A workshop on the shifting face of grasslands through the eyes of satellite data. With only a few native grasslands remaining, it is important to monitor the balance between grasses, wildflowers, woody shrubs, and trees. A healthy grassland has about 5-10% woody plant cover.
Pre-settlement, First Nations people would use fire through cultural burns to maintain this healthy status and suppress woody species. Current bans placed on cultural burns and other methods of fire-suppression are threatening the above-mentioned balance.
This workshop will show how this team’s research aims to identify areas where woody plants are encroaching upon Saskatchewan's grasslands using satellite data. This data will not only aid in their management but also enable the early detection of high-risk areas.
Thursday October 9, 2025
Room 2C61, Agriculture Building, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK
Presenters:
Dr. Xulin Guo, Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Science, USask
Dr. Irini Soubry, Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Science, USask
Dr. Lampros Nikolaos Maros, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, USask
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