This report is primarily designed for those with limited fire experience who want to begin a program of prescribed fire in sagebrush-grass vegetation. The guidelines outline procedures and considerations for planning and conducting prescribed fires in such vegetation. Fire effects information is summarized by the major series of sagebrush species as described in recent habitat type classifications for the northern Great Basin, Snake River Plains, and Columbia River Basin. An annotated bibliography of literature published since 1980 on fire-sagebrush-grass vegetation is appended. The report recommends monitoring techniques to be used for evaluating effects of prescribed fire, a step that is becoming increasingly important in land management. Procedures for evaluating effects on plant cover, plant density, species composition, plant mortality, and biomass production are included.
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