Dr. Elise Gornish
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Dr. Elise Gornish
@restorecal.bsky.social
Research + outreach in restoration and weed management in dry places. Director of the Desert Lab at Tumamoc Hill.
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Hello! I’m recruiting three graduate students (MS or PhD) to start in summer or fall 2026 . Projects are broadly focused on the ecology, restoration, and management of rangelands, deserts, and forests. Please share!

Lab website: functionalrestoration.nmsu.edu
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Super interesting paper! Naturalized and Invasive Species Integrate Differently in the Trait Space of Local Plant Communities: onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/doi/10.1111/...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Humans are helpful: centering people in restoration messaging increases their likelihood of engaging in some restoration actions: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Humans are helpful: centering people in restoration messaging increases their likelihood of engaging in some restoration actions
As biodiversity has decreased dramatically in recent decades, the importance of conservation efforts and, specifically, ecological restoration, in preserving natural ecosystems has grown in importanc....
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November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
What Drives the Success and Failure of Climate Change Adaptation Projects? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. www.cakex.org/documents/wh...
What Drives the Success and Failure of Climate Change Adaptation Projects? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis | CAKE: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
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November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Free webinar: Urban Greening: Moving from Practice to Policy. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 06:00 AM PST. www.cakex.org/community/ev...
Urban Greening: Moving from Practice to Policy | CAKE: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
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November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sustaining a Seed Library: Borrowing Procedures and Donations from the Community

Free webinar!
When: 13 November 2025
Time: 08:00 PST (17:00 CET)
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AssYyDToc...
ENSULIB Webinar: Sustaining a Seed Library
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November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What do women in conservation really need? This new study provides some insight: www.rewild.org/women-in-con...
The leadership gap we can't afford to ignore
Discover what women in conservation need to succeed, from mentorship to safe spaces, and why equitable leadership strengthens environmental outcomes.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Stinknet is a relatively new invasive plant in the United States. Take a short survey to help researchers understand how land managers are dealing with this emerging threat: uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Water buffalo being used in ‘experiment’ to restore biodiversity www.nbcrightnow.com/national/wat...
Water buffalo being used in ‘experiment’ to restore biodiversity
Wildlife officials say it's an "experiment" to connect and restore habitats and boost biodiversity.
www.nbcrightnow.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Landscapes at a crossroads: using remote sensing to help nature recovery: www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
Landscapes at a crossroads: using remote sensing to help nature recovery
PhD student Guilherme Castro is using high-resolution remote sensing technology to investigate how different land management practices can help to restore our landscapes.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#JOBALERT The Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a visionary and collaborative Executive Director to lead our nonprofit mountain research and education organization into its next chapter of growth and impact. 95-125k. mountain-studies-institute.breezy.hr/p/07c9a9d0d6...
Executive Director at Mountain Studies Institute
About Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) The Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a visionary and collaborative Executive Director to lead our nonprofit mountain research and education organization in...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes
Dryland restoration seeding is challenging in large part because landscape heterogeneity and interannual variability contribute to highly variable plant establishment, leading to uncertainty about th...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Effect of Active versus Passive Interventions on Riparian Rehabilitation Success: er.uwpress.org/content/43/3...
The Effect of Active versus Passive Interventions on Riparian Rehabilitation Success
Anthropogenically-induced ecosystem transformations, like land-use change and biological invasions, have accelerated throughout the 20th century with significant impact on rivers and associated ripari...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Rainwater harvesting grows in the Southwest and beyond to nourish thirsty gardens in a hotter world: apnews.com/article/rain...
Rainwater harvesting grows in the Southwest and beyond to nourish thirsty gardens in a hotter world
Home gardeners and landscapers in the U.S. Southwest and beyond are turning more to collected rainwater.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
EcoRestore is a free online portal for all resources needed for dryland management. EcoRestore California has just joined the family. You can check them all out here: ecorestoreportal.com. Want an EcoRestore for your state? Lets chat!
Welcome to EcoRestore | EcoRestore Portal
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September 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Restoration treatments enhance tree growth and alter climatic constraints during extreme drought: research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/6...
Restoration treatments enhance tree growth and alter climatic constraints during extreme drought | US Forest Service Research and Development
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August 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM