Carolina Medina-Nava
Sul Ross State University
Graduate Research Assistant – Master of Science in Range and Wildlife Management
Ecohydrology and Its Effects on Reseeding Techniques in The Green Valley, Brewster County, Texas
My name is Carolina Medina-Nava and since I was a child, I have developed a love for wildlife and rangeland ecology by spending most of my time working on my parent’s cattle ranch. It has been an honor to have HSC behind me for another year of my thesis work at SRSU. The goal of this study is to determine the dynamics in ecohydrology based on soil moisture and temperature in different soil vegetation types during an active grassland reseeding restoration project in the Terlingua creek watershed at the O2 Ranch, Brewster County, Texas. The specific objectives are to: 1) record soil moisture and temperature in different soils and vegetation types; 2) develop a model to select and determine microtopography using high-resolution imagery from drones and soil wetness index to then be used as a potential seeding microsites, and; 3) determine success of different reseeding techniques in different microsites in the Chilicotal soil series after treated with Tebuthiuron. The results of this study will help future landowners to better understand ecohydrological factors such as soil moisture and temperature and to develop restoration plans to benefit wildlife habitat based on science.
