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Tall Forb communities have a complex history of grazing within the Intermountain West.� This complex history of grazing in conjunction with current plant community and ground cover dynamics in many Tall Forb types combined with an increase in public interest in tall forb types has resulted in a need to better understand the effect grazing may have had various tall forb types and the resiliency of these types post-grazing.� Of particular interest is the effect grazing may have had or continues to have on plant community and ground cover dynamics.� This PowerPoint presentation focuses on two areas of current interest within our National Forest Lands � the Wyoming Range of the Kemmerer Ranger District; and the Uinta Mountains of the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District.� Specifically this monitoring presentation (1) provides findings of more than a decade of monitoring as they relate to plant species composition and ground cover; (2) identifies current drivers affecting plant community and ground cover dynamics within these tall forb types; and (3) discusses the current effect grazing may be having within these Tall Forb types as they relate to these two criteria.� A key part of this presentation includes new and/or updated findings as they relate to relic and reference areas for tall forb communities.