeting in Sparks, NV (held concurrently with the SRM 2007 annual conference) is provided in the minutes, which are attached as a PDF file (see "Summary of Minutes").

Accomplishments

Impacts

1. Prepare an annual report of project summaries and publications of participating institutions
2. Coordinate and participate in annual field tours of innovative technologies
3. Maintain a web site home page that lists WERA021 past, present and future activities and contains links to sites of related interest
4. Identify critical issues in revegetation and land stabilization and the research necessary to address them
5. Strengthen the value of WERA021 as a source for current scientific information regarding evolving techniques for more effective revegetation and stabilization of land.
6. Sponsor or co-sponsor symposia or technical sessions on identified key issues/topics at regional, national and possibly international professional meetings (e.g., American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Billings Reclamation Symposium, American Water Resources Association, Ecological Society of America, Society for Ecological Restoration, Society for Range Management, Soil Science Society of America)
7. Prepare guidelines on native species seed collection, processing and documentation
8. Update and present a WERA021 poster at professional meetings documenting the committees activities and available information
9. Provide a list of instructional materials available from the committee
10. Produce a photo database for instructional use
11. Maintain a mix of committee members that represent a wide variety of disciplines involved with revegetation and land stabilization

Publications