Land management activities within rangeland settings often occur at scales larger than the individual ecological site scale therefore we have development a method for aggregating ecological sites into groups that respond similarly to management activities or disturbance. The methodology has proven useful for the rapid development of state and transition models (STMs) in addition to the application of models for landscape scale planning purposes. BLM in collaboration with the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada NRCS has utilized STMs developed through this process to assess multiple fuels treatments and wildfire responses in order to improve future habitat improvement and rehabilitation projects. Additionally, private landowners have recently been incentivized through the Nevada Conservation Credit System to utilize STMs for sage grouse habitat improvement projects. Results from both public and private sector application of STMs for rehabilitation projects will be presented.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.