Volunteers spent 16 years restoring a damaged Arizona desert; 133 native plant species now thrive where invasive grass once ruled
- An 18-acre stretch of Arizona desert that was once heavily disturbed and overrun by invasive buffelgrass has been transformed through 16 years of sustained restoration work by volunteers and conservation partners.
- The Waterman Restoration Project, located on Bureau of Land Management land within Ironwood Forest National Monument near Marana, began in 2010 after earlier attempts to control the invasive grass failed to produce lasting results.
- Volunteers helped reintroduce native trees, slow erosion, capture rainwater and suppress buffelgrass across the damaged site.
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- An 18-acre stretch of Arizona desert that was once heavily disturbed and overrun by invasive buffelgrass has been transformed through 16 years of sustained restoration work by volunteers and conservation partners.
- The Waterman Restoration Project, located on Bureau of Land Management land within Ironwood Forest National Monument near Marana, began in 2010 after earlier attempts to control the invasive grass failed to produce lasting results.
- Volunteers helped reintroduce native trees, slow erosion, capture rainwater and suppress buffelgrass across the damaged site.
Sources: Times of India