This funding opportunity supports research to develop gridded, multi-month ecological drought forecasts and improve platforms delivering these forecasts to resource managers across western U.S. rangelands. The project will generate monthly, wall-to-wall weather and soil moisture forecasts using real-time National Weather Service data, producing continuously updated maps of soil drought and seed establishment probabilities. It also synthesizes establishment requirements for key restoration species to guide effective restoration timing and locations, advancing wildfire management, habitat restor
Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. This opportunity is limited to CESU partners involved in research, technical assistance, or education within the program.
