THE EXPANDING NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS (NGP) SOIL SALINITY AND SODICITY PROBLEMS RESULT FROM INCREASING RAINFALL, WHICH ELEVATES THE RISK OF CAPILLARY MOVEMENT OF SODIUM AND OTHER SALTS FROM UNDERLYING MARINE SEDIMENTS TO THE SOIL SURFACE. THIS SITUATION HAS PLACED MANY OTHERWISE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SOILS AT THE TIPPING POINT OF SUSTAINABILITY. DISTURBINGLY, FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL SALINE REMEDIATION STRATEGIES OF INSTALLING TILE DRAINAGE, APPLYING GYPSUM, AND LEACHING WITH GOOD QUALITY WATER EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE OBJECTIVES OFTHIS PROJECTARE TO: 1) DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF PLANTING PERENNIAL PLANTS IN PROBLEM AREA ONGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, POLLINATOR HABITAT, NUTRIENT CYCLING, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION; 2) CREATE DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS THAT PROVIDE OPTIONS TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON SALT-AFFECTED LANDS; AND 3) DISTRIBUTE PROJECT FINDINGS AND ANALYTICS TO END-USERS. IN REPLICATED STUDIES, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, POLLINATOR HABITAT, NUTRIENT CYCLING, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION WILL BE QUANTIFIED IN UNTREATED SALINE/SODIC AREAS, IN AREAS TREATED WITH TRADITIONAL REMEDIATION STRATEGIES, AND IN AREAS TREATED WITH INNOVATIVE VEGETATIVE REMEDIATION. FINDINGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PAPERS. PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO RESTORE CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO THESE AREAS; 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS ON REMEDIATION OPTIONS; AND 3) THE DISSEMINATION OF RIGOROUS INFORMATION TO STUDENTS, PRODUCERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE CONNECTEDNESS AMONG CLIMATE, SOIL MANAGEMENT, PLANTS, AND SUSTAINABILITY.