Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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Scientists use adaptive management practices to restore rangeland at New Mexico's Jornada Experimental range.

Excerpt:
"The first time I heard Dr. Kris Havstad give a presentation on desert ecology he began his talk in the back of the room - literally.

"His point was figurative as well as literal - that for too long scientists were most comfortable in the back of the room, listening attentively, but politely disengaged from the controversies surrounding natural resource management in the West.

"The reasons for this detachment, he noted, included a concern about incomplete knowledge, a fear of getting dragged into politics, an aversion to conflict, and even a certain shyness...."