Dr. Elise Gornish

Planting this date palm reminded me that restoration is an act of belief. Trees are survival, Food, Shade, Protection, Income, Hope. Africa’s restoration story is written in communities, in dry soils, & by those planting for generations they may never meet Still, we plant

We are advertising a new postdoc in Socioecological Outcomes and Monitoring of Restoration in Dryland Ecosystems based at Penn State & supervised by the amazing @IdaDjenontin psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…

The USDA is hiring plant geneticists at 23 research sites across the country. Pay is up to $192k/year. Search closes June 11th. usajobs.gov/job/868877900

Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @OxfordBiology for my @ERC_Research CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Please share @iite_info @BritishEcolSoc @evoldir @ESA_Theory @DragnetGlobal @ESA_org @EcoDynIZW @_AEET_ @EcolSocAus @Maestrelab @plantpopnet

Impacts of targeted grazing, controlled burning, and strip seeding on soil microbial communities: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…

SW Vegetation Management News: May 2026 - mailchi.mp/566d0c039baf/u…

#JOBALERT Field Coordinator in Tucson AZ to organize, plan, execute and monitor restoration activities in southern AZ. 45-52k taprootcollaborative.org/employment-opp…

#JOBALERT Conservation Director, Full Time Native Seeds/SEARCH to lead efforts to conserve and steward arid-adapted crop diversity, with a focus on supporting Indigenous growers and communities. $70,000-$85,000/year nativeseeds.org/pages/career-o…

#JOBALERT Executive Director, Full Time Native Seeds/SEARCH to lead the organization's staff, programs, and fundraising in support of conserving and sharing the seed heritage of the desert Southwest and Mexico. 110,00-$120,000/year nativeseeds.org/pages/career-o…

Restoration based on cost–benefit optimization: A grasslands pilot study: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…

Make a Difference Week - may 30 - june 7 A Week of Global Restoration Action Hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration. learn more and add your event! makeadifferenceweek.org

A chapter-by-chapter journey through the state of nature in America: naturerecord.org/chapters

Research showing that Everglades restoration is functioning as a meaningful carbon sink—absorbing the equivalent of 10% of Florida's transportation emissions—while underscoring the complexity of methane emissions from freshwater marshes:insideclimatenews.org/news/17032026/…

Biodiversity is good for your soul, new research shows: publicparks.org/biodiversity-i…

Rolling Sphere That Uses Wind to Bring Dead Desert Land Back to Life: indiandefencereview.com/yizhuo-guo-win…

A connection to nature fuels well‑being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people: publicparks.org/a-connection-t…

Ecosystem resilience depends on successful regeneration - not just adult plant performance - yet these processes remain largely overlooked in monitoring and risk assessments. Read more: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

Wir stellen ein! 🌱 Unbefristete E13 (100 %) Stelle in Pflanzenökologie & Biodiversitätsforschung an der Leibniz Universität Hannover: uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8379 Frist: 15.04.2026

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