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- Library Collection RecordTanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) is a native, warm-season, perennial bunchgrass which is found in sandy prairies in South Texas. It provides palatable forage for livestock in the growing season and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordTargeted cattle grazing has been suggested as a potential tool to reduce fine fuels and alter vegetation characteristics. However, within the western United States the use of fencing and water to…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordTargeted livestock grazing is traditionally used to manage weedy vegetation or undesirable vegetation, gaining popularity over the past 10 – 15 years. Similar to targeted grazing of livestock,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordTargeted sheep grazing has been proposed as an alternative to conventional cover crop management. This study assessed the use of targeted sheep grazing to terminate a field pea (Pisium sativum) cover…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordTechnological advances in horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing are two primary factors associated with spawning the unprecedented shale gas boom during the past decade in the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe 100th anniversary of the Smith Lever Act provides an excellent backdrop to a review of the history and current status of Extension in Indian Country. On the whole, American Indian tribes are…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe 2011 Wallow fire burned 538,000 acres of the White Mountains primarily in east central Arizona. The White Mountains contain fragmented, open park-like, high elevation (>7700 ft) ecosystems…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe 2012 Region 24 Complex fire in north central Nebraska was the state's largest fire in recent history. With more than 76,000 acres burned, this fire provided a unique opportunity to study…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe ability of established crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) to suppress cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is well documented. Many studies examining the competition between these two species,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe ability to accurately estimate the extent and spatial distribution of soil erosion and sediment deposition can be critical for determining the consequences of land management practices, and for…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe ability to dynamically measure the electrical conductivity of runoff is key to many hydrologic applications including hydraulic property characterization and solute transport quantification. In…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of lambs Santa Ines breed supplemented with different food sources in the scrubland conditions in the Brazilian semiarid. The experimental design…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe beneficial role of ranching to wildlife conservation is increasingly recognized by landowners and wildlife managers and is used to focus on a common goal of maintaining open, working landscapes…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Blackfoot Challenge is a landowner-based group that coordinates management of the Blackfoot River, its tributaries, and adjacent lands. The Blackfoot Challenge follows a consensus-based approach…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Borana Plateau is a high-elevation, semi-arid landscape. It has been inhabited for centuries by Borana pastoralists, who primarily herd cattle. The pastoral system has long-been regarded as one…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a leader in the use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to fill the critical data gap faced by federal agencies in managing natural and cultural resources…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses the Proper Functioning Condition assessment (PFC) to determine and report on the condition of riparian areas. This method has been in use since the mid-1990…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is conducting its first Western Rivers and Streams Assessment (WRSA), a survey of the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Bureau of Land Management's National Conservation Lands contain 27 million acres of some of the West's most spectacular landscapes. Their mission is to “conserve, protect, and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is proposing a statewide action with goals to enhance environmental benefits from grazing, protect beneficial uses of surface…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe cattle industry in Chihuahua, Mexico is one of the most important economic activities in the State and relies mostly on native grasslands. These ecosystems present several problems: overgrazing,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Channeled Scablands of east-central Washington include over 2,000 square miles of rangeland important to livestock and wildlife grazing. Because of overgrazing in the past, frequent wildfires and…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Chokecherry and Sierra Madre (CSM) wind energy development is a proposed 1,000 turbine project in south-central Wyoming. The site is located across a checkerboard of private and federal lands. As…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe collapse of state cooperatives following livestock privatization in early 90s created an institutional gap for rangeland management in Mongolia. State-owned pastures have been experiencing…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Colorado River and its tributaries provide water to about 36 million people and irrigation water to nearly 4.5 million acres of land in the United States and Mexico. Damages within the United…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe conservation and management of greater sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and its habitat is one of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) priorities. To effectively manage greater sage-…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) uses science to inform policy decisions, enrich conservation planning and implementation, and improve management decisions. A process-based model,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe conversion of formerly big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis)/bunchgrass communities to annual grass dominance, primarily cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), in Wyoming big sagebrush…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe development of a cellulosic biofuels industry is likely to involve the cultivation of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) monocultures throughout the U.S. Switchgrass fields will likely displace…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe distribution and subsequent decomposition of dung pat across the landscape are some of the many processes of nutrient cycling in managed grazing systems. Nutrient cycling can influence the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe East Wildlife Foundation has a mission of supporting wildlife conservation and the other public benefits of ranching and private land stewardship. This mission is achieved through research,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of natural wildfires on the plant communities of canyon grasslands have been understudied. Studies within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (HCNRA) have shown inconsistent short-…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe eight main Hawaiian Islands show a tremendous diversity of soil types despite their small combined land area of approximately 6,420 mi2 (16,628 km2). Ten of the twelve soil orders are represented…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe encroachment of pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.), i.e. P-J, into sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) rangelands in the Intermountain West is well documented. Encroachment has negative…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe expansion of woody species is a worldwide concern for rangeland managers due to its impact on ecosystem services, including native diversity and forage production. In southern Alberta, wetlands…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (FGSP) is a federally endangered subspecies endemic to the fire-maintained prairies and rangelands of Florida. Prairie habitat in Florida consists of large tree-less…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) have have worked closely together in developing two new management tools to help Florida landowners…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe genus Astragalus is the most numerous of the legumes, globally there are more than 2,000 species. In North America, there have been identified 368 species and 184 varieties, the seeds can remain…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe geographic spread and the number of invasive plant species has increased significantly over the past 200 years as a result of human activities. On rangelands, exotic grass invasion has been…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe geographic spread of Kentucky bluegrass in rangelands of the USA has increased significantly over the past 3 decades. Preliminary analysis indicates that Kentucky bluegrass occupies over half of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is endemic to the south eastern United States and occurs in habitats with well-drained sandy soils with open canopies. The gopher tortoise is a keystone…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Grazing Land Conservation Initiative Forum this year is about the Rangeland Sustainability Analysis System (RSA). Ranchers come under pressure and scrutiny from the public to demonstrate…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Basin of the western United States represents one of the last large expanses of wildlands in the nation. This ecoregion is home to a variety of native endemic species, and supports some of…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a candidate species for listing as an endangered species. Proactive policies and conservation measures that have been proposed to protect the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)Â is a sagebrush-obligate bird currently being reviewed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service for protected status under the Endangered Species Act. A…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe Greater Sage-Grouse's decline and potential listing under the Endangered Species Act has created a flurry of conservation activity across western rangelands. However, with such large areas…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe greatest threat to agriculture and conservation in the Great Plains is the increase in woody plants such as Ashe juniper and Eastern redcedar on grasslands. This invasion can completely alter…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe Gunnison Sage-grouse is an iconic species being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Colorado's Gunnison Basin, ranchers own the majority of water rights and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe high cost of importing concentrate feeds into Hawaii brought about the demise of the feedlot industry in the early 1990's. Consequently, for the past twenty-five years the state has shipped…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe historical response of plant populations to climate variation may provide important clues about the sensitivity and future performance of populations to changes in climate regimes. Such an…Publication Date 2015