{"id":3981,"date":"2025-05-21T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nher.blog\/?page_id=3981"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:29:50","slug":"archives-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/archives-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3950 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-er_blog_banner_a-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-er_blog_banner_a-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-er_blog_banner_a-1.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-er_blog_banner_a-1.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-er_blog_banner_a-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:87px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-display has-background is-style-text-display--1\" style=\"background-color:#00000085;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Archives<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#00000087;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Explore our previous blog posts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:265px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Posts<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4220 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-temperate-forest tag-artisanal-fishing tag-chile tag-ecological-restoration tag-mussels tag-restoration tag-seaweed tag-shellfish-harvesting tag-south-america\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=884%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From green and blue forests to social-ecological restoration: restoration futures in southern Chile\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\" target=\"_self\" >From green and blue forests to social-ecological restoration: restoration futures in southern Chile<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mat\u00edas Barcel\u00f3, an early career researcher in Chile, studies local community engagement in ecosystem restoration at the land-sea interface. His work emphasizes integrating ecological evidence&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-north-america tag-ecological-restoration tag-land-trusts tag-northeast-seed-network tag-seed tag-seed-collections tag-wild-collections tag-wild-seed-collections\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/news-from-the-northeast-seed-network-launching-wild-seed-collection-protocols\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Feature.png?resize=440%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"News from the Northeast Seed Network: Launching Wild Seed Collection Protocols\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Feature.png?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Feature.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/news-from-the-northeast-seed-network-launching-wild-seed-collection-protocols\/\" target=\"_self\" >News from the Northeast Seed Network: Launching Wild Seed Collection Protocols<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Eve Allen, Geordie Elkins, Heather Liljengren, and Sefra Alexandra Eve Allen is the US Northeast Regional Director at the&nbsp;Ecological Health Network.&nbsp;In this role, she&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/news-from-the-northeast-seed-network-launching-wild-seed-collection-protocols\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-north-america category-virginia tag-grassland-restoration tag-meadows tag-native-plants tag-northeast-seed-network tag-piedmint\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-hayfield-to-meadow-an-herbicide-free-sod-removal-trial-to-restore-native-meadows-in-virginias-northern-piedmont-region-usa\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AprilPicture2.jpg?resize=884%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From Hayfield to Meadow: An Herbicide-Free Sod Removal Trial to Restore Native Meadows in Virginia\u2019s Northern Piedmont Region, USA.\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AprilPicture2.jpg?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AprilPicture2.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AprilPicture2.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-hayfield-to-meadow-an-herbicide-free-sod-removal-trial-to-restore-native-meadows-in-virginias-northern-piedmont-region-usa\/\" target=\"_self\" >From Hayfield to Meadow: An Herbicide-Free Sod Removal Trial to Restore Native Meadows in Virginia\u2019s Northern Piedmont Region, USA.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Charlotte Lorick, Head of Biodiversity Conservation at Oak Spring Garden Foundation, discusses her initiative to restore a native meadow in Virginia. The project employs sod&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-hayfield-to-meadow-an-herbicide-free-sod-removal-trial-to-restore-native-meadows-in-virginias-northern-piedmont-region-usa\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa tag-biodiversity tag-dryland tag-highlands tag-kenya tag-native-species tag-propogation tag-restoration tag-seed-collection tag-threatened-secies\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reintroducing-kenyas-threatened-trees-and-shrubs-in-the-highlands-through-science-and-community-action\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHER0305.jpg?resize=936%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reintroducing Kenya\u2019s Threatened Trees and Shrubs in the Highlands Through Science and Community Action\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHER0305.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHER0305.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHER0305.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reintroducing-kenyas-threatened-trees-and-shrubs-in-the-highlands-through-science-and-community-action\/\" target=\"_self\" >Reintroducing Kenya\u2019s Threatened Trees and Shrubs in the Highlands Through Science and Community Action<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The project led by Tobin Mutiso and Andrew Gichira focuses on restoring threatened plant species in Kenya through community engagement and targeted ecological practices. By&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reintroducing-kenyas-threatened-trees-and-shrubs-in-the-highlands-through-science-and-community-action\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4115 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-latin-america category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-columbia tag-costa-rica tag-natural-regeneration tag-seed-banks tag-soil tag-tropical-dry-forests\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-soil-seed-banks-to-seedlings-deciphering-the-natural-regeneration-of-tropical-dry-forests-in-the-americas\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NHERPicture4.jpg?resize=936%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From Soil Seed Banks to Seedlings: Deciphering the Natural Regeneration of Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NHERPicture4.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NHERPicture4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NHERPicture4.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-soil-seed-banks-to-seedlings-deciphering-the-natural-regeneration-of-tropical-dry-forests-in-the-americas\/\" target=\"_self\" >From Soil Seed Banks to Seedlings: Deciphering the Natural Regeneration of Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Viviana Londo\u00f1o-Lemos Viviana Londo\u00f1o-Lemos\u00a0is a Ph.D. candidate with the Powers Lab in the Plant and Microbial Biology Program at the University of Minnesota. Email:\u00a0vivianalondonolemos@gmail.com\u00a0or\u00a0londo074@umn.edu&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-soil-seed-banks-to-seedlings-deciphering-the-natural-regeneration-of-tropical-dry-forests-in-the-americas\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-north-america category-road-construction category-soils tag-controlled-burned tag-grassland tag-grassland-restoration tag-invasive-species tag-native-grasses tag-native-plants tag-native-species tag-prescribed-burn tag-prescribed-fire tag-roadside-planting\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-plant-seeding-solutions-for-high-disturbance-highway-roadsides\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nher0120261.jpg?resize=624%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Native Plant Seeding Solutions for High Disturbance Highway Roadsides\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nher0120261.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nher0120261.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-plant-seeding-solutions-for-high-disturbance-highway-roadsides\/\" target=\"_self\" >Native Plant Seeding Solutions for High Disturbance Highway Roadsides<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Wes Bollinger, a restoration ecologist, recommends strategies for enhancing roadside ecosystems through native species planting. His research identifies effective seeding practices and species, focusing on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-plant-seeding-solutions-for-high-disturbance-highway-roadsides\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4089 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-north-america category-virginia tag-fire tag-mallow-flowers tag-prescribed-fire tag-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/peters-mountain-mallow-back-on-the-brink-as-it-approaches-its-100th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nher123.jpg?resize=1430%2C1078&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Peter\u2019s Mountain Mallow \u2013 Back on the brink as it approaches its 100th\u00a0anniversary\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nher123.jpg?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nher123.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nher123.jpg?resize=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nher123.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/peters-mountain-mallow-back-on-the-brink-as-it-approaches-its-100th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_self\" >Peter\u2019s Mountain Mallow \u2013 Back on the brink as it approaches its 100th\u00a0anniversary<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Peter&#8217;s Mountain Mallow (Iliamna corei), one of the rarest plants globally, has dwindled to just five individuals as of 2025. Historically endangered, it relies on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/peters-mountain-mallow-back-on-the-brink-as-it-approaches-its-100th-anniversary\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4071 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-soils category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-restoration tag-soil tag-tropical tag-tropical-forest-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-hidden-half-of-tropical-forest-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHERPicture2.jpg?resize=936%2C656&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The hidden half of tropical forest recovery\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHERPicture2.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHERPicture2.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHERPicture2.jpg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-hidden-half-of-tropical-forest-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\" >The hidden half of tropical forest recovery\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Leland Werden Leland Werden, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at\u00a0ETH Zurich.\u00a0lwerden@gmail.com I remember starting my PhD in 2012 with a strong desire to develop&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-hidden-half-of-tropical-forest-recovery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4038 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-choconexion-project-restoring-ecological-connections-in-ecuadors-choco-rain-forest\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHER10Picture4.jpg?resize=1430%2C1081&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Choconexi\u00f3n Project: Restoring Ecological Connections in Ecuador\u2019s Choc\u00f3\u00a0Rain Forest\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHER10Picture4.jpg?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHER10Picture4.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHER10Picture4.jpg?resize=1024%2C774&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NHER10Picture4.jpg?resize=768%2C581&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-choconexion-project-restoring-ecological-connections-in-ecuadors-choco-rain-forest\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Choconexi\u00f3n Project: Restoring Ecological Connections in Ecuador\u2019s Choc\u00f3\u00a0Rain Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By J. Leighton Reid J. Leighton Reid is an Associate Professor of Ecological Restoration in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-choconexion-project-restoring-ecological-connections-in-ecuadors-choco-rain-forest\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-north-america tag-ecological-restoration tag-woodland-restoration tag-woodlands\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/under-the-canopy-how-light-shapes-oak-woodland-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nherPicture5.jpg?resize=764%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Under the canopy: how light shapes oak woodland restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nherPicture5.jpg?w=764&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nherPicture5.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/under-the-canopy-how-light-shapes-oak-woodland-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Under the canopy: how light shapes oak woodland restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Rory Schiafo Rory Schiafo is a PhD Candidate in Plant Biology and Conservation at Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University. All images are taken&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/under-the-canopy-how-light-shapes-oak-woodland-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-north-america tag-biodiversity tag-grassland-restoration tag-grasslands tag-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-in-the-madrean-mixed-grass-prairie-of-southeastern-arizona\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?resize=1644%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural History and Ecological Restoration in the Madrean Mixed-Grass Prairie of Southeastern\u00a0Arizona\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?w=1644&amp;ssl=1 1644w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?resize=822%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 822w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?resize=768%2C957&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/perrennial-polyculture-final-for-lauren.jpg.webp?resize=1233%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-in-the-madrean-mixed-grass-prairie-of-southeastern-arizona\/\" target=\"_self\" >Natural History and Ecological Restoration in the Madrean Mixed-Grass Prairie of Southeastern\u00a0Arizona<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Matilda Essig Matilda Essig&nbsp;is an artist and agriculturalist who has lived in the grasslands of southeast Arizona since 2006. She uses visual art, hands-on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-in-the-madrean-mixed-grass-prairie-of-southeastern-arizona\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-birds tag-baltra-island tag-ecological-restoration tag-galapagos tag-invasive-species tag-national-park tag-south-america\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/trouble-in-paradise-why-the-galapagos-islands-need-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1478&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trouble in Paradise: Why the Galapagos Islands Need Ecological Restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C887&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/photo1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1182&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/trouble-in-paradise-why-the-galapagos-islands-need-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Trouble in Paradise: Why the Galapagos Islands Need Ecological Restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Anna Calle-Loor, an ecological restoration expert, highlights the Galapagos Islands&#8217; unique biodiversity and its degradation due to human activity and invasive species. Initiatives are underway&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/trouble-in-paradise-why-the-galapagos-islands-need-ecological-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3890 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration tag-dunes tag-ecological-health-network tag-ecological-restoration tag-forest-steppe tag-grassland tag-grassland-regeneration tag-grassland-restoration tag-invasive-species\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-of-sandy-grassland-ecosystems-in-kiskunsag-central-hungary-and-combating-the-allergenic-common-ragweed-ambrosia-artemisiifolia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grasslandpicture1-1.png?resize=936%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ecological restoration of sandy grassland ecosystems in Kiskuns\u00e1g, central Hungary and\u00a0combating\u00a0the allergenic Common\u00a0ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grasslandpicture1-1.png?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grasslandpicture1-1.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grasslandpicture1-1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-of-sandy-grassland-ecosystems-in-kiskunsag-central-hungary-and-combating-the-allergenic-common-ragweed-ambrosia-artemisiifolia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ecological restoration of sandy grassland ecosystems in Kiskuns\u00e1g, central Hungary and\u00a0combating\u00a0the allergenic Common\u00a0ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Katalin T\u00f6r\u00f6k and Melinda Halassy, restoration ecologists in Hungary, focus on revitalizing sandy grasslands. Their research addresses barriers to natural restoration and evaluates methods against&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-of-sandy-grassland-ecosystems-in-kiskunsag-central-hungary-and-combating-the-allergenic-common-ragweed-ambrosia-artemisiifolia\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-grassland category-latin-america tag-accion-serrana tag-argentina tag-biocultural-restoration tag-cloud-forests tag-forest tag-polylepis tag-reforestation tag-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accion-serrana-network-conserving-and-restoring-cloud-forests-in-the-mountains-of-cordoba-province-central-argentina\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1810&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ACCI\u00d3N SERRANA Network: Conserving and restoring cloud forests in the mountains of C\u00f3rdoba\u00a0 province, central Argentina.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/figure-3_-the-argentina-anole-pristidactylus-achalensis-is-an-endemic-lizard-of-the-pampa-de-achala-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1448&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accion-serrana-network-conserving-and-restoring-cloud-forests-in-the-mountains-of-cordoba-province-central-argentina\/\" target=\"_self\" >ACCI\u00d3N SERRANA Network: Conserving and restoring cloud forests in the mountains of C\u00f3rdoba\u00a0 province, central Argentina.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dr. Pablo Friedlander and Romina Torre lead Acci\u00f3n Serrana&#8217;s restoration and education projects in South America, focused on vulnerable cloud forests and ecosystems. Their initiatives&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accion-serrana-network-conserving-and-restoring-cloud-forests-in-the-mountains-of-cordoba-province-central-argentina\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-grassland category-north-america tag-ecological-restoration tag-garden-preserve tag-historic-garden tag-maine tag-meadows tag-mount-desert-island tag-native-plants\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/using-a-130-year-old-dataset-to-inform-ecological-restoration-decisions-on-mount-desert-island-maine-usa\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1531\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1531&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Using a 130-year-old dataset to inform ecological restoration decisions on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C918&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/meadow-from-carriage-road-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1224&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/using-a-130-year-old-dataset-to-inform-ecological-restoration-decisions-on-mount-desert-island-maine-usa\/\" target=\"_self\" >Using a 130-year-old dataset to inform ecological restoration decisions on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tate Bushell, Director of Natural Lands at Mount Desert Land &amp; Garden Preserve, manages 1,400 acres of natural land in Maine. Focused on restoring post-agricultural&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/using-a-130-year-old-dataset-to-inform-ecological-restoration-decisions-on-mount-desert-island-maine-usa\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems tag-annuals tag-beekeeping tag-bees tag-insects tag-karoo tag-nature tag-pollinators tag-solitary-bees tag-south-africa tag-wolwekraal-nature-reserve\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-neath-the-surface-some-bare-ground-needs-no-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee-neath the surface: Some bare ground needs no restoration!\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_4016-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-neath-the-surface-some-bare-ground-needs-no-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bee-neath the surface: Some bare ground needs no restoration!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Karin Sternberg&#8217;s research in the Great Karoo highlights the ecological significance of solitary bees and wild honeybees, documenting over a hundred bee nests in a&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-neath-the-surface-some-bare-ground-needs-no-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3679 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-north-america category-soils category-uncategorized tag-ecological-degradation tag-ecological-restoration tag-ecology tag-fire tag-nature tag-resilience tag-sagebrush tag-seeding tag-soil\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accurately-estimating-restoration-efficacy-across-large-landscapes-and-timeframes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nher-top-picture.jpg?resize=936%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Accurately estimating restoration efficacy across large landscapes and timeframes\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nher-top-picture.