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Knowledge Hub
The LandPKS Knowledge Hub is a space for exploring knowledge about land potential. Here, you can find valuable information about managing your land.
Manual: Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems (Detailed BLM/NRCS Methods)
Guide that describes standard methods used by BLM (for the Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring program) and NRCS (for the National Resource Inventory), as well as additional methods to monitor soil water infiltration, compaction, plant production and vegetation in riparian areas.
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Intro to the LandPKS Habitat Module
The Habitat module places local species habitat information in the palm of your hand.
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Using LandPKS for Rangeland and Species Monitoring: Changing Ecosystems
A high school-level lesson plan that explores the following questions: How do ecosystems change over time? What effect do humans have on the environment? What makes a species threatened or endangered? How might a species adapt to a changing environment?
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Using LandPKS for Rangeland Monitoring: Soil, Grazing, and Rangeland Management
A high school-level lesson plan that explores the following questions: What is rangeland? Why should we monitor rangeland? What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative data? What does ground cover tell us about our soil health? How does grazing affect ground cover? What is erosion and how does it happen? How does our soil connect to climate?
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Research: A Comparison of Soil Texture‐by‐Feel Estimates – Implications for the Citizen Soil Scientist
Estimating soil texture is a fundamental practice universally applied by soil scientists to classify and understand the behavior, health, and management of soil systems.
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Webinar: Learning about your Land and its Potential with LandPKS
This webinar series targets rangeland managers and others who are interested in learning how to use LandPKS, and in exploring the app’s new Habitat and Soil Health modules in a rangeland management context.
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Webinar: Monitoring Vegetation and Understanding Habitat with LandPKS
This webinar series targets rangeland managers and others who are interested in learning how to use LandPKS, and in exploring the app’s new Habitat and Soil Health modules in a rangeland management context.
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Webinar: Monitoring Soil Health with LandPKS
This webinar series targets rangeland managers and others who are interested in learning how to use LandPKS, and in exploring the app’s new Habitat and Soil Health modules in a rangeland management context.
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Research: A standardized land capability classification system for land evaluation using mobile phone technology
One of the major causes of poverty globally is land degradation and poor natural resource conservation, leading to reduced agricultural productivity.
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Research: Mobile phone use is associated with higher smallholder agricultural productivity in Tanzania, East Africa
Mobile phone use is increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, spurring a growing focus on mobile phones as tools to increase agricultural yields and incomes on smallholder farms.
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