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Abnova to present at 40th Annual American Society of Reclamation Sciences conference

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Abnova Ecological Solutions’ Mike Curran will be speaking at the 40th Annual American Society of Reclamation Sciences conference in Boise, ID from June 4-7. The three talks Curran will be presenting are: (1) Ecological Restoration for Insect Conservation within Natural Gas Fields, (2) Monitoring Strategies for Reclamation Programs Involving Multiple Sites, (3) Reclamation Monitoring and…

Native Plants, Healthy Planet Podcast

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Land management and restoration ecology as it pertains to the energy industry in Wyoming. Topics include theories of land management, the importance of data collection, technology advances in restoration, and leaving nature in a better shape than how it was found.

Study finds Wyoming gas fields abuzz with invertebrates

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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…

Restoration work helps pollinators all season long, study finds

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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 discusses drones for reclamation monitoring at COGCC Symposium

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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,…