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nher-top-picture.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nher-top-picture.jpg?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accurately-estimating-restoration-efficacy-across-large-landscapes-and-timeframes\/\" target=\"_self\" >Accurately estimating restoration efficacy across large landscapes and timeframes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This month marks the tenth anniversary of Natural History of Ecological Restoration, highlighting its growth to over 14,000 global readers. Dr. Allison Simler-Williamson&#8217;s recent post&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/accurately-estimating-restoration-efficacy-across-large-landscapes-and-timeframes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-north-america category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-biodiversity tag-forest tag-invasive tag-invasive-species tag-management tag-nature tag-plants tag-revegetation tag-rhamnus-cathartica tag-shading tag-shrub\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/managing-invasive-common-buckthorn-rhamnus-cathartica-in-the-midwest-us\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nherpicture3.jpg?resize=1430%2C1078&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Managing invasive common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the Midwest US\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nherpicture3.jpg?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nherpicture3.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nherpicture3.jpg?resize=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nherpicture3.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/managing-invasive-common-buckthorn-rhamnus-cathartica-in-the-midwest-us\/\" target=\"_self\" >Managing invasive common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the Midwest US<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Andrew Kaul and Mike Schuster focus on invasive shrub removal, particularly Rhamnus cathartica, to restore Eastern US forests. Their research highlights effective control strategies, such&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/managing-invasive-common-buckthorn-rhamnus-cathartica-in-the-midwest-us\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3591 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-north-america tag-biodiversity tag-climate-change tag-conservation tag-environment tag-seed-collection tag-seed-conservation tag-seed-science tag-tree-conservation tag-tree-cutting tag-tree-seed-collection tag-trees\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/an-ehn-trip-report-from-canadas-national-tree-seed-centre\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melissapicture1-2.png?resize=1020%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An EHN Trip Report from Canada\u2019s National Tree Seed Centre\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melissapicture1-2.png?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melissapicture1-2.png?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melissapicture1-2.png?resize=774%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melissapicture1-2.png?resize=768%2C1016&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/an-ehn-trip-report-from-canadas-national-tree-seed-centre\/\" target=\"_self\" >An EHN Trip Report from Canada\u2019s National Tree Seed Centre\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Eve Allen, James Aronson, and Sefra Alexandra report on their June 2024 visit to Canada&#8217;s National Tree Seed Center, dedicating it to Melissa Spearing, a&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/an-ehn-trip-report-from-canadas-national-tree-seed-centre\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3595 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latin-america tag-agroforestry tag-amazon tag-biodiversity tag-bird-watching tag-national-reserves tag-native-trees tag-peru tag-renewable-energy tag-south-america tag-sustainable\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/birdwatching-and-organic-cacao-at-hacienda-herrera-exploring-alternative-pathways-for-a-sustainable-future-in-the-peruvian-amazon\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banner-1.jpg?resize=1384%2C925&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Birdwatching and organic cacao at Hacienda Herrera: exploring alternative pathways for a sustainable future in the Peruvian Amazon\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banner-1.jpg?w=1384&amp;ssl=1 1384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banner-1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banner-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banner-1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/birdwatching-and-organic-cacao-at-hacienda-herrera-exploring-alternative-pathways-for-a-sustainable-future-in-the-peruvian-amazon\/\" target=\"_self\" >Birdwatching and organic cacao at Hacienda Herrera: exploring alternative pathways for a sustainable future in the Peruvian Amazon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thibaud Aronson, an ornithologist in Peru&#8217;s Amazonas region, works on conservation. Puerto Maldonado&#8217;s surroundings still teem with wildlife, but face threats from gold mining and&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/birdwatching-and-organic-cacao-at-hacienda-herrera-exploring-alternative-pathways-for-a-sustainable-future-in-the-peruvian-amazon\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-fire tag-herbaceous tag-invasive-species tag-oak tag-prescribed-burning tag-prescribed-fire tag-restoration tag-soil tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-role-of-soil-microbial-communities-in-oak-woodland-restoration-using-dna-metabarcoding\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Understanding the role of soil microbial communities in oak woodland restoration using DNA metabarcoding\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/figure-1-bottom-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-role-of-soil-microbial-communities-in-oak-woodland-restoration-using-dna-metabarcoding\/\" target=\"_self\" >Understanding the role of soil microbial communities in oak woodland restoration using DNA metabarcoding<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rachel Brant, a postdoctoral fellow at the Missouri Botanical Garden, explores the degradation and restoration of oak woodlands in the northern hemisphere. Her research on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-role-of-soil-microbial-communities-in-oak-woodland-restoration-using-dna-metabarcoding\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3542 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-big-meadows tag-grassland tag-grassland-restoration tag-land-managememt tag-nature tag-prescribed-burn tag-prescribed-fire tag-trees tag-virginia tag-wildflowers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/looking-back-to-guide-the-future-evaluating-23-years-of-management-history-in-big-meadows-shenandoah-national-park\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking Back to Guide the Future: Evaluating 23 Years of Management History in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/03_2024-bmm-crew-sampling_bubbler_wc-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/looking-back-to-guide-the-future-evaluating-23-years-of-management-history-in-big-meadows-shenandoah-national-park\/\" target=\"_self\" >Looking Back to Guide the Future: Evaluating 23 Years of Management History in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Big Meadows landscape in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, holds immense ecological and cultural significance. However, the open landscape is under threat from woody encroachment&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/looking-back-to-guide-the-future-evaluating-23-years-of-management-history-in-big-meadows-shenandoah-national-park\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-colombia tag-grassland-restoration tag-irrigation tag-seedling tag-tropical-dry-forest-seedlings tag-tropical-dry-forests tag-tropical-forest-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-cost-effectiveness-of-fertilizing-and-irrigating-tropical-dry-forest-seedlings-in-an-applied-nucleation-project\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aerialpicture5.jpg?resize=936%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The cost-effectiveness of fertilizing and irrigating tropical dry forest seedlings in an applied nucleation project\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aerialpicture5.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aerialpicture5.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aerialpicture5.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-cost-effectiveness-of-fertilizing-and-irrigating-tropical-dry-forest-seedlings-in-an-applied-nucleation-project\/\" target=\"_self\" >The cost-effectiveness of fertilizing and irrigating tropical dry forest seedlings in an applied nucleation project<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dr. Laura Toro, a Restoration Scientist, emphasizes the critical importance of conserving and restoring tropical dry forests due to their extensive degradation. Her research in&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-cost-effectiveness-of-fertilizing-and-irrigating-tropical-dry-forest-seedlings-in-an-applied-nucleation-project\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-atlantic-forest tag-atlantic-forest-restoration-pact tag-beta-diversity tag-biotic-homogenization tag-diversity tag-enrichment-planting tag-sos-mata-atlantica\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-relevance-of-species-diversity-and-composition-in-restoration-plantings-a-case-study-in-the-atlantic-forest-in-brazil\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1705&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The relevance of species diversity and composition in restoration plantings: a case study in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/photo05-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-relevance-of-species-diversity-and-composition-in-restoration-plantings-a-case-study-in-the-atlantic-forest-in-brazil\/\" target=\"_self\" >The relevance of species diversity and composition in restoration plantings: a case study in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ricardo Viani (Universidade Federal de S\u00e3o Carlos) discusses multiple aspects of diversity in tropical forest restoration plantings in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-relevance-of-species-diversity-and-composition-in-restoration-plantings-a-case-study-in-the-atlantic-forest-in-brazil\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3386 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-grassland category-north-america category-temperate-forest tag-biodiversity tag-botanical-gardens tag-ecological-restoration tag-garden tag-gardening tag-native-seeds tag-ne-restorative-landscape-coalition tag-northeast-restorative-landscape-coalition tag-plant-material tag-reforestation tag-restorative-landscape-coalition tag-seeds tag-tree-planting\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-restorative-landscape-coalition-a-new-social-ecological-impact-network-takes-root-in-the-eastern-united-states\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/swallowtail.png?resize=936%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Restorative Landscape Coalition: A new social-ecological impact network takes root in the Eastern United States\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/swallowtail.png?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/swallowtail.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/swallowtail.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-restorative-landscape-coalition-a-new-social-ecological-impact-network-takes-root-in-the-eastern-united-states\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Restorative Landscape Coalition: A new social-ecological impact network takes root in the Eastern United States<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The inaugural workshop held at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Upperville, VA led to the launch of a new coalition supporting initiatives for sustainable&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-restorative-landscape-coalition-a-new-social-ecological-impact-network-takes-root-in-the-eastern-united-states\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3348 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-missouri category-north-america tag-caity-sims tag-direct-seeding tag-james-faupel tag-lrec tag-pipeline tag-prairie tag-project-clear tag-st-louis tag-urban-restoration tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reconstructing-and-reconnecting-native-habitats-post-pipeline-construction-at-the-litzsinger-road-ecology-center\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reconstructing and reconnecting native habitats post-pipeline construction at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8-restoration-in-progress-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reconstructing-and-reconnecting-native-habitats-post-pipeline-construction-at-the-litzsinger-road-ecology-center\/\" target=\"_self\" >Reconstructing and reconnecting native habitats post-pipeline construction at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James Faupel is the urban ecology restoration supervisor at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center (LREC) and Caity Sims is the Project Clear restoration coordinator. The&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reconstructing-and-reconnecting-native-habitats-post-pipeline-construction-at-the-litzsinger-road-ecology-center\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-temperate-forest tag-araucaria-araucana tag-argentina tag-caviahue tag-ecocultural-restoration tag-larrea tag-lodgepole-pine tag-mapuche tag-nire tag-nothofagus tag-patagonia tag-pehuen tag-pinus-contorta tag-south-america tag-transhumance tag-ushuaia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/early-steps-towards-ecocultural-restoration-of-the-ancient-araucaria-araucana-pehuen-forests-in-caviahue-northern-patagonia-argentina\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"1038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/primary-type-forest.jpg?resize=1384%2C1038&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Early steps towards ecocultural restoration of the ancient\u00a0Araucaria araucana (Pehu\u00e9n)\u00a0forests in Caviahue, Northern Patagonia, Argentina.\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/primary-type-forest.jpg?w=1384&amp;ssl=1 1384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/primary-type-forest.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/primary-type-forest.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/primary-type-forest.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/early-steps-towards-ecocultural-restoration-of-the-ancient-araucaria-araucana-pehuen-forests-in-caviahue-northern-patagonia-argentina\/\" target=\"_self\" >Early steps towards ecocultural restoration of the ancient\u00a0Araucaria araucana (Pehu\u00e9n)\u00a0forests in Caviahue, Northern Patagonia, Argentina.\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A team of researchers describes the early stages of an ecocultural restoration project in Caviahue, Northern Patagonia, working with the Traditional Owners of the valley,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/early-steps-towards-ecocultural-restoration-of-the-ancient-araucaria-araucana-pehuen-forests-in-caviahue-northern-patagonia-argentina\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3254 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-north-america category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-climate-change tag-coefficient-of-conservatism tag-drone tag-eqip tag-fire tag-mycorrhizae tag-nature tag-prairie tag-savanna tag-seed-collection tag-wolf-run tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/land-abandonment-succession-and-restoration-the-wolf-run-grassland-restoration-project-at-the-missouri-botanical-gardens-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/banner-image.png?resize=539%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Land Abandonment, Succession, and Restoration: The Wolf Run Grassland Restoration Project at the Missouri Botanical Garden\u2019s Shaw Nature Reserve\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/banner-image.png?w=539&amp;ssl=1 539w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/banner-image.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/land-abandonment-succession-and-restoration-the-wolf-run-grassland-restoration-project-at-the-missouri-botanical-gardens-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Land Abandonment, Succession, and Restoration: The Wolf Run Grassland Restoration Project at the Missouri Botanical Garden\u2019s Shaw Nature Reserve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mike Saxton and Calvin Maginel describe a project restoring 80 acres of prairie, savanna, and oak-hickory woodland at Shaw Nature Reserve in eastern Missouri, USA.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/land-abandonment-succession-and-restoration-the-wolf-run-grassland-restoration-project-at-the-missouri-botanical-gardens-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-atlantic-forest tag-brazil tag-flr tag-newfor\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-contributions-of-restored-forests-for-nature-and-people-the-newfor-project\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nher_colombia-flr_p-brancalion.png?resize=1350%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Understanding the contributions of restored forests for nature and people: The NewFor Project\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nher_colombia-flr_p-brancalion.png?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nher_colombia-flr_p-brancalion.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nher_colombia-flr_p-brancalion.png?resize=1024%2C462&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nher_colombia-flr_p-brancalion.png?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-contributions-of-restored-forests-for-nature-and-people-the-newfor-project\/\" target=\"_self\" >Understanding the contributions of restored forests for nature and people: The NewFor Project<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dr. Pedro Brancalion describes NewFor: a Forest Landscape Restoration research initiative in southeastern Brazil.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/understanding-the-contributions-of-restored-forests-for-nature-and-people-the-newfor-project\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia tag-edna tag-metabarcoding tag-monitoring tag-plant-animal-interactions tag-tree-hollows\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-dna-edna-a-new-tool-for-monitoring-terrestrial-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cercartetus-concinnus_christine-cooper.jpg?resize=1379%2C1085&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Environmental DNA (eDNA): a new tool for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cercartetus-concinnus_christine-cooper.jpg?w=1379&amp;ssl=1 1379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cercartetus-concinnus_christine-cooper.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cercartetus-concinnus_christine-cooper.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cercartetus-concinnus_christine-cooper.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-dna-edna-a-new-tool-for-monitoring-terrestrial-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\" >Environmental DNA (eDNA): a new tool for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Joshua Newton et al. describe environmental DNA (eDNA), a new tool for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems, and discuss some of the implications for ecological restoration, drawing&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-dna-edna-a-new-tool-for-monitoring-terrestrial-ecosystems\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3136 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-is-essential-for-reviving-north-americas-southeastern-grasslands\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-2-edited-1.png?resize=995%2C695&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural history is essential for reviving North America\u2019s Southeastern Grasslands\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-2-edited-1.png?w=995&amp;ssl=1 995w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-2-edited-1.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-2-edited-1.png?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-is-essential-for-reviving-north-americas-southeastern-grasslands\/\" target=\"_self\" >Natural history is essential for reviving North America\u2019s Southeastern Grasslands\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Eve Allen, serving as the Program Director for the Northeast Bioregion at the Ecological Health Network, recounts her visit to the Southern Grassland Biome and&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/natural-history-is-essential-for-reviving-north-americas-southeastern-grasslands\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3125 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-north-america category-soils category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/developing-an-expanded-soil-profile-methodology-for-restoring-social-ecological-relations-a-case-study-of-sunnivue-farm-a-biodynamic-farm-in-southwestern-ontario\/\" target=\"_self\" >Developing an Expanded Soil Profile methodology for restoring social-ecological relations: A case study of Sunnivue Farm, a biodynamic farm in Southwestern Ontario<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Katherine Lawless, an associate professor in the Centre for Global Studies at Huron University College in London, Ontario, Canada. Katherine is trained as a&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/developing-an-expanded-soil-profile-methodology-for-restoring-social-ecological-relations-a-case-study-of-sunnivue-farm-a-biodynamic-farm-in-southwestern-ontario\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3119 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-andes tag-natural-regeneration tag-reforestation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reforestation-and-natural-regeneration-two-approaches-for-andean-forest-recovery-in-ecuador\/\" target=\"_self\" >Reforestation and Natural Regeneration:\u00a0 Two approaches for Andean Forest Recovery in Ecuador<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ximena Palomeque, Selene B\u00e1ez and Hans Verbeeck, describe ongoing research on the suitability of native tree species for restoring degraded sites in the southern Andes.