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Tiffany and Tsvetelina holding the seedling guide in front of a blooming desert plant with yellow flowers.

Tiffany Pereira Blends Art and Science in New Mojave Seedling Guide

By Elyse DeFranco | Mar 19, 2025 | Featured projects

The ecologist and illustrator created a first-of-its-kind seedling guide to help land managers and community members identify native plant seeds and aid with restoration work. DRI sat down with Pereira for more information about her goals and inspiration for the project, the benefits of fusing art with science, and the miracles contained in the tiniest seeds.

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Cracking the Mysterious Case of Dying Desert Forests  

By Elyse DeFranco | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog, Featured projects

DRI researchers are trying to solve the mystery of mass die-offs of screwbean mesquite trees, a critical part of their desert ecosystem.  

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International Arid Lands Consortium Provides Research Funding

By DRI Communications | Feb 2, 2023 | Donor Stories

DRI Foundation received a donation from the International Arid Lands Consortium for graduate students working on arid land issues.

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Meet Charlotte van der Nagel, Graduate Researcher

By DRI Communications | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog, Featured researchers

Charlotte van der Nagel is a graduate research assistant with the Division of Earth and Ecosystems Sciences at DRI in Las Vegas and a Ph.D. student in the Geoscience program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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