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Social Science to Drive Brush Management in the High Plains

Agreement Number
NR22-13G026
Awardee Name
Playa Lakes Joint Venture
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Colorado
Involved States/territories
Kansas
Oklahoma
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$520,735.00
Production/Use
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant pest pressure
Invasive species
Conservation Practice(s)
Brush Management
Pest Management Conservation System
Prescribed Burning
Project Background
The project addresses invasive shrub encroachment on grasslands by understanding brush management beliefs and behavior. Project approach will identify barriers to adoption through a user-centered design approach, develop and test communication messages, and conduct focused outreach to increase proactive brush management behaviors to conserve grassland ecosystems.
Project Scale
Regional
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Ashley Gramza