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reforestation-and-natural-regeneration-two-approaches-for-andean-forest-recovery-in-ecuador\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3106 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/valorising-malagasy-protected-areas-as-seed-sources-for-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Valorising Malagasy protected areas as seed sources for forest restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Chris Birkinshaw, Tefy Andriamihajarivo and Tabita Randrianarivony, all part of the team working to conserve the Analavelona Sacred Forest as part of the Missouri&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/valorising-malagasy-protected-areas-as-seed-sources-for-forest-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3066 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-23-national-native-seed-conference-cultivating-the-restoration-supply-chain-and-launching-the-northeast-seed-network\/\" target=\"_self\" >The &#8217;23 National Native Seed Conference &#8211; Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain and Launching the Northeast Seed Network<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Eve Allen and James Aronson (Ecological Health Network), Sefra Alexandra (The Ecotype Project), Geordie Elkins (Highstead Foundation), and Uli Lorimer (Native Plant Trust). At&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-23-national-native-seed-conference-cultivating-the-restoration-supply-chain-and-launching-the-northeast-seed-network\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3042 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-conservatism tag-seeds tag-species-diversity tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-additions-facilitate-herb-layer-restoration-in-a-temperate-oak-woodland\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seed additions facilitate herb-layer restoration in a temperate oak woodland\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02b_seeded-woodland_andrew-kaul-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-additions-facilitate-herb-layer-restoration-in-a-temperate-oak-woodland\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seed additions facilitate herb-layer restoration in a temperate oak woodland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Andrew Kaul (MOBOT) summarizes a recent experiment on ground layer seed addition during temperate woodland restoration in Missouri, USA.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-additions-facilitate-herb-layer-restoration-in-a-temperate-oak-woodland\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-epiphytes category-forest-restoration category-islands category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-asplenium-nidus tag-black-river-gorges-national-park tag-invasive-species tag-macaque tag-mauritius tag-polystachya-jubaultii tag-strawberry-guava tag-vincent-florens\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/critical-ecological-care-in-the-land-of-the-dodo-invasive-species-removal\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=1707%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical (ecological) care in the land of the dodo: invasive species removal\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/03_vincent-florens_eva-colberg-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/critical-ecological-care-in-the-land-of-the-dodo-invasive-species-removal\/\" target=\"_self\" >Critical (ecological) care in the land of the dodo: invasive species removal<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Eva Colberg describes the need for invasive species management to preserve endemic species on Mauritius.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/critical-ecological-care-in-the-land-of-the-dodo-invasive-species-removal\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3003 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-latin-america category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-ark-paradigm tag-biodiversity-farm tag-bunkered tag-colombia tag-colonialism tag-espeletia tag-ex-situ-plant-conservation tag-paramo tag-seed-banking tag-sumapaz\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bunkered-ex-situ-plant-conservation-and-paramo-biodiversity-farms\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/espeletia-nursery-at-el-carmen_ivan-jimenez.jpg?resize=695%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bunkered ex situ plant conservation and p\u00e1ramo biodiversity farms\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/espeletia-nursery-at-el-carmen_ivan-jimenez.jpg?w=695&amp;ssl=1 695w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/espeletia-nursery-at-el-carmen_ivan-jimenez.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bunkered-ex-situ-plant-conservation-and-paramo-biodiversity-farms\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bunkered ex situ plant conservation and p\u00e1ramo biodiversity farms<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Iv\u00e1n Jim\u00e9nez, Carlos A. Vargas, Carlos I. Su\u00e1rez, and Erika Benavides write about the bunker mentality in conventional seed banking and describe a paramo biodiversity&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bunkered-ex-situ-plant-conservation-and-paramo-biodiversity-farms\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2983 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia tag-boodja tag-ecological-health-network tag-gondwana-link tag-margaret-river-program tag-mental-health tag-students tag-wandandi-peoples\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/we-planted-a-forest-the-mental-health-benefits-of-ecological-restoration-a-pilot-study\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_zac-webb_hicks.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cWe planted a forest!\u201d \u2013 The mental health benefits of ecological restoration: a pilot study\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_zac-webb_hicks.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_zac-webb_hicks.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_zac-webb_hicks.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/we-planted-a-forest-the-mental-health-benefits-of-ecological-restoration-a-pilot-study\/\" target=\"_self\" ><strong>\u201cWe planted a forest!\u201d \u2013 The mental health benefits of ecological restoration: a pilot study<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Suzanne Hicks describes a pilot study aiming to test how participation in ecological restoration projects impacts mental health.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/we-planted-a-forest-the-mental-health-benefits-of-ecological-restoration-a-pilot-study\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-forest-restoration category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction category-temperate-forest category-virginia tag-fish-and-wildlife-service tag-helenium-virginicum tag-isotria tag-isotria-medeoloides tag-mount-joy-pond tag-orchid tag-virginia-natural-heritage-program tag-virginia-sneezeweed tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-prescribed-fire-affect-a-threatened-terrestrial-orchid\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How does prescribed fire affect a threatened terrestrial orchid?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pxl_20210629_153415919-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-prescribed-fire-affect-a-threatened-terrestrial-orchid\/\" target=\"_self\" ><strong>How does prescribed fire affect a threatened terrestrial orchid?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Leighton Reid and Ryan Klopf describe a new research project that aims to understand how an important restoration tool, prescribed fire, impacts the population dynamics&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-prescribed-fire-affect-a-threatened-terrestrial-orchid\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction tag-astragalus-bibullatus tag-international-plant-translocation-conference tag-plant-ecology tag-roma-tre-university\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-new-perspective-for-plant-translocation-science-the-international-plant-translocation-conference-has-been-born\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A new perspective for plant translocation science: the International Plant Translocation Conference has been born\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/astragalus-reintroduction-in-flower-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-new-perspective-for-plant-translocation-science-the-international-plant-translocation-conference-has-been-born\/\" target=\"_self\" ><strong>A new perspective for plant translocation science: the International Plant Translocation Conference has been born<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thomas Abeli describes the first International Plant Translocation Conference &#8211; a new scientific meeting dedicated to sharing experiences to improve plant translocation science and practice&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-new-perspective-for-plant-translocation-science-the-international-plant-translocation-conference-has-been-born\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-australia category-fire-ecology tag-fire-stick tag-indigenous-management tag-kimberley tag-western-australia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/time-to-learn-from-the-past-indigenous-peoples-are-leading-land-management-in-southwest-australia-and-the-rest-of-the-world-should-take-note\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Time to learn from the past: Indigenous Peoples are leading land management in Southwest Australia, and the rest of the world should take note\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C247&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C185&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C370&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-granite-inselberg-sw-australia-by-adam-cross-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C493&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/time-to-learn-from-the-past-indigenous-peoples-are-leading-land-management-in-southwest-australia-and-the-rest-of-the-world-should-take-note\/\" target=\"_self\" >Time to learn from the past: Indigenous Peoples are leading land management in Southwest Australia, and the rest of the world should take note<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Western Australia faces a biodiversity crisis driven by climate change and inadequate conservation and land management. Adam Cross and James Aronson describe how successes have&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/time-to-learn-from-the-past-indigenous-peoples-are-leading-land-management-in-southwest-australia-and-the-rest-of-the-world-should-take-note\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2880 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-forest-restoration category-islands category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-degradation category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-berenty tag-bonn-challenge tag-coua tag-dispersal tag-eco-evolutionary-history tag-endemism tag-fire tag-greenagain tag-invasive-species tag-lemur tag-phosphorus tag-sarcolaenaceae tag-tavy\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/madagascars-unique-history-has-created-unique-restoration-challenges\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1440%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Madagascar\u2019s unique history has created unique restoration challenges\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/madagascars-unique-history-has-created-unique-restoration-challenges\/\" target=\"_self\" >Madagascar\u2019s unique history has created unique restoration challenges<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Leighton Reid describes new research linking slow forest recovery to the ancient and protracted isolation that has made Madagascar a hotspot of global endemism \u2013&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/madagascars-unique-history-has-created-unique-restoration-challenges\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2850 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri tag-glade tag-prairie tag-restoration tag-seed-production tag-species-pool tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/identifying-regional-and-restoration-species-pools-for-the-ozark-highlands\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?resize=1644%2C653&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Identifying regional and restoration species pools for the Ozark Highlands\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?w=1644&amp;ssl=1 1644w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?resize=1024%2C407&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?resize=768%2C305&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/butterflymilkweedstiffgoldenrod_kaul.png?resize=1536%2C610&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/identifying-regional-and-restoration-species-pools-for-the-ozark-highlands\/\" target=\"_self\" >Identifying regional and restoration species pools for the Ozark Highlands<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How easy is it to buy seeds for native woodland plants in central North America? Not easy at all for more than half of regional&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/identifying-regional-and-restoration-species-pools-for-the-ozark-highlands\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-marine-restoration tag-biohut tag-biorestore tag-care tag-dusky-grouper tag-ecocean tag-endangered-species tag-epinephelus-marginatus tag-france tag-light-trap tag-mediterranean\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-operations-in-the-french-mediterranean-coastal-environment-to-promote-dusky-grouper-population-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1386\" height=\"1039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/03-dusky-grouper-adult-male_remy-dubas_ecocean.jpg?resize=1386%2C1039&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ecological restoration operations in the French Mediterranean coastal environment to promote dusky grouper population recovery\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/03-dusky-grouper-adult-male_remy-dubas_ecocean.jpg?w=1386&amp;ssl=1 1386w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/03-dusky-grouper-adult-male_remy-dubas_ecocean.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/03-dusky-grouper-adult-male_remy-dubas_ecocean.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/03-dusky-grouper-adult-male_remy-dubas_ecocean.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-operations-in-the-french-mediterranean-coastal-environment-to-promote-dusky-grouper-population-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ecological restoration operations in the French Mediterranean coastal environment to promote dusky grouper population recovery<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A French company, Ecocean, is using unique strategies to restore near-shore habitat and assist the recovery of endangered fish populations in the northwestern Mediterranean.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-operations-in-the-french-mediterranean-coastal-environment-to-promote-dusky-grouper-population-recovery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-virginia tag-cerpit tag-ecological-restoration-major tag-jobs tag-restoration-ecology-working-group tag-restoration-economy tag-school-of-plant-and-environmental-sciences tag-ser-vt tag-society-for-ecological-restoration tag-students\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/major-in-ecological-restoration-at-virginia-tech\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Major in Ecological Restoration at Virginia Tech\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/millboro-leatherflower_jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/major-in-ecological-restoration-at-virginia-tech\/\" target=\"_self\" >Major in Ecological Restoration at Virginia Tech<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Virginia Tech offers an Ecological Restoration major for students who are passionate about nature and want to move the needle on climate change, biodiversity conservation,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/major-in-ecological-restoration-at-virginia-tech\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2762 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-active-restoration tag-chronosequence tag-coarse-woody-debris tag-coto-brus tag-dead-wood tag-fieldwork tag-forest-ecology-and-management tag-las-cruces tag-passive-restoration tag-quetzal\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planting-trees-recovers-70-years-worth-of-dead-wood-carbon-pools-in-less-than-two-decades\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sampling02.jpg?resize=1430%2C805&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Planting trees recovers 70 years\u2019 worth of dead wood carbon pools in less than two decades\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sampling02.jpg?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sampling02.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sampling02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sampling02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planting-trees-recovers-70-years-worth-of-dead-wood-carbon-pools-in-less-than-two-decades\/\" target=\"_self\" >Planting trees recovers 70 years\u2019 worth of dead wood carbon pools in less than two decades<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Estefania Fernandez Barrancos writes about why dead wood is important and how we can get it back through ecological restoration.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planting-trees-recovers-70-years-worth-of-dead-wood-carbon-pools-in-less-than-two-decades\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-islands tag-invasive-species tag-laurisilva tag-levada tag-madeira\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-botanical-melting-pot-of-madeira-notes-on-natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-at-species-ecosystem-and-landscape-scales\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The \u2018botanical melting pot\u2019 of Madeira: Notes on natural history and ecological restoration at species, ecosystem, and landscape scales\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.-funchal-vineyards-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-botanical-melting-pot-of-madeira-notes-on-natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-at-species-ecosystem-and-landscape-scales\/\" target=\"_self\" >The \u2018botanical melting pot\u2019 of Madeira: Notes on natural history and ecological restoration at species, ecosystem, and landscape scales<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson write about ecology, history, and restoration on the island of Madeira.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-botanical-melting-pot-of-madeira-notes-on-natural-history-and-ecological-restoration-at-species-ecosystem-and-landscape-scales\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2696 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-restoring-natural-capital category-virginia tag-arec tag-bee-friendly-beef tag-cattle tag-cow tag-forbs tag-pasture tag-pollinators tag-wildflowers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-friendly-beef-rehabilitating-cattle-pastures-to-increase-pollinator-habitat\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/05-kietzman-nher.jpg?resize=1431%2C1073&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee-friendly beef: rehabilitating cattle pastures to increase pollinator habitat\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/05-kietzman-nher.jpg?w=1431&amp;ssl=1 1431w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/05-kietzman-nher.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/05-kietzman-nher.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/05-kietzman-nher.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-friendly-beef-rehabilitating-cattle-pastures-to-increase-pollinator-habitat\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bee-friendly beef: rehabilitating cattle pastures to increase pollinator habitat<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dr. Parry Kietzman describes a new experiment aimed at improving Southeastern grazing lands to improve cow health, provide habitat for pollinators, and conserve plant biodiversity<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/bee-friendly-beef-rehabilitating-cattle-pastures-to-increase-pollinator-habitat\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia tag-arc-training-centre-for-healing-country tag-country tag-ecohealth tag-indigenous-led-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healing-communities-by-healing-country-first-nations-peoples-are-increasingly-leading-ecological-restoration-programs-for-australias-threatened-and-degraded-landscapes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1696&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Healing communities by healing country: First Nations peoples are increasingly leading ecological restoration programs for Australia\u2019s threatened and degraded landscapes\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/karda-cultural-planting-at-yarrabee-2017.-photo-amanda-keesing-6-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healing-communities-by-healing-country-first-nations-peoples-are-increasingly-leading-ecological-restoration-programs-for-australias-threatened-and-degraded-landscapes\/\" target=\"_self\" >Healing communities by healing country: First Nations peoples are increasingly leading ecological restoration programs for Australia\u2019s threatened and degraded landscapes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Adam Cross, Keith Bradby, and James Aronson describe Indigenous People&#8217;s-led restoration programs in western Australia.