Conservation & Ecological RestorationTracy Youngster
2021 The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
Factors Influencing Native Plant Establishment after Invasive Phragmites australis Removal Using a Novel Herbicide
Youngster’s research focus is plant-soil-microbe interactions in coastal systems. Her current project examines how herbicides used to kill Phragmites australis and other invasives affect soil conditions and subsequent native wetland plant establishment. She will be evaluating how various herbicides affect Phragmites rhizome decomposition, and if soil amendments improve native plant establishment after Phragmites is killed. This research will help guide best practices for restoring native wetland communities after invasive plant removal.
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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