Latest Southwest Climate Hub Additions
Wildfires caused by humans, climatic shifts, and increases in fire-prone vegetation are a growing issue within the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). Island wildfires might burn a smaller area than the fires we see in the mainland U.S. but relatively…
A summary of wildfire information resources for the mainland Southwest U.S.
Promoting biodiversity on and off-farm, as well as below and above ground, is of utmost importance to agricultural production and Haycamp Farm subscribes to organic production methods that emphasize soil health and minimize off-farm inputs.
Research and management partnerships, such as the Great Basin Native Plant Program, are developing the much-needed knowledge to utilize key native forbs in restoration in the Great Basin and surrounding regions.
Federal crop insurance provides a financial safety net for farmers against insured perils such as drought, heat, and freeze. In this white paper, we analyze publicly-available Federal crop insurance data to understand how weather and climate-related perils,…
LandPKS is a free mobile app that allows farmers, ranchers, gardeners and other land managers as well as K-12 and university students to easily identify their soil, access NRCS soil information, record their management and precipitation, and monitor soil…
LandPKS is a free modular mobile phone app connected to cloud-based storage, global databases, and models. It is comprised of three different modules: LandInfo, LandCover and LandManagement, with more modules planned for the future (SoilHealth and Biomass/…
Every year the USA National Phenology Network (USA NPN) analyse spring leaf out and spring bloom data to see if spring is arriving unusually early or late. This year, much of Arizona, about half of New Mexico, and the southwestern third of Nevada are…
The severe 2018 drought centered on the Four Corners brought into sharp focus the need for more proactive drought planning in the southwest region. More than 30 resource managers and drought service providers convened in Las Cruces, New Mexico in February to…
Dr. Gary Nabhan of the University of Arizona spoke at New Mexico State University’s Climate Change Education Series. His discussion, Redesigning desert agriculture for climate change: biomimicry, nurse plant ecology & succulent plants, addressed how…