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healing-communities-by-healing-country-first-nations-peoples-are-increasingly-leading-ecological-restoration-programs-for-australias-threatened-and-degraded-landscapes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-desert-trees category-latin-america tag-aguada-san-roque tag-argentina tag-cultural-values tag-grindelia tag-larrea tag-local-knowledge tag-monte tag-patagonia tag-prosopis tag-puesteros\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-importance-of-knowledge-of-cultural-values-for-dryland-ecological-restoration-lessons-from-argentine-patagonia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The importance of knowledge of cultural values for dryland ecological restoration: Lessons from Argentine Patagonia\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-importance-of-knowledge-of-cultural-values-for-dryland-ecological-restoration-lessons-from-argentine-patagonia\/\" target=\"_self\" >The importance of knowledge of cultural values for dryland ecological restoration: Lessons from Argentine Patagonia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A team of researchers describes the natural history, degradation, and restoration of dryland &#8220;monte&#8221; in Aguada San Roque, Patagonia.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-importance-of-knowledge-of-cultural-values-for-dryland-ecological-restoration-lessons-from-argentine-patagonia\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-grassland category-missouri tag-coefficient-of-conservatism tag-natural-community tag-ozarks tag-private-land tag-savanna\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/in-search-of-a-lost-natural-community-the-ozark-savanna-edition\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04_photo-3_glade-coneflower_calvin-maginel.png?resize=1430%2C1073&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"In search of a lost natural community: the Ozark savanna edition\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04_photo-3_glade-coneflower_calvin-maginel.png?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04_photo-3_glade-coneflower_calvin-maginel.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04_photo-3_glade-coneflower_calvin-maginel.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04_photo-3_glade-coneflower_calvin-maginel.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/in-search-of-a-lost-natural-community-the-ozark-savanna-edition\/\" target=\"_self\" >In search of a lost natural community: the Ozark savanna edition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Open savannas are almost gone from Missouri. Could remnants persist in on private lands? Calvin Maginel delivers a virtual fieldtrip to one private savanna in&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/in-search-of-a-lost-natural-community-the-ozark-savanna-edition\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2571 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-virginia tag-clifton-institute tag-experiment tag-floristics tag-grassland-restoration tag-inventory tag-piedmont-grasslands tag-virginia-working-landscapes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/virginias-piedmont-grasslands-floristics-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01_banner-grassland_jordan-coscia.jpg?resize=1431%2C1073&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virginia\u2019s Piedmont grasslands: floristics and restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01_banner-grassland_jordan-coscia.jpg?w=1431&amp;ssl=1 1431w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01_banner-grassland_jordan-coscia.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01_banner-grassland_jordan-coscia.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01_banner-grassland_jordan-coscia.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/virginias-piedmont-grasslands-floristics-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Virginia\u2019s Piedmont grasslands: floristics and restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jordan Coscia (Virginia Tech) describes her research on the floristics and restoration of Virginia&#8217;s Piedmont grasslands.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/virginias-piedmont-grasslands-floristics-and-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2544 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-missouri tag-bombus-affinis tag-bombus-fraternus tag-bombus-pensylvanicus tag-calvary-cemetery tag-danaus-plexippus tag-education tag-litzinger-road-ecology-center tag-prairie tag-shutterbee tag-urban\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-prairie-resurgence\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/03b_urban-prairie_bellerive-park_james-faupel.jpg?resize=1045%2C783&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A prairie resurgence?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/03b_urban-prairie_bellerive-park_james-faupel.jpg?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/03b_urban-prairie_bellerive-park_james-faupel.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/03b_urban-prairie_bellerive-park_james-faupel.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/03b_urban-prairie_bellerive-park_james-faupel.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-prairie-resurgence\/\" target=\"_self\" >A prairie resurgence?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">St. Louis has restored dozens of urban prairies. James Faupel (Missouri Botanical Garden) describes their impact on pollinators and what is needed to keep them&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-prairie-resurgence\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-islands tag-aotearoa-new-zealand tag-eco-index tag-ecohealth-network tag-endemism tag-monitoring tag-people-cities-and-nature tag-tiaki tag-whakahou tag-whakamana\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-eco-index-research-programme-aotearoa-new-zealands-answer-for-effective-investment-in-biodiversity-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1917\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=2500%2C1917&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Eco-index research programme: Aotearoa New Zealand&#8217;s answer for effective investment in biodiversity restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=1024%2C785&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=768%2C589&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=1536%2C1178&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kiwi-flightless-nocturnal-and-endemic-to-nz.-credit-bioheritage-challenge.jpg?resize=2048%2C1570&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-eco-index-research-programme-aotearoa-new-zealands-answer-for-effective-investment-in-biodiversity-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Eco-index research programme: Aotearoa New Zealand&#8217;s answer for effective investment in biodiversity restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catherine Kirby explains the Eco-index programme: Aotearoa New Zealand&#8217;s novel approach to biodiversity monitoring.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-eco-index-research-programme-aotearoa-new-zealands-answer-for-effective-investment-in-biodiversity-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2501 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arkansas category-grassland category-missouri category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction tag-camassia-sp-nova tag-cryptic-species tag-dolomite-glade tag-endemism tag-missouri-bladderpod tag-new-species tag-ouachita tag-ozark tag-physaria-filiformis tag-shale-glade tag-speciation tag-wild-hyacinth\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conserving-and-restoring-missouri-bladderpod-a-us-midwestern-endemic\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Conserving and restoring Missouri bladderpod, a US Midwestern endemic\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/picture-5-mo-bladderpod-fruit-shale-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conserving-and-restoring-missouri-bladderpod-a-us-midwestern-endemic\/\" target=\"_self\" >Conserving and restoring Missouri bladderpod, a US Midwestern endemic<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A narrowly endemic bladderpod is one of more than 20 globally imperiled or vulnerable plants growing in the Ouachita glades and barrens.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conserving-and-restoring-missouri-bladderpod-a-us-midwestern-endemic\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2486 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-agricultural-waste tag-assisted-natural-regeneration tag-brosa tag-coffee tag-innovation tag-orange-peel-project\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/30-dump-truck-loads-of-coffee-pulp-help-restore-a-costa-rican-rainforest\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C679&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"30 dump truck loads of coffee pulp help restore a Costa Rican rainforest\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C272&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C204&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C408&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/banner_coffeetruck_rebeccacole-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C544&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/30-dump-truck-loads-of-coffee-pulp-help-restore-a-costa-rican-rainforest\/\" target=\"_self\" >30 dump truck loads of coffee pulp help restore a Costa Rican rainforest<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rakan &#8220;Zak&#8221; Zahawi and Rebecca Cole partnered with a coffee processing plant to repurpose farm waste to help restore a rainforest.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/30-dump-truck-loads-of-coffee-pulp-help-restore-a-costa-rican-rainforest\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2450 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-australia tag-badia tag-egernia-stokesii-badia tag-log-castle tag-meelyu tag-migration-translocation tag-totem\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/translocating-a-threatened-totem-the-impacts-of-mining-on-a-culturally-significant-species\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?resize=1600%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Translocating a threatened totem: The impacts of mining on a culturally-significant species\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/meelyu1_hollybradley.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/translocating-a-threatened-totem-the-impacts-of-mining-on-a-culturally-significant-species\/\" target=\"_self\" >Translocating a threatened totem: The impacts of mining on a culturally-significant species<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Holly Bradley\u00a0 and Adam Cross (Curtin University) describe the natural history and conservation of the meelyu, an Australian skink with a mixed history of translocation&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/translocating-a-threatened-totem-the-impacts-of-mining-on-a-culturally-significant-species\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve category-temperate-forest tag-bioblitz tag-drought tag-fire tag-flood tag-indiana-bat tag-myotis-sodalis\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drought-flood-and-fire-an-unexpected-habitat-recipe-for-at-risk-bats\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2277\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=2277%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drought, flood, and fire: an unexpected habitat recipe for at-risk bats\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?w=2277&amp;ssl=1 2277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=300%2C80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=1024%2C272&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=768%2C204&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=1536%2C407&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/banner_bataudio.png?resize=2048%2C543&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drought-flood-and-fire-an-unexpected-habitat-recipe-for-at-risk-bats\/\" target=\"_self\" >Drought, flood, and fire: an unexpected habitat recipe for at-risk bats<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mike Saxton describes how a confluence of flooding, drought, and fire created habitat for a federally-endangered bat.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drought-flood-and-fire-an-unexpected-habitat-recipe-for-at-risk-bats\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-virginia tag-oddball-species tag-pycnanthemum-torreyi tag-taxonomy tag-woodland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/torreys-mountain-mint-an-oddball-species\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pyc-tor-jl-reid.jpg?resize=1216%2C912&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Torrey\u2019s mountain mint \u2013 an oddball species?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pyc-tor-jl-reid.jpg?w=1216&amp;ssl=1 1216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pyc-tor-jl-reid.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pyc-tor-jl-reid.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pyc-tor-jl-reid.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/torreys-mountain-mint-an-oddball-species\/\" target=\"_self\" >Torrey\u2019s mountain mint \u2013 an oddball species?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In a state whose flora has been studied for hundreds of years, grassland conservation and restoration are still hindered by a need for better understanding&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/torreys-mountain-mint-an-oddball-species\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction tag-astragalus-bibullatus tag-juniperus-virginiana tag-limestone-cedar-glade tag-limestone-glade tag-nashville-basin tag-prescribed-fire tag-tennessee\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-a-rare-plant-provided-clues-to-restoring-a-degraded-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How a rare plant provided clues to restoring a degraded ecosystem\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/astragalus-bibulatus-airport-04-22-2010-005-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-a-rare-plant-provided-clues-to-restoring-a-degraded-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\" >How a rare plant provided clues to restoring a degraded ecosystem<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Matthew Albrecht describes the ecology and restoration of Pyne&#8217;s ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-a-rare-plant-provided-clues-to-restoring-a-degraded-ecosystem\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction tag-aldrovanda tag-badisis tag-brocchinia tag-byblis tag-carnivorous-plants tag-catopsis tag-cephalotus tag-darlingtonia tag-dionaea tag-drosera tag-drosophyllum tag-genlisea tag-heliamphora tag-nepenthes tag-pameridea tag-pinguicula tag-roridula tag-sarracenia tag-triphyophyllum tag-utricularia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/save-me-seymour-the-increasingly-dire-plight-of-darwins-most-wonderful-plants-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5689296493_f0bd621623_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Save me, Seymour! The increasingly dire plight of Darwin\u2019s \u201cMost wonderful plants in the world\u201d\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5689296493_f0bd621623_o.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5689296493_f0bd621623_o.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5689296493_f0bd621623_o.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/save-me-seymour-the-increasingly-dire-plight-of-darwins-most-wonderful-plants-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >Save me, Seymour! The increasingly dire plight of Darwin\u2019s \u201cMost wonderful plants in the world\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Adam Cross &amp; Thilo Krueger (Curtin University) describe the natural history and conservation of carnivorous plants.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/save-me-seymour-the-increasingly-dire-plight-of-darwins-most-wonderful-plants-in-the-world\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2340 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland tag-asclepias tag-exotic-species tag-grassland-restoration tag-iowa tag-milkweed tag-tallgrass-prairie\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-tallgrass-prairies-across-iowa\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C659&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Restoring Tallgrass Prairies across Iowa\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C77&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C264&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C198&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C396&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/asclepias_agrium_banner-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C527&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-tallgrass-prairies-across-iowa\/\" target=\"_self\" >Restoring Tallgrass Prairies across Iowa<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Andrew Kaul describes his research on milkweeds and grassland restorations across the Corn State.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-tallgrass-prairies-across-iowa\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-virginia tag-dynamic-equilibrium tag-endemism tag-massey-herbarium tag-shale-barren tag-tom-wieboldt\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shalebarren\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Botanizing a Central Appalachian Shale Barren\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C415&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C311&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C622&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shale-banner-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C830&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shalebarren\/\" target=\"_self\" >Botanizing a Central Appalachian Shale Barren<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Botany, ecology, and conservation of a unique Appalachian community.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shalebarren\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grassland category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction category-virginia tag-arthraxon-hispidus tag-buchnera-americana tag-clifton-institute tag-dichanthelium tag-liatris-squarrosa tag-manassas-national-battlefield-park tag-microstegium-vimenium tag-power-line tag-pycnanthemum-torreyi tag-schedonorus-arundinaceus tag-soil tag-solidago-rigida tag-vegetation tag-virginia-working-landscapes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/plant-diversity-soil-carbon-and-ecological-restoration-in-virginia-grasslands\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Plant diversity, soil carbon, and ecological restoration in Virginia grasslands\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mnbp-liasqu-by-jl-reid-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/plant-diversity-soil-carbon-and-ecological-restoration-in-virginia-grasslands\/\" target=\"_self\" >Plant diversity, soil carbon, and ecological restoration in Virginia grasslands<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Do you brake for Buchnera? Do you pull over for Pycnanthemum? @KathlynnLewis describes her summer research on Virginia grassland restoration.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/plant-diversity-soil-carbon-and-ecological-restoration-in-virginia-grasslands\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2274 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia tag-aotearoa-new-zealand tag-ecohealth tag-four-islands-ecohealth-network\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healthy-societies-built-from-healthy-ecosystems-how-australia-and-aotearoa-new-zealand-are-working-at-the-intersection-of-human-health-and-ecological-restoration-for-a-healthier-world\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1436&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Healthy Societies built from Healthy Ecosystems: How Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are Working at the Intersection of Human Health and Ecological Restoration for a Healthier World\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/arbor-day-1-c.kirby_-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healthy-societies-built-from-healthy-ecosystems-how-australia-and-aotearoa-new-zealand-are-working-at-the-intersection-of-human-health-and-ecological-restoration-for-a-healthier-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >Healthy Societies built from Healthy Ecosystems: How Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are Working at the Intersection of Human Health and Ecological Restoration for a Healthier World<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Adam Cross, Kiri Wallace, and James Aronson describe the newly-formed Four Islands EcoHealth Network &#8211; a regional coalition aiming to increase the amount and effectiveness&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/healthy-societies-built-from-healthy-ecosystems-how-australia-and-aotearoa-new-zealand-are-working-at-the-intersection-of-human-health-and-ecological-restoration-for-a-healthier-world\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2260 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-applied-nucleation tag-coto-brus tag-journal-of-applied-ecology tag-lessons-learned\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/do-we-really-need-to-plant-a-trillion-trees-tree-islands-are-an-ecologically-and-economically-sound-strategy-to-facilitate-tropical-forest-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1106\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/treeseedlings.jpg?resize=1106%2C738&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Do we really need to plant a trillion trees? Tree islands are an ecologically and economically sound strategy to facilitate tropical forest recovery\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/treeseedlings.jpg?w=1106&amp;ssl=1 1106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/treeseedlings.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/treeseedlings.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/treeseedlings.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/do-we-really-need-to-plant-a-trillion-trees-tree-islands-are-an-ecologically-and-economically-sound-strategy-to-facilitate-tropical-forest-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\" >Do we really need to plant a trillion trees? Tree islands are an ecologically and economically sound strategy to facilitate tropical forest recovery<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Karen Holl (UC Santa Cruz) and Leighton Reid (Virginia Tech) describe lessons learned from a 15-year study of tropical forest restoration in southern Costa Rica.