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Congrats to Maggie

Posted May 22, 2008 by Anna Sher, Adjunct Research & Conservation Researcher

Please join me in congratulating my University of Denver graduate student, Maggie Gaddis, on the successful defense of her masters thesis, “Environmental impact of restoration of riparian ecosystems: fitting Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) into the picture.” This research was funded by a grant to Denver Botanic Gardens by the Center for Invasive Plant Management to assess the success of restoration projects across the Rocky Mountain region where invasive Russian olive has been removed. In lay-speak: Maggie tromped around Montana, Wyoming and Colorado measuring plants and soil in places
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Tags: Center for Invasive Plant Management grant, Elaeagnus, invasive, Maggie Gaddis, restoration, Russian olive, Thesis, University of Denver
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A Fire Renews: See the Results for Earth Day

Posted April 21, 2008 by Matt Cole, Director of Education

Remember that photographic puzzler I posted? Well, yes, the answer seems to have been widely known: the Laura Smith Porter Plains Garden was undergoing its every-few-years renewal burning. The other, exciting picture above captures a bit of the day, and the other shows blackened swaths. The sedate pictures below reveal the exciting success of the burn.