WyoFile covered recent research published by Abnova’s Dr. Mike Curran showing insects respond favorably to reclamation and restoration practices in the Pinedale Anticline and Jonah Infill natural gas fields in Sublette County, WY. Insects provide critical ecosystem services like pollination, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and are the building blocks of terrestrial food webs. WyoFile’s article discussed…
A recent publication by Abnova’s Michael Curran and others was covered in the Casper Star Tribune: Restoration work helps pollinators all season long, study finds It is widely accepted that pollinator conservation will benefit from the creation of spatial and temporal mosaics of native flowering plants. This study looked at how insects responded to ecological…
Abnova Ecological Solutions‘ Dr. Mike Curran spoke at the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission “Drone Symposium” about the use of drones for reclamation monitoring. Curran discussed the evolution from traditional reclamation monitoring techniques used on oil & gas sites (e.g., ocular estimation, line point intercept, Daubenmire quadrats) to the use of imagery (first handheld,…
In the first ever study to examine how insects respond to reclamation in a natural gas field within a sagebrush steppe ecosystem, Dr. Michael Curran and a team of researchers from University of Wyoming, University of Californina- Davis, Jonah Energy, and QEP Resources showed insect diversity and abundance was far greater on reclaimed well pads…
Michael Curran and a research group from University of Wyoming, University of California-Davis, Jonah Energy and QEP Resources found insect abundance and diversity were significantly higher on reclaimed natural gas well pads in Sublette County, Wyoming’s Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Field. Aside from pollination and nutrient cycling as key ecosystem services, it’s estimated that 96%…