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/do-we-really-need-to-plant-a-trillion-trees-tree-islands-are-an-ecologically-and-economically-sound-strategy-to-facilitate-tropical-forest-recovery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2217 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-grassland category-missouri category-temperate-forest tag-clematis-freemontii tag-dolomite-glade tag-james-trager tag-juniperus-virginiana tag-mesic-woodland tag-natural-areas-association tag-nels-holmberg tag-olivia-hajek tag-prescribed-fire tag-rhus-aromatica tag-shaw-nature-reserve tag-trifolium-reflexum\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-ten-year-woodland-restoration-trajectory\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A ten-year woodland restoration trajectory\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_20180529_171508-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-ten-year-woodland-restoration-trajectory\/\" target=\"_self\" >A ten-year woodland restoration trajectory<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Long-term research reveals the tempo of a temperate woodland restoration.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-ten-year-woodland-restoration-trajectory\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2205 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books tag-island-press tag-karen-holl tag-textbook\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/new-book-primer-of-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?resize=1678%2C471&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New book: Primer of Ecological Restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?w=1678&amp;ssl=1 1678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?resize=1024%2C287&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?resize=768%2C216&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_bookcover.jpg?resize=1536%2C431&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/new-book-primer-of-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >New book: Primer of Ecological Restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Karen Holl describes her new book, Primer of Ecological Restoration. It is a short, accessible introduction to the field.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/new-book-primer-of-ecological-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2184 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-agroforestry tag-bonn-challenge tag-conservation-letters tag-international-commitments tag-natural-regeneration tag-silviculture tag-tree-plantation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/global-pledges-to-restore-forests-face-challenges-and-need-increased-support\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fagan_rainbow.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Global pledges to restore forests face challenges, and need increased support\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fagan_rainbow.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fagan_rainbow.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fagan_rainbow.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fagan_rainbow.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/global-pledges-to-restore-forests-face-challenges-and-need-increased-support\/\" target=\"_self\" >Global pledges to restore forests face challenges, and need increased support<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Matt Fagan describes the challenges confronting countries as they attempt large-scale forest restoration, and why many countries will need help to fulfill their goals.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/global-pledges-to-restore-forests-face-challenges-and-need-increased-support\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2145 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-california tag-chilopsis-linearis tag-joshua-tree tag-mojave tag-pinus-monophylla tag-psorothamnus-spinosus tag-washingtonia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-foray-in-the-mojave-desert\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A foray in the Mojave Desert\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-p1040365.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-foray-in-the-mojave-desert\/\" target=\"_self\" >A foray in the Mojave Desert<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thibaud Aronson describes the botany, ecology, and degradation of southern California\u2019s unique desert woodlands.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-foray-in-the-mojave-desert\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2131 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-epiphytes category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-agua-salud tag-araceae tag-epiphyte tag-hemiepiphyte tag-monstera tag-skototropism tag-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute tag-tropical-conservation-science\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hard-times-for-hemiepiphytes-aroids-have-trouble-making-a-comeback-in-second-growth-forests\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hard times for hemiepiphytes: Aroids have trouble making a comeback in second-growth forests\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unidentified-araceae-panama-estefania-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hard-times-for-hemiepiphytes-aroids-have-trouble-making-a-comeback-in-second-growth-forests\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hard times for hemiepiphytes: Aroids have trouble making a comeback in second-growth forests<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Estefania Fernandez Barrancos studied aroids in Panama and found that they have a hard time recolonizing secondary forests.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hard-times-for-hemiepiphytes-aroids-have-trouble-making-a-comeback-in-second-growth-forests\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-temperate-forest tag-change tag-cove tag-cumberland-plateau tag-disturbance tag-oak tag-sassafras tag-upland\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cove-forests-on-the-southern-cumberland-plateau-are-losing-trees\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cove forests on the southern Cumberland Plateau are losing trees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C71&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C243&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C182&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C365&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dick-cove-transition-upland-to-cove-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C487&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cove-forests-on-the-southern-cumberland-plateau-are-losing-trees\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cove forests on the southern Cumberland Plateau are losing trees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rich, cove forests are losing tree species faster than sandy, upland forest, according to long-term research in Sewanee, Tennessee led by Jon Evans (University of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cove-forests-on-the-southern-cumberland-plateau-are-losing-trees\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees category-madagascar tag-adansonia-rubrostipa tag-astrotricha-hamptonii tag-boswellia-sacra tag-cratystylis-conocephala tag-cupressus-guadalupensis tag-database tag-dendrosicyos-socotrana tag-desert-canopies tag-didierea-madagascariensis tag-endemism tag-eucalyptus-salubris tag-flora-of-madagascar tag-fouguieria-columnaris tag-juniperus-phoenicea tag-pachycereus-pringlei tag-pachypodium-mikea tag-polylepis tag-prosopis-cineraria tag-prosopis-pallida tag-quercus-calliprinos tag-tropicos\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/desert-trees-of-the-world-a-new-database-for-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Desert Trees of the World &#8211; A new database for ecological restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/prosopis-cineraria-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/desert-trees-of-the-world-a-new-database-for-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Desert Trees of the World &#8211; A new database for ecological restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson describe and beautifully illustrate a new database about 1576 desert trees from around the world.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/desert-trees-of-the-world-a-new-database-for-ecological-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-forest-restoration category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-ankafobe tag-aspect tag-baronia-taratana tag-eugenia-pluricymosa tag-nuxia-capitata tag-seedling tag-uapaca-densifolia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/things-are-not-always-better-on-the-sunny-side\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?resize=2048%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Things are not always better on the sunny side!\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C255&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ankafobe-nursery-2015.jpg?resize=1536%2C511&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/things-are-not-always-better-on-the-sunny-side\/\" target=\"_self\" >Things are not always better on the sunny side!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">MBG&#8217;s Chris Birkinshaw observes the native tree seedlings seem to grow better on shadier, south-facing slopes in harsh, highland Madagascar.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/things-are-not-always-better-on-the-sunny-side\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-dicranopteris-linearis tag-fire tag-green-again-madagascar tag-melaleuca-quinquenervia tag-parc-ivoloina tag-toamasina\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/green-again-restoring-rain-forests-in-eastern-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banner-image.jpg?resize=950%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green Again: Restoring rain forests in eastern Madagascar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banner-image.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banner-image.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banner-image.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/green-again-restoring-rain-forests-in-eastern-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Green Again: Restoring rain forests in eastern Madagascar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Green Again Madagascar is a young non-profit aiming to reconnect rain forests in eastern Madagascar.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/green-again-restoring-rain-forests-in-eastern-madagascar\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-bat-guano tag-conservation-genetics tag-conservation-paleoecology tag-historical-ecology tag-isotope\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-can-bat-poop-tell-us-about-past-tropical-landscapes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?resize=2048%2C1003&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What can bat poop tell us about past tropical landscapes?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?resize=1024%2C502&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?resize=768%2C376&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pteronotus-parnellii-at-bajo-los-indios-jlr.jpg?resize=1536%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-can-bat-poop-tell-us-about-past-tropical-landscapes\/\" target=\"_self\" >What can bat poop tell us about past tropical landscapes?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rachel Reid uses stable isotope chemistry to learn about historical vegetation in Costa Rica.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-can-bat-poop-tell-us-about-past-tropical-landscapes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-missouri tag-aphaenogaster-rudis tag-dana-brown-woods tag-myrmecochory tag-pecan-shortbread-cookies tag-shaw-nature-reserve\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-fire-affect-ant-mediated-seed-dispersal\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1606\" height=\"1565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?resize=1606%2C1565&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How does fire affect ant-mediated seed dispersal?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?w=1606&amp;ssl=1 1606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?resize=1024%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?resize=768%2C748&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/evanher20190301_photo3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1497&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-fire-affect-ant-mediated-seed-dispersal\/\" target=\"_self\" >How does fire affect ant-mediated seed dispersal?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How does fire affect myrmechochory (seed dispersal by ants)? Eva Colberg is finding out.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-does-fire-affect-ant-mediated-seed-dispersal\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2011 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-caribbean category-desert-trees category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-caesalpinia tag-calotropis-procera tag-colombia tag-guajira tag-haematoxylum-brasiletto tag-macuira tag-paubrasilia-echinata tag-pereskia tag-pilocereus tag-prosopis tag-stenocereus tag-vachellia tag-wayuu\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/first-visit-to-the-guajira-desert-and-the-serrania-de-macuira-in-northern-colombia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1702&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virtual field trip to the Guajira desert and the Serran\u00eda de Macuira in northern Colombia\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/imgp1656-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1362&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/first-visit-to-the-guajira-desert-and-the-serrania-de-macuira-in-northern-colombia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Virtual field trip to the Guajira desert and the Serran\u00eda de Macuira in northern Colombia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson describe the natural and cultural context of a little-known area of northern Colombia, home to the Wayuu people and a microcosm&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/first-visit-to-the-guajira-desert-and-the-serrania-de-macuira-in-northern-colombia\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1989 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-birds category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-applied-nucleation tag-black-faced-antthrush tag-formicarius-analis tag-islas-project tag-las-cruces-biological-station tag-organization-for-tropical-studies tag-playback\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-does-the-black-faced-antthrush-tell-us-about-tropical-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bfan.jpg?resize=1200%2C918&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What does the Black-faced Antthrush tell us about tropical forest restoration?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bfan.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bfan.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bfan.jpg?resize=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bfan.jpg?resize=768%2C588&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-does-the-black-faced-antthrush-tell-us-about-tropical-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >What does the Black-faced Antthrush tell us about tropical forest restoration?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Anna Spiers describes a recent field experiment from an OTS field ecology course in Costa Rica.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-does-the-black-faced-antthrush-tell-us-about-tropical-forest-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1980 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-ankafobe tag-baronia-taratana tag-eugenia-pluricymosa tag-experiment tag-nuxia-capitata tag-schizolaena-tampoketsana tag-tampoketsa-de-ankazobe tag-uapaca-densifolia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-seedlings-grow-best-near-existing-forest-and-beneath-shade-in-highland-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fig_tampoedges.png?resize=1190%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Native tree seedlings grow best near existing forest and beneath shade in highland Madagascar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fig_tampoedges.png?w=1190&amp;ssl=1 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fig_tampoedges.png?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fig_tampoedges.png?resize=1024%2C434&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fig_tampoedges.png?resize=768%2C325&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-seedlings-grow-best-near-existing-forest-and-beneath-shade-in-highland-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Native tree seedlings grow best near existing forest and beneath shade in highland Madagascar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A team of MBG scientists describes a recent experiment to grow native trees in a degraded part of Madagascar\u2019s central highlands.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-seedlings-grow-best-near-existing-forest-and-beneath-shade-in-highland-madagascar\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1975 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-missouri category-temperate-forest\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/its-complicated-trees-and-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"It&#8217;s Complicated: Trees and Ecological Restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/missouri-botanical-gardens_robin-powell-20-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/its-complicated-trees-and-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >It&#8217;s Complicated: Trees and Ecological Restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/its-complicated-trees-and-ecological-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-degradation category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-bonn-challenge tag-ephemerality tag-international-commitments tag-persistence tag-reforestation tag-secondary-forest tag-survival\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-ephemeral-forests-of-southern-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?resize=1600%2C762&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The ephemeral forests of southern Costa Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?resize=1024%2C488&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?resize=768%2C366&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/photo_cotobrus.jpg?resize=1536%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-ephemeral-forests-of-southern-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >The ephemeral forests of southern Costa Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Damaged ecosystems don\u2019t recover overnight, but sometimes that\u2019s all the time that they get. CCSD scientist Leighton Reid describes new research about tropical secondary forests&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-ephemeral-forests-of-southern-costa-rica\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1957 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-applied-vegetation-science tag-islas-project tag-natural-regeneration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/rules-of-thumb-for-tropical-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=2280%2C891&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rules of thumb for tropical forest restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=1024%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=768%2C300&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=1536%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banner.jpg?resize=2048%2C800&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/rules-of-thumb-for-tropical-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rules of thumb for tropical forest restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sometimes farmlands quickly regrow tropical forests on their own, but other times they don&#8217;t. Karen Holl (UCSC) gives some rules of thumb for when we&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/rules-of-thumb-for-tropical-forest-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-cuttings tag-ficus tag-fig tag-instant-trees tag-keystone-species tag-las-cruces-biological-station tag-propagation tag-secondary-forest\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-to-grow-instant-fig-trees-to-restore-rain-forests-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C838&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to grow instant fig trees to restore rain forests in Costa Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C335&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C251&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C503&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jg_ficcol-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C671&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-to-grow-instant-fig-trees-to-restore-rain-forests-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to grow instant fig trees to restore rain forests in Costa Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the economy of nature, some species earn a bigger ROI than others. Keystone fig trees could be ecologically lucrative for rainforest restoration.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/how-to-grow-instant-fig-trees-to-restore-rain-forests-in-costa-rica\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-meta-analysis tag-natural-regeneration tag-tree-plantation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/to-plant-or-not-to-plant\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?resize=1920%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"To plant or not to plant?*\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C410&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?resize=768%2C307&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/young-chancho-plantation-native-costa-rica-2-1920x768-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/to-plant-or-not-to-plant\/\" target=\"_self\" >To plant or not to plant?