Conservation & Ecological RestorationAndrew Esterson
2015 The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
Andrew Esterson is a Master’s candidate at Oregon State University in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. His research focuses on plant-soil feedback (PSF) as a mechanism of invasion. His thesis project will evaluate PSF effects by the invasive grass, false brome, Brachypodium sylvaticum, on the native plant community in Douglas fir forests through a series of greenhouse experiments. He will also measure changes in soil microorganism community composition once false brome is removed and observe how changes in microorganism composition effect plant growth.
The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
The Garden Club of America (the GCA) offers an annual Fellowship in Ecological Restoration. Established in 2000 with funds from the John B. Young Charitable Trust as well as GCA members and clubs, the fellowship’s goal is to support research that will advance knowledge and increase the number of scientists in the important field of ecological restoration, the active healing of the land. The $8,000 grant is awarded annually to exceptional graduate students to support specialized study in ecological restoration at an accredited U.S. university. Preference will be given to projects that include field research conducted in the United States. A panel of experts associated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum reviews the applications and makes recommendations to the GCA Scholarship Committee.
For the purposes of this scholarship, The Garden Club of America agrees to the definition of ecological restoration as stated by the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER).
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