At the annual symposium of the California Invasive Plant Council in Chico, Joan Dudney presented her research on the lagged effects of rainfall on rangeland plant community composition. Results suggest that native plants may fare better in grazed grasslands under increasing drought conditions, but forage production is apt to suffer. Joan also earned an award for her talk – congrats to Joan!
At the joint meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations and the Society of American Foresters in Salt Lake City, Stella Cousins gave a research presentation entitled “Improving estimates of carbon dynamics for snags in the Sierra Nevada range.” She also gave a lightning talk on ozone impacts in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and enjoyed a bit of fall color, thanks to the aspens and maples in the Wasatch Range.