*<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What we think we know about how to restore tropical forests is getting a second look.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/to-plant-or-not-to-plant\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-atlantic-forest tag-atlantic-forest-restoration-pact tag-biodiversity tag-brazil tag-carbon-storage tag-lastrop tag-sos-mata-atlantica\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seedlings-planted-for-brazilian-forest-restoration-are-not-representative-of-tropical-tree-biodiversity\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/8060299675_ff1e330641_o.jpg?resize=1279%2C854&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seedlings planted for Brazilian forest restoration are not representative of tropical tree biodiversity\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/8060299675_ff1e330641_o.jpg?w=1279&amp;ssl=1 1279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/8060299675_ff1e330641_o.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/8060299675_ff1e330641_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/8060299675_ff1e330641_o.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seedlings-planted-for-brazilian-forest-restoration-are-not-representative-of-tropical-tree-biodiversity\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seedlings planted for Brazilian forest restoration are not representative of tropical tree biodiversity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Restoration projects in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are high diversity, but represent a biased subset of regional tree species.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seedlings-planted-for-brazilian-forest-restoration-are-not-representative-of-tropical-tree-biodiversity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1931 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-epiphytes category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-atlantic-forest tag-lastrop tag-second-growth\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drivers-of-epiphyte-recovery-in-secondary-forests-in-southeastern-brazil\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resolver.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drivers of epiphyte recovery in secondary forests in southeastern Brazil\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resolver.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resolver.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resolver.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drivers-of-epiphyte-recovery-in-secondary-forests-in-southeastern-brazil\/\" target=\"_self\" >Drivers of epiphyte recovery in secondary forests in southeastern Brazil<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Alex Mendes (University of Sao Paulo) describes his thesis on epiphyte recolonization of secondary forests in southeastern Brazil.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drivers-of-epiphyte-recovery-in-secondary-forests-in-southeastern-brazil\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-ankafobe tag-experiment tag-mulch tag-mycorrhizae tag-seedling\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/homemade-mycorrhizal-inoculum-improves-seedling-growth-for-some-native-malagasy-trees\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ankafobe-forest-on-malagasy-highlands-experiment-located-on-grassy-ridges.jpg?resize=500%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Homemade mycorrhizal inoculum improves seedling growth for some native Malagasy trees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ankafobe-forest-on-malagasy-highlands-experiment-located-on-grassy-ridges.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ankafobe-forest-on-malagasy-highlands-experiment-located-on-grassy-ridges.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/homemade-mycorrhizal-inoculum-improves-seedling-growth-for-some-native-malagasy-trees\/\" target=\"_self\" >Homemade mycorrhizal inoculum improves seedling growth for some native Malagasy trees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">MBG Madagascar\u2019s Chris Birkinshaw and Dinasoa Tahirinirainy describe exciting, preliminary results from a forest restoration experiment in highland Madagascar.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/homemade-mycorrhizal-inoculum-improves-seedling-growth-for-some-native-malagasy-trees\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1913 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-birds category-caribbean tag-bahama-nuthatch tag-caribbean-pine tag-endangered-species tag-endemic tag-grand-bahama tag-invasive-species tag-mexico tag-pinus-caribaea tag-sitta-insularis tag-the-bahamas\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-happened-to-the-bahama-nuthatch\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1268&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What happened to the Bahama Nuthatch?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C507&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C380&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C761&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mvimg_20180110_094155-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1015&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-happened-to-the-bahama-nuthatch\/\" target=\"_self\" >What happened to the Bahama Nuthatch?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An endangered bird has gone missing on Grand Bahama Island.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/what-happened-to-the-bahama-nuthatch\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-la-sabana tag-native-trees tag-seed-dispersal tag-urban-ecology\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-rehabilitation-in-costa-ricas-biggest-urban-park\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Native tree rehabilitation in Costa Rica\u2019s biggest urban park\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171209_104803-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-rehabilitation-in-costa-ricas-biggest-urban-park\/\" target=\"_self\" >Native tree rehabilitation in Costa Rica\u2019s biggest urban park<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Native tree rehabilitation is increasing bird diversity in Costa Rica&#8217;s biggest urban park.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/native-tree-rehabilitation-in-costa-ricas-biggest-urban-park\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1887 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-chicago-botanic-garden tag-dolomite tag-glades tag-meramec-state-park tag-rudbeckia-missouriensis tag-solidago-gattengeri tag-valley-view-glades-natural-area tag-victoria-glades-conservation-area\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-on-dolomite-glade-natural-history-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Notes on dolomite glade natural history and restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/valleyviewoverlook-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-on-dolomite-glade-natural-history-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Notes on dolomite glade natural history and restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Could well-conserved dolomite glades in eastern Missouri serve as references for glade restoration at Shaw Nature Reserve?<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-on-dolomite-glade-natural-history-and-restoration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-brush-creek tag-invasive-species tag-japanese-stiltgrass tag-microstegium-vimenium\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/microstegium-population-distribution-and-control-along-brush-creek\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1136\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1fc301e4-92de-4171-962b-394fb4d0ed1a.jpg?resize=1136%2C852&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Microstegium population distribution (and control) along Brush Creek\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1fc301e4-92de-4171-962b-394fb4d0ed1a.jpg?w=1136&amp;ssl=1 1136w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1fc301e4-92de-4171-962b-394fb4d0ed1a.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1fc301e4-92de-4171-962b-394fb4d0ed1a.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1fc301e4-92de-4171-962b-394fb4d0ed1a.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/microstegium-population-distribution-and-control-along-brush-creek\/\" target=\"_self\" >Microstegium population distribution (and control) along Brush Creek<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Restoration specialist, Mike Saxton, describes his observations on the distribution of Japanese stiltgrass.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/microstegium-population-distribution-and-control-along-brush-creek\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1774 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-burn-pile-scar tag-bush-honeysuckle tag-imls-project tag-japanese-privet tag-native-plant-recovery tag-soil-chemistry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/soil-and-vegetation-recovery-on-burn-pile-scars-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/burnpilemontage.png?resize=894%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Soil and vegetation recovery on burn pile scars at Shaw Nature Reserve\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/burnpilemontage.png?w=894&amp;ssl=1 894w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/burnpilemontage.png?resize=300%2C128&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/burnpilemontage.png?resize=768%2C326&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/soil-and-vegetation-recovery-on-burn-pile-scars-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Soil and vegetation recovery on burn pile scars at Shaw Nature Reserve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Claire Waldman describes her REU research project on restoring burn pile scars in a Missouri woodland.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/soil-and-vegetation-recovery-on-burn-pile-scars-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1699 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-missouri category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere tag-international-commitments tag-large-scale-restoration tag-novel-ecosystems tag-plant-symposium\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/special-feature-ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere\/\" target=\"_self\" >Special Feature: Ecological Restoration in a Changing Biosphere<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Leighton Reid and James Aronson introduce a special feature in the Annals of Missouri Botanical Garden on the topic of Ecological Restoration in a Changing&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/special-feature-ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1675 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-citizen-science tag-eastern-bluebird tag-nest-success tag-predation tag-prescribed-fire tag-reu\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/does-fire-affect-eastern-bluebird-nest-success-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/firehypotheses.jpg?resize=746%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Does fire affect Eastern Bluebird nest success at Shaw Nature Reserve?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/firehypotheses.jpg?w=746&amp;ssl=1 746w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/firehypotheses.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/firehypotheses.jpg?resize=737%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/does-fire-affect-eastern-bluebird-nest-success-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Does fire affect Eastern Bluebird nest success at Shaw Nature Reserve?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">REU student Joseph Smith describes his summer research on prescribed fire and Eastern Bluebirds at Shaw Nature Reserve.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/does-fire-affect-eastern-bluebird-nest-success-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1632 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-birds tag-monitoring tag-point-counts tag-reu\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-breeding-birds-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170616_062244-001.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monitoring Breeding Birds at Shaw Nature Reserve\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170616_062244-001.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170616_062244-001.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-breeding-birds-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Monitoring Breeding Birds at Shaw Nature Reserve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The best time to start a long-term dataset is 25 years ago. The second-best time is now!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-breeding-birds-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shaw-nature-reserves-dark-diversity\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/skinneriana.jpg?resize=768%2C1137&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shaw Nature Reserve\u2019s Dark Diversity\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/skinneriana.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/skinneriana.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/skinneriana.jpg?resize=692%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shaw-nature-reserves-dark-diversity\/\" target=\"_self\" >Shaw Nature Reserve\u2019s Dark Diversity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are almost 3000 species of vascular plants in Missouri. Which ones should we conserve at Shaw Nature Reserve?<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/shaw-nature-reserves-dark-diversity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-islands tag-new-zealand tag-predator-eradication\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/aotearoa-predator-free-by-2050\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1770&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aotearoa: Predator-free by 2050?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1062&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/oystercatcher-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1416&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/aotearoa-predator-free-by-2050\/\" target=\"_self\" >Aotearoa: Predator-free by 2050?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson write from New Zealand, an island nation that seeks to rid itself of invasive predators by 2050.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/aotearoa-predator-free-by-2050\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-islands tag-agathis-australis tag-aotearoa tag-empty-forest-syndrome tag-fiordland-national-park tag-haasts-eagle tag-harpagornis-moorei tag-kauri tag-kauri-dieback-disease tag-maori tag-moa tag-new-zealand tag-nothofagus tag-rahui tag-tane-mahuta tag-tuatara tag-waipoua-forest\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/whats-going-on-in-the-land-of-the-long-white-cloud\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What\u2019s going on in the Land of the Long White Cloud?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-1-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/whats-going-on-in-the-land-of-the-long-white-cloud\/\" target=\"_self\" >What\u2019s going on in the Land of the Long White Cloud?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James &amp; Thibaud Aronson describe their observations of r\u0101hui and kauri trees in New Zealand<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/whats-going-on-in-the-land-of-the-long-white-cloud\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4220 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-temperate-forest tag-artisanal-fishing tag-chile tag-ecological-restoration tag-mussels tag-restoration tag-seaweed tag-shellfish-harvesting tag-south-america\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=884%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From green and blue forests to social-ecological restoration: restoration futures in southern Chile\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/featured.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\" target=\"_self\" >From green and blue forests to social-ecological restoration: restoration futures in southern Chile<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mat\u00edas Barcel\u00f3, an early career researcher in Chile, studies local community engagement in ecosystem restoration at the land-sea interface. His work emphasizes integrating ecological evidence&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/from-green-and-blue-forests-to-social-ecological-restoration-restoration-futures-in-southern-chile\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-acacia-confusa tag-applied-nucleation tag-bamboo-pit-viper tag-biochar tag-gunter-fischer tag-hong-kong tag-kadoorie-farm-and-botanic-garden tag-pigeon-hotel tag-quercus-edithiae tag-tree-guards tag-trimeresurus-stejnegeri\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/little-known-side-of-hong-kong-conservation-and-restoration-work-at-kadoorie-farm-and-botanic-garden-kfbg\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-5.jpeg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Little known side of Hong Kong: Conservation and Restoration work at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-5.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-5.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-5.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/photo-5.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/little-known-side-of-hong-kong-conservation-and-restoration-work-at-kadoorie-farm-and-botanic-garden-kfbg\/\" target=\"_self\" >Little known side of Hong Kong: Conservation and Restoration work at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson report on what\u2019s going on restoration-wise at the 60-year old Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Gardens in Hong Kong.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/little-known-side-of-hong-kong-conservation-and-restoration-work-at-kadoorie-farm-and-botanic-garden-kfbg\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-epiphytes category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-aechmea-dactylina tag-arthropods tag-bascom-fellow tag-bromeliad tag-las-cruces-biological-station tag-restoration-ecology tag-transplant tag-werauhia-gladioliflora\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vascular-epiphyte-restoration-using-bromeliad-transplants-in-southern-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0055.jpg?resize=800%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vascular epiphyte restoration using bromeliad transplants in Southern Costa Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0055.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0055.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0055.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vascular-epiphyte-restoration-using-bromeliad-transplants-in-southern-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vascular epiphyte restoration using bromeliad transplants in Southern Costa Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bascom fellow Estefania Fernandez describes the final results of her bromeliad transplant experiment, recently published in Restoration Ecology.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vascular-epiphyte-restoration-using-bromeliad-transplants-in-southern-costa-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1359 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-mexico category-rare-plant-conservation-and-reintroduction tag-acueducto-ii tag-astrophytum-ornatum tag-cadereyta-regional-botanic-garden tag-calendula-officinalis tag-chihuahuan-desert tag-jatropha-dioica tag-mammillaria-herrerae tag-mammillaria-parkinsonii tag-matorral tag-matricaria-chamomilla tag-melinis-repens tag-sierra-madre-oriental\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cactus-conservation-and-restoration-of-arid-environments-in-central-mexico\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cactus conservation and restoration of arid environments in Central Mexico\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pic4.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cactus-conservation-and-restoration-of-arid-environments-in-central-mexico\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cactus conservation and restoration of arid environments in Central Mexico<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bascom Fellow Beatriz Maruri Aguilar and colleagues describe their plant conservation and restoration efforts at Cadereyta Regional Botanic Garden.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/cactus-conservation-and-restoration-of-arid-environments-in-central-mexico\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-applied-nucleation tag-islas-project tag-landscape-effects tag-seedling-recruitment\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tree-islands-for-tropical-forest-restoration-the-outlook-is-rosy-after-10-years\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tree islands for tropical forest restoration: the outlook is rosy after 10 years\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/om-i3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tree-islands-for-tropical-forest-restoration-the-outlook-is-rosy-after-10-years\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tree islands for tropical forest restoration: the outlook is rosy after 10 years<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The tree island planting method not only saves money on buying, planting, and maintaining seedlings, but it also results in a more heterogeneous distribution of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tree-islands-for-tropical-forest-restoration-the-outlook-is-rosy-after-10-years\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-missouri category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-aldo-leopold tag-curt-meine tag-don-falk tag-fall-symposium tag-floresta-da-tijuca tag-forest-landscape-restoration tag-james-aronson tag-karen-holl tag-leighton-reid tag-natural-regeneration tag-paddy-woodworth tag-pedro-brancalion tag-ponderosa-pine tag-reference-ecosystem tag-resilience-ecology tag-robin-chazdon tag-structure-of-scientific-revolutions tag-the-land-ethic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C852&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ecological Restoration in a Changing Biosphere\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C511&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eco-restoration-graphic_header_2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C682&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ecological Restoration in a Changing Biosphere<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On October 8th, Missouri Botanical Garden hosted its 63rd annual Fall Symposium. This year\u2019s theme was Ecological Restoration in a Changing Biosphere.