Conservation & Ecological RestorationOlivia Kurz
2025 The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
Restoration of Culturally Significant Wetland Plants and Associated Fungi in Southeastern Massachusetts
I am studying the differences in mycorrhizal ecology of natural and restored Atlantic white cedar swamps to determine what factors may be driving differences in fungal community composition. I am also studying the differences in mycorrhizal inoculant between natural cedar swamps and retired cranberry farms where cedars are being restored. I am also studying another wetland plant, soft-stem bulrush, in partnership with a local Indigenous-led land trust. We are mapping and monitoring bulrush locations, locating potential restoration sites, and performing a seed germination study.
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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