Restoration of Riparian Wet Meadows

The project aimed to restore riparian grass and sedge meadows currently dominated by Artemisia tridentata var. Tridentata. The project also served as research to study the effect on soil water and temperature, plant species establishment, and abiotic responses by water table depth, burning, and Artemisia. All Artemisia was killed as a result of the burn. Results indicated that wet sites have the potential to support episodic establishment of species requiring mesic conditions. Undershrub microsites on control plots facilitated emergence and first-year survival, but seedlings that survived initially harsh conditions on burn plots had similar numbers alive at the end.