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/ecological-restoration-in-a-changing-biosphere\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-acacia-cyclops tag-brunsvigia-gregaria tag-candelabra-flower tag-cape-giraffe tag-foster tag-fynbos tag-giraffa-giraffa-giraffa tag-haworthia tag-ian-ritchie tag-kaboega-farm tag-karoo tag-outenieqwa-geelhout tag-podocarpus-falcatus tag-portulacaria-afra tag-richard-cowling tag-rooikrans tag-sandra-ritchie tag-shirley-pierce tag-small-leaved-yellowwood tag-south-africa tag-south-africa-giraffe tag-spekboom tag-subtropical-thicket tag-working-for-water tag-working-for-wetlands tag-working-for-woodlands\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-3-town-and-country-aiming-for-ecological-restoration-at-the-landscape-scale\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Africa 3 | Town and country: aiming for ecological restoration at the landscape scale\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo-4-brunsvigia-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-3-town-and-country-aiming-for-ecological-restoration-at-the-landscape-scale\/\" target=\"_self\" >South Africa 3 | Town and country: aiming for ecological restoration at the landscape scale<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson offer their third photo essay from South Africa, highlighting FOSTER, a dramatically successful community-based restoration program in the Eastern Cape, aimed&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-3-town-and-country-aiming-for-ecological-restoration-at-the-landscape-scale\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-aroid tag-arpophyllum-giganteum tag-atlantic-forest tag-billbergia-zebrina tag-brazil tag-bromeliad tag-cactus tag-cattleya-forbesii tag-cattleya-loddigesii tag-epiphyllum-phyllanthus tag-epiphyte-restoration tag-esalq tag-ionopsis tag-lastrop tag-natural-regeneration tag-orchid tag-philodendron-bipinnatifidum tag-psidium-guajava tag-semideciduous-tropical-forest tag-tillandsia-recurvata tag-velamen\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/epiphyte-restoration-in-brazils-atlantic-forest\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/epi3.png?resize=904%2C907&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epiphyte restoration in Brazil\u2019s Atlantic Forest\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/epi3.png?w=904&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/epi3.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/epi3.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/epi3.png?resize=768%2C771&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/epiphyte-restoration-in-brazils-atlantic-forest\/\" target=\"_self\" >Epiphyte restoration in Brazil\u2019s Atlantic Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CCSD restoration ecologist Leighton Reid spent 10 days collaborating with scientists and students in the Tropical Silviculture Lab (LASTROP) at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/epiphyte-restoration-in-brazils-atlantic-forest\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve tag-amphicarpaea-bracteata tag-asclepias-purpurescens tag-buffalo-clover tag-dana-brown-woods tag-eastern-red-cedar tag-hog-peanut tag-juniperus-virginiana tag-ozark-foothills tag-prescribed-fire tag-purple-milkweed tag-reu-program tag-trifolium-reflexum tag-woodland-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-determinants-of-plant-community-change-during-restoration-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_0029.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Environmental determinants of plant community change during restoration at Shaw Nature Reserve\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_0029.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_0029.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_0029.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-determinants-of-plant-community-change-during-restoration-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Environmental determinants of plant community change during restoration at Shaw Nature Reserve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">REU student Olivia Hajek writes about her summer research project at Shaw Nature Reserve.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/environmental-determinants-of-plant-community-change-during-restoration-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems tag-blessed-unrest tag-chlorocebus-pygerythrus tag-karoo tag-klipspringer tag-oreotragus-oreotragus tag-paul-hawken tag-plains-of-camdeboo tag-renu-karoo-veld-restoration tag-restoration-culture tag-richard-dean tag-sue-milton tag-vervet-monkey tag-wilderness-foundation tag-wolwekraal-conservation-and-research-organization tag-zulu-cattle\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-2-toward-a-restoration-culture-good-news-from-the-karoo\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1701&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Africa 2. Toward a Restoration Culture? Good news from the Karoo\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/photo-4-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1361&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-2-toward-a-restoration-culture-good-news-from-the-karoo\/\" target=\"_self\" >South Africa 2. Toward a Restoration Culture? Good news from the Karoo<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James &amp; Thibaud Aronson explore restoration initiatives in the South African Karoo.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-2-toward-a-restoration-culture-good-news-from-the-karoo\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri tag-center-for-plant-conservation tag-ex-situ-conservation tag-millennium-seed-bank tag-missouri-evening-primrose tag-native-plant-germplasm-system tag-oenothera-macrocarpa tag-seed-banking tag-shaw-nature-reserve tag-svalbard-seed-vault\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-banking-for-conservation-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/moeveningprimrose.jpg?resize=1430%2C1073&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seed Banking for Conservation and Restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/moeveningprimrose.jpg?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/moeveningprimrose.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/moeveningprimrose.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/moeveningprimrose.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-banking-for-conservation-and-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seed Banking for Conservation and Restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Meg Engelhardt describes her ex situ conservation program and its applications for ecological restoration.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/seed-banking-for-conservation-and-restoration\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-forest-restoration category-latin-america category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-beach tag-costas-verdes tag-ficus tag-ficus-goldmannii tag-fig-stakes tag-playa-hermosa tag-tree-cutting\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/fig-stakes-shoreline-restoration-for-a-costa-mas-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fig Stakes: Shoreline Restoration for a Costa m\u00e1s Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/p7190470-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/fig-stakes-shoreline-restoration-for-a-costa-mas-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fig Stakes: Shoreline Restoration for a Costa m\u00e1s Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tropical beaches are hot, sandy, and salty \u2013 complicating their restoration. Andres Santana writes about a project using fig stakes to restore Costa Rican shorelines.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/fig-stakes-shoreline-restoration-for-a-costa-mas-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-875 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-acacia-cyclops tag-acacia-karroo tag-argyroderma-delaetii tag-australian-wattle tag-cephalophyllum-spissum tag-dongas tag-mesembryanthemaceae tag-namaqualand tag-namibia tag-prosopis tag-redbeads tag-sarcocornia-xerophila tag-silver-skin tag-south-africa tag-tamarix tag-working-for-water\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-1-restoring-natural-and-social-capital-in-namaqualand\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09_argyroderma-delaetii-0048-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Africa 1. Restoring natural and social capital in Namaqualand\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09_argyroderma-delaetii-0048-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09_argyroderma-delaetii-0048-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09_argyroderma-delaetii-0048-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09_argyroderma-delaetii-0048-1.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-1-restoring-natural-and-social-capital-in-namaqualand\/\" target=\"_self\" >South Africa 1. Restoring natural and social capital in Namaqualand<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson post the third of four photo essays on their recent field trip to Namibia and South Africa.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/south-africa-1-restoring-natural-and-social-capital-in-namaqualand\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-819 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-aloe-dichotoma tag-fences tag-gemsbok tag-gondwana-collection tag-greater-fish-canyon-landscape tag-greater-sossusvlei-namib-landscape tag-kokerboom tag-megafauna tag-nadeet tag-namibia tag-namibrand-nature-reserve tag-pro-namib tag-quiver-tree tag-ruppells-bustard\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/namib-2-large-wild-animals-fences-and-farming-with-good-news-about-education\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1702&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Namib 2: Large wild animals, fences and farming (with good news about education)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/imgp8122-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1362&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/namib-2-large-wild-animals-fences-and-farming-with-good-news-about-education\/\" target=\"_self\" >Namib 2: Large wild animals, fences and farming (with good news about education)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson post the second of four blogposts on their recent field trip to Namibia and South Africa. Africa is famous for its&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/namib-2-large-wild-animals-fences-and-farming-with-good-news-about-education\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-dune-lark tag-faidherbia-albida tag-gobabeb-research-and-training-centre tag-namib-desert tag-namibia tag-springbok tag-wedge-snouted-sand-lizard\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-the-namib-1-an-ancient-desert-in-transition\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Notes from the Namib 1. An ancient desert in transition\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dsc05788-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-the-namib-1-an-ancient-desert-in-transition\/\" target=\"_self\" >Notes from the Namib 1. An ancient desert in transition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson post the first of four photo essays on their recent trip to Namibia and South Africa.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-the-namib-1-an-ancient-desert-in-transition\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-missouri category-shaw-nature-reserve category-temperate-forest tag-aerial-photography tag-blue-wood-aster tag-dana-brown-woods tag-eastern-red-cedar tag-juniperus-virginiana tag-prescribed-fire tag-symphyotrichum-cordifolium\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vegetation-changes-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1254&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vegetation changes at Shaw Nature Reserve\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C502&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C376&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C753&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/big-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1003&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vegetation-changes-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vegetation changes at Shaw Nature Reserve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CCSD scientists team up with local botanist to learn how restoration has affected herbaceous plant communities in an eastern Missouri woodland.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/vegetation-changes-at-shaw-nature-reserve\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-costa-rica tag-ficus-colubrinae tag-ficus-obtusifolia tag-fig tag-instant-trees tag-las-cruces-biological-station tag-living-fence tag-resilience tag-resistance tag-strangler-fig tag-wood-density\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reforesting-with-figs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1749\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?resize=1749%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reforesting with Figs\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?w=1749&amp;ssl=1 1749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?resize=1024%2C374&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?resize=768%2C281&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/methods.png?resize=1536%2C561&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reforesting-with-figs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Reforesting with Figs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">OTS students test whether wood density predicts resprouting capacity in figs.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/reforesting-with-figs\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-algarrobina tag-el-nino tag-huarango tag-ica tag-lomas-de-atiquipa tag-myrcianthes-ferreyrae tag-oliver-whaley tag-peru tag-pomac-forest-sanctuary tag-prosopis-limensis tag-prosopis-pallida tag-rbg-kew tag-seed-ball\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-huarango-and-algarrobo-forests-of-coastal-peru-rays-of-hope\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Huarango and Algarrobo forests of coastal Peru: rays of  hope\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dsc04392-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-huarango-and-algarrobo-forests-of-coastal-peru-rays-of-hope\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Huarango and Algarrobo forests of coastal Peru: rays of  hope<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson explore degraded and restored Prosopis forests with Oliver Whaley (RBG Kew) in Pacific Peru.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-huarango-and-algarrobo-forests-of-coastal-peru-rays-of-hope\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-ambohitantely tag-ankafobe tag-aristida tag-brexia-montana tag-central-highlands tag-cloud-cover tag-nuxia-capitata tag-psiadia-altissima tag-razafimandimbisonia-minor tag-reference-ecosystem tag-schizolaena-tampoketsana tag-tampoketsa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hill-of-honey-forest-recovery-on-madagascars-central-highlands\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hill of Honey: Forest Recovery on Madagascar\u2019s Central Highlands\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151213_110223-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hill-of-honey-forest-recovery-on-madagascars-central-highlands\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hill of Honey: Forest Recovery on Madagascar\u2019s Central Highlands<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Leighton Reid and Chris Birkinshaw reflect on natural forest regeneration in Madagascar&#8217;s Central Highlands.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/hill-of-honey-forest-recovery-on-madagascars-central-highlands\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mesoamerica category-tropical-ecological-restoration category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-agua-salud tag-el-nino-southern-oscillation tag-panama tag-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute tag-trophic-cascade\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/el-ninod-tropical-field-research-when-climate-wont-sit-still\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1.gif?resize=1000%2C772&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"El Ni\u00f1o\u2019d: tropical field research when climate won\u2019t sit still\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/el-ninod-tropical-field-research-when-climate-wont-sit-still\/\" target=\"_self\" >El Ni\u00f1o\u2019d: tropical field research when climate won\u2019t sit still<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Steve Roels discusses El Ni\u00f1o&#8217;s impact on forest restoration in central Panama.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/el-ninod-tropical-field-research-when-climate-wont-sit-still\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-middle-east tag-adenium-obesum tag-anogeissus-dhofarica tag-arabia tag-arabian-chameleon tag-boswellia-sacra tag-camels tag-chamaeleo-arabicus tag-desert-rose tag-dhofar tag-frankincense tag-oman tag-oman-botanic-garden tag-overgrazing tag-wadi-aful tag-wadi-ahjawt tag-wadi-hinna\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/dhofar-omans-vertical-fog-oasis-on-the-edge-of-the-unknown\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dhofar: Oman\u2019s vertical fog oasis on the edge of the unknown\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dsc015051-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/dhofar-omans-vertical-fog-oasis-on-the-edge-of-the-unknown\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dhofar: Oman\u2019s vertical fog oasis on the edge of the unknown<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson report from Dhofar, in southern Arabia. This remarkable region is a biogeographical and historical crossroads at a critical moment of change.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/dhofar-omans-vertical-fog-oasis-on-the-edge-of-the-unknown\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-australia tag-aboriginal-traditional-owners tag-australasian-chapter tag-australian-wildlife-conservancy tag-bush-heritage-australia tag-ecological-alliance-of-botanical-gardens tag-eucalyptus-leucophloia tag-gondwana-link tag-great-western-woodlands tag-greening-australia tag-justin-jonson tag-keith-bradby tag-kingsley-dixon tag-mike-griffiths tag-mount-whaleback-mine tag-ngadju tag-noongar tag-paddy-woodworth tag-paul-hawken tag-pilbara tag-society-for-ecological-restoration tag-the-nature-conservancy\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/post-mine-restoration-the-gondwana-link-and-ser-australasia-helping-australia-transition-towards-a-restoration-culture\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Post-Mine restoration, the Gondwana Link, and SER Australasia &#8211; helping Australia transition towards a restoration culture\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc063721-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/post-mine-restoration-the-gondwana-link-and-ser-australasia-helping-australia-transition-towards-a-restoration-culture\/\" target=\"_self\" >Post-Mine restoration, the Gondwana Link, and SER Australasia &#8211; helping Australia transition towards a restoration culture<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In their fourth and last report from arid Australia, James and Thibaud Aronson discuss promising approaches and programs squarely facing the conservation issues that threaten&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/post-mine-restoration-the-gondwana-link-and-ser-australasia-helping-australia-transition-towards-a-restoration-culture\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-desert-trees tag-acacia-horrida tag-adansonia-gregorii tag-australia tag-australian-wildlife-conservancy tag-bermuda-grass tag-boab tag-buffel-grass tag-cenchrus-ciliaris tag-cynodon-dactylon tag-dingo tag-feral-cats tag-fire tag-graziers tag-karroo-thorn tag-king-leopold-ranges-conservation-park tag-kutch tag-quandong-tree tag-retama-raetam tag-santalum-acuminatum tag-west-macdonnell-national-park tag-white-weeping-broom\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conservation-and-restoration-in-arid-australia-an-uphill-battle\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1134&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Conservation and restoration in arid Australia \u2013 an uphill battle.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C454&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C340&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp68571-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C907&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conservation-and-restoration-in-arid-australia-an-uphill-battle\/\" target=\"_self\" >Conservation and restoration in arid Australia \u2013 an uphill battle.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In their third report from arid Australia, James and Thibaud Aronson discuss some of the serious issues facing conservationists and restorationists.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/conservation-and-restoration-in-arid-australia-an-uphill-battle\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-australia category-desert-trees tag-alice-springs-desert-park tag-buffel-grass tag-dromaius-novaehollandiae tag-dromornis-stirtoni tag-emu tag-eucalyptus tag-eucalyptus-camaldulensis tag-extinctions tag-firestick-farming tag-hardey-river tag-karijiini-national-park tag-pennesitum-cenchroides tag-spinifex tag-thunder-bird tag-western-australia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/australias-amazing-and-vulnerable-deserts-not-as-pristine-as-they-look\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1703&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Australia\u2019s amazing and vulnerable deserts \u2013 not as pristine as they look.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dsc029811-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/australias-amazing-and-vulnerable-deserts-not-as-pristine-as-they-look\/\" target=\"_self\" >Australia\u2019s amazing and vulnerable deserts \u2013 not as pristine as they look.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson discuss the debated roles of fire, cattle and invasive mammals on Australia&#8217;s native fauna and flora.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/australias-amazing-and-vulnerable-deserts-not-as-pristine-as-they-look\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-273 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australia category-desert-trees tag-bobtail-blue-tongued-skink tag-caladenia-dimidia tag-callitris tag-cape-range-national-park tag-common-wallaroo tag-corackerup-reserve tag-drosera tag-eolophus-roseicapilla tag-galah tag-geophaps-plumifera tag-kalbarri-national-park tag-karijini-national-park tag-macropus-robustus-erubescens tag-macrozamia-macdonelii tag-ocbil tag-spider-orchid tag-spinifex-pigeon tag-sundew tag-tiliqua-rugosa tag-west-macdonnell-national-park\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-unexpected-canopies-of-arid-australia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1699&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The unexpected canopies of arid Australia\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/imgp3299-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1359&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-unexpected-canopies-of-arid-australia\/\" target=\"_self\" >The unexpected canopies of arid Australia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson report from Australia, where they went to study desert trees and on-going restoration efforts.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-unexpected-canopies-of-arid-australia\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-254 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-costa-rica tag-dichaea-cryptarrhena tag-drymonia-macrantha tag-epiphytes tag-erythrina-poeppigiana tag-festooned tag-gongora-armeniaca tag-guzmania-zahnii tag-hemiepiphyte tag-monstera tag-niphidium-crassifolium tag-pleopeltis-polypodioides tag-polypodium-dulce tag-resurrection-fern tag-serpocaulon-dissimile tag-serpocaulon-fraxinifolium tag-syngonium-hastiferum\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-epiphyte-colonization-in-costa-rican-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monitoring epiphyte colonization in Costa Rican forest restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_2839-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-epiphyte-colonization-in-costa-rican-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Monitoring epiphyte colonization in Costa Rican forest restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How does tropical forest restoration affect vascular epiphytes?<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/monitoring-epiphyte-colonization-in-costa-rican-forest-restoration\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-costa-rica category-epiphytes category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-aechmea-dactylina tag-arthropods tag-bromeliaceae tag-catopsis-sessiliflora tag-craugastor-stejnegerianus tag-epiphyte tag-microclimate tag-werauhia-gladioliflora\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/transplanted-bromeliads-improve-microclimate-and-facilitate-arthropods-in-restored-forests\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Transplanted bromeliads improve microclimate and facilitate arthropods in restored forests\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/water-accumulation-in-w-gladioliflora-rosette-dave-janas-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/transplanted-bromeliads-improve-microclimate-and-facilitate-arthropods-in-restored-forests\/\" target=\"_self\" >Transplanted bromeliads improve microclimate and facilitate arthropods in restored forests<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Estefania Fernandez describes a restoration experiment in Bromeliad transplantation<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/transplanted-bromeliads-improve-microclimate-and-facilitate-arthropods-in-restored-forests\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forest-restoration category-missouri tag-castanea-ozarkensis tag-ozark-chinquapin tag-regeneration-niche tag-seed-predation tag-shaw-nature-reserve\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-the-ozark-chinquapin-successfully-re-colonize-interior-highland-forests\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can the Ozark chinquapin successfully re-colonize interior highland forests?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/img_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-the-ozark-chinquapin-successfully-re-colonize-interior-highland-forests\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can the Ozark chinquapin successfully re-colonize interior highland forests?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">REU student Jenn Rosen describes her summer research on the regeneration niche of a rare tree, the Ozark chinquapin.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-the-ozark-chinquapin-successfully-re-colonize-interior-highland-forests\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-222 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-islands category-latin-america category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-captive-breeding tag-charles-darwin-foundation tag-ecuador tag-functional-redundancy tag-galapagos tag-giant-tortoise tag-goats tag-invasive-species tag-land-iguana tag-reintroduction tag-resilience tag-tree-cactus\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/galapagos-a-restoration-reference-for-arid-archipelagos\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1832&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gal\u00e1pagos: A Restoration Reference for Arid Archipelagos?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1099&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_07471-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1466&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/galapagos-a-restoration-reference-for-arid-archipelagos\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gal\u00e1pagos: A Restoration Reference for Arid Archipelagos?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Reflections on tortoises and tree cacti in the world\u2019s most pristine tropical archipelago.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/galapagos-a-restoration-reference-for-arid-archipelagos\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-214 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-carbon-sequestration tag-costa-rica tag-drone tag-ecosynth tag-forest-structure tag-islas-project tag-monitoring tag-tropical-forest-restoration tag-unmanned-aerial-vehicle\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drones-can-help-monitor-forest-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Drones can help monitor forest restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our research on drones and tropical forest restoration is a must read!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/drones-can-help-monitor-forest-restoration\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia tag-bhuddism tag-bhutan tag-golden-langur tag-gross-national-happiness tag-himalayas tag-hornbill tag-tragopan\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-a-secluded-buddhist-land-on-the-brink-of-globalization\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1966\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1966%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Notes from a secluded Buddhist land on the brink of globalization\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?w=1966&amp;ssl=1 1966w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=786%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 786w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0105-langur-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1573%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-a-secluded-buddhist-land-on-the-brink-of-globalization\/\" target=\"_self\" >Notes from a secluded Buddhist land on the brink of globalization<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Could ecological restoration contribute to Bhutan&#8217;s Gross National Happiness?<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/notes-from-a-secluded-buddhist-land-on-the-brink-of-globalization\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-167 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-middle-east\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/black-blue-and-green-life-near-water-in-the-desert-of-northeastern-jordan\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jordan III. Black, blue, and green: Life near water in the desert of northeastern Jordan.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson post their third report from Jordan, as they continue to study prospects for ecological restoration in deserts, with special focus on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/black-blue-and-green-life-near-water-in-the-desert-of-northeastern-jordan\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-164 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-middle-east\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/jordan-ii-wadi-hasa-to-the-arava-dead-sea-jordan-rift-valley\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jordan, II: Wadi Hasa to the Arava-Dead Sea-Jordan Rift valley.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From Wadi Hasa, we ascended a long road of switchbacks, up to 1000 m.a.s.l., while still travelling north, and from the town of Al Karak,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/jordan-ii-wadi-hasa-to-the-arava-dead-sea-jordan-rift-valley\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-144 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-middle-east\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/trees-of-jordan-i-ancient-cypress-red-juniper-and-the-noblest-of-pistacias-not-to-mention-the-mysterious-and-unexpected-rosewood-of-sind\/\" target=\"_self\" >Trees of Jordan I: ancient cypress, red juniper and the noblest of Pistacias, not to mention the mysterious and unexpected Rosewood of Sind.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson post here the first part of a 3-part report from The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, mid-April, 2015. As part of an&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/trees-of-jordan-i-ancient-cypress-red-juniper-and-the-noblest-of-pistacias-not-to-mention-the-mysterious-and-unexpected-rosewood-of-sind\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-124 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-mexico tag-baja-california tag-blue-fan-palm tag-boojum-tree tag-brahea-armata tag-buteo-jamaicensis tag-cardon tag-central-desert tag-cirio tag-elephant-cactus tag-fouquieria-columnaris tag-geci tag-gila-woodpecker tag-ironwood tag-joseph-wood-krutch tag-melanerpes-uropygialis tag-mesquite tag-mexican-fan-palm tag-olneya-tesota tag-pachycereus-pringlei tag-pachycormus-discolor tag-prosopis-glandulosa tag-red-tailed-hawk tag-subtropical-desert tag-tucson-mountain-park tag-valle-de-los-cirios-national-park tag-washingtonia-robusta tag-white-stemmed-elephant-tree\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-desierto-central-of-baja-california-past-present-and-future\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1557&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Desierto Central of Baja California: past, present, and future.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C623&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C467&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/21-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1245&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-desierto-central-of-baja-california-past-present-and-future\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Desierto Central of Baja California: past, present, and future.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We don&#8217;t think about deserts as having tree canopies, but many of them used to. How can we get them back?<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/the-desierto-central-of-baja-california-past-present-and-future\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arid-and-semi-arid-ecosystems category-mexico tag-arctocephalus-townsendi tag-baja-california tag-brahea-edulis tag-cats tag-elephant-seal tag-fan-palm tag-fur-seal tag-goats tag-group-for-ecology-and-island-conservation tag-guadalupe-cypress tag-guadalupe-junco tag-hersperocyparis-guadalupensis tag-hesperelaea-palmeri tag-invasive-species tag-isla-guadalupe tag-james-aronson tag-junco-insularis tag-juniperus-californica tag-laysan-albatross tag-mirounga-angustirostris tag-monterey-pine tag-phoebastria-immutabilis tag-quercus-tomentella tag-rats tag-thibaud-aronson\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/guadalupe-island-baja-california-invasive-mammal-eradication-and-perspectives-for-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1702&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Guadalupe Island, Baja California: Invasive mammal eradication and perspectives for ecological restoration\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1362&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/guadalupe-island-baja-california-invasive-mammal-eradication-and-perspectives-for-ecological-restoration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Guadalupe Island, Baja California: Invasive mammal eradication and perspectives for ecological restoration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Endemic plant and animal recovery on a Mexican island.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/guadalupe-island-baja-california-invasive-mammal-eradication-and-perspectives-for-ecological-restoration\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-95 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-analalava tag-ankafobe tag-conchopetalum-madagascariense tag-experiment tag-mycorrhizae tag-nursery tag-seedling tag-tenrec-ecaudatus tag-vam\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-fungus-help-grow-trees-in-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vam-vs-no-vam-pic.png?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can fungus help grow trees in Madagascar?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vam-vs-no-vam-pic.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vam-vs-no-vam-pic.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vam-vs-no-vam-pic.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-fungus-help-grow-trees-in-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can fungus help grow trees in Madagascar?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thomas Timberlake and Cyprien Miandrimanana write from Madagascar about a field experiment using fungus to help tree seedlings survive.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/can-fungus-help-grow-trees-in-madagascar\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-86 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-madagascar category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-crotalaria tag-ecological-restoration tag-gallery-forest tag-grassland tag-laterite tag-pandanus tag-schizolaena-tampoketsana tag-souimanga-sunbird tag-tephrosia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-tale-of-two-highlands-part-ii-ankafobe-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wp_20150205_003.jpg?resize=800%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Tale of Two Highlands Part II: Ankafobe, Madagascar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wp_20150205_003.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wp_20150205_003.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wp_20150205_003.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-tale-of-two-highlands-part-ii-ankafobe-madagascar\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Tale of Two Highlands Part II: Ankafobe, Madagascar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Observations from a vestige of Madagascar&#8217;s former world.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/a-tale-of-two-highlands-part-ii-ankafobe-madagascar\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-75 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fire-ecology category-grassland category-madagascar category-sri-lanka category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-bracken-fern tag-cloud-forest tag-elephant tag-fire tag-gorse tag-highlands tag-horton-plains-national-park tag-rainbow-trout tag-tree-fern\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tale-of-two-highlands-part-i-horton-plains-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/horton-plains-sl-cloud-forest-grassland-mosaic-2015.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tale of two Highlands Part I: Horton Plains, Sri Lanka\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/horton-plains-sl-cloud-forest-grassland-mosaic-2015.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/horton-plains-sl-cloud-forest-grassland-mosaic-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/horton-plains-sl-cloud-forest-grassland-mosaic-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tale-of-two-highlands-part-i-horton-plains-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tale of two Highlands Part I: Horton Plains, Sri Lanka<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James and Thibaud Aronson explore Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/tale-of-two-highlands-part-i-horton-plains-sri-lanka\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-62 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-ecological-restoration tag-black-hawk tag-coconut-palm tag-costa-rica tag-leafcutter-ants tag-lowland-rainforest tag-ochroma-pyramidale tag-osa-conservation tag-osa-peninsula tag-passion-flower tag-piro-biological-station tag-red-lored-parrot tag-royal-palm tag-sea-turtle tag-spider-monkey tag-workshop\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/talking-ecological-restoration-on-the-osa-peninsula-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/img_2365.jpg?resize=800%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talking Ecological Restoration on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/img_2365.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/img_2365.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/img_2365.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/talking-ecological-restoration-on-the-osa-peninsula-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Talking Ecological Restoration on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Over the weekend, thirty scientists and land managers met in a rainforest clearing on Costa Rica\u2019s Osa Peninsula. We discussed tropical, ecological restoration. Among the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/talking-ecological-restoration-on-the-osa-peninsula-costa-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-agouti tag-bromeliad tag-costa-rica tag-crested-guan tag-earthquake tag-fig tag-keystone-species tag-las-cruces-biological-station tag-machete tag-tabebuia tag-tanager\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planning-fig-tree-planting-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/img_1997.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Planning Fig Tree Planting in Costa Rica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/img_1997.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/img_1997.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/img_1997.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planning-fig-tree-planting-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Planning Fig Tree Planting in Costa Rica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A recent trip to Costa Rica: figs, flowers, and active tectonics.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/planning-fig-tree-planting-in-costa-rica\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1129 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arkansas category-temperate-forest\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/endemic-flora-in-the-ouachita-mountains\/\" target=\"_self\" >Endemic Flora in the Ouachita Mountains<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Some 300 million years ago, the South American plate collided with the North American continental crust. The resultant buckling formed the dramatic topography of the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/endemic-flora-in-the-ouachita-mountains\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1128 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-road-construction category-tropical-forest-degradation tag-eriocaulaceae tag-montane-forest tag-orchid tag-oxapampa tag-peru tag-road tag-toucan\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/road-to-santa-barbara\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/epidendrum-schomburgkii.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Road to Santa Barbara\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/epidendrum-schomburgkii.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/epidendrum-schomburgkii.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/epidendrum-schomburgkii.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/road-to-santa-barbara\/\" target=\"_self\" >Road to Santa Barbara<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Exploring a new road cut through montane forest in Pasco Province, Peru<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/road-to-santa-barbara\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-restoring-natural-capital category-tropical-forest-restoration tag-bees tag-honey tag-national-park tag-oxapampa tag-peru tag-tree-plantation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-peruvian-forests-for-bees\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/photo1.jpg?resize=532%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Restoring Peruvian Forests for Bees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/photo1.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nher.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/photo1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-peruvian-forests-for-bees\/\" target=\"_self\" >Restoring Peruvian Forests for Bees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A collaborative reforestation project between a national park and local apiarists<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nher.blog\/index.php\/restoring-peruvian-forests-for-bees\/\">Read 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