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- Library Collection RecordThese Lands is a quarterly podcast of the Northwest Climate Hub focused on creative and engaging delivery of regionally relevant climate change adaptation information. We dig into pressing regional…Publication Date 2021
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020
- Library Collection RecordThe U of A Range Program (aka Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands Program) is a rapidly growing program that has tripled its undergraduate numbers in just 2 years. The University of…Publication Date 2020
- students
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020
- Altar Valley
- climate change
- grassland restoration
- Library Collection RecordBale grazing is a relatively unexplored winter feeding option for most beef cattle operations in the Northern Great Plains. Recently, several producers have been looking into using a bale grazing…Publication Date 2019
- Grazing Cattle
- Great Plains
- Winter Feeding
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019
- Library Collection RecordSurface coal mining is a large-scale disturbance that disrupts soil properties that requires reclamation. Reclamation monitoring and success typically focuses on vegetation communities, but soil…Publication Date 2019
- soil reclamation
- coal mine reclamation
- seed viability
- phospholipid fatty acid
- Library Collection RecordWith the long-term goal of preserving the Altar Valley as a working landscape while maintaining ecosystem and watershed function, this document outlines a set of goals and guidelines for…Publication Date 2019
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- collaborative management
- conservation
- land management
- United States
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019
- grazing
- resiliency
- Library Collection RecordTool for decision making on managing brush in arid landscapes.Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- invasive species
- matrix
- Library Collection RecordFire safety in the wildland-urban interface including your hoe and landscape.Publication Date 2018
- fire
- landscape
- safety
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordCultivating Climate Resilience on Farms and Ranches describes the changing regional weather patterns throughout the United States and the risks that these changes present to crop and livestock…Publication Date 2018
- climate observations
- climate change
- climate
- risk
- climate resilience
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a costly noxious weed to manage in the Northern Great Plains; it invades rangelands and displaces native and desirable vegetation. Our first objective was to test…Publication Date 2018
- leafy spruge
- Euphorbia esula L.
- northern Great Plains
- Herbicidal Control
- prescribed fire
- raffinate
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning was utilized as a management tool on grasslands of the Northern Great Plains. We analyzed the use of fire to manipulate encroaching and unpalatable western snowberry (…Publication Date 2018
- prescribed burning
- northern Great Plains
- grasslands
- Symphoricarpos occidentalis
- tallgrass prairie
- plant community dynamics
- Poa pratensis
- Library Collection RecordAlthough stocking rate is often described as the most important decision livestock managers make, most environmental concerns associated with cattle ranching in the western U.S. result from…Publication Date 2018
- cattle
- distribution
- grazing
- grazing management
- terrain
- nurture
- nature
- Library Collection RecordKentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis, hereafter bluegrass) invasion in the northern Great Plains is reducing biodiversity and altering ecosystem properties. We cannot remove bluegrass from this system…Publication Date 2018
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- invasive species
- novel ecosystems
- Poa pratensis
- northern Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordThe Art of Range podcast provides education through conversation with some of the brightest minds in rangeland management. We interview researchers, ranchers, and resource professionals to bring you…Publication Date 2018
- sciences
- rangelands
- podcast
- art
- conservation
- conversation
- Library Collection RecordGrassland butterflies contribute to the larger group of pollinating insects that are vital for continued plant production and food security in agroecosystems. However, grassland butterflies, along…Publication Date 2018
- pollinators
- mixed-grass prairie
- butterfly populations
- butterfly behavior
- pollinator density
- invasive plant species
- butterfly survey methodology
- visual encounter surveys
- line-transect sampling
- northern Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordJust as identifying plants is the baseline skill for rangeland professionals, the ability to assess the condition of grazing livestock by observing them is critical to their…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- body condition
- Library Collection RecordThe Carson National Forest's Wild horse adoption program, focusing on the Forest Service’s efforts to preserve wild horses in the west.Publication Date 2017
- horses
- wild burros
- wild horses
- Library Collection Record
22 Devotion
The Carson National Forest’s Wild Horse Adoption Program focuses on the unique benefits of adopting a wild horse.Publication Date 2017- horses
- wild burros
- wild horses
- Library Collection RecordLearn about Wyoming's wild horse population and management issues with keeping the population at a level where horses and livestock can survive. To learn more, visit the Wyoming Rangelands page…Publication Date 2017
- horses
- wild burros
- wild horses
- Library Collection RecordModern range scientists and managers are tasked with feeding more people than ever before while maintaining or improving the ecological function of over half of the world's land surface. Often, these…Publication Date 2017
- Grazing Cattle
- mixed grass prairie
- Wheatgrass
- plant community composition
- prairie dog
- ecological site
- Library Collection RecordLand-use and land cover changes impact the distribution of landscape features in rangelands and wildlife use of the landscape. To balance the requirements of wildlife groups that respond differently…Publication Date 2017
- Chiroptera
- foraging ecology
- land use change
- Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Lasiurus cinereus
- riparian forests
- Library Collection RecordThere is a concern about the lack of regeneration of riparian hardwood forest communities in the Middle Sheyenne River Watershed of northeastern North Dakota. Natural resource managers and landowners…Publication Date 2017
- wildlife management
- riparian forests
- watersheds
- ungulate
- herbivory
- tree seedlings
- regeneration
- North Dakota
- Middle Sheyenne River Watershed
- Library Collection RecordDeclines in pollinator populations worldwide are threatening pollination that supports native plant communities and global food production. Mitigating these impacts will require conservation actions…Publication Date 2017
- grazing management practices
- pollinators
- working landscapes
- fire
- biodiversity conservation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordPrairie-Oak Savanna is a temperate, globally-unique, endangered habitat type characterized by old-growth Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) stands, expansive low prairie habitat, and wetland complexes.…Publication Date 2017
- restoration ecology
- oak savanna
- invasive hybrid cattail
- terrestrial laser scanning
- woody encroachment
- prescribed burning
- grazing management
- Corylus americana
- secretive marsh birds
- Library Collection RecordIn this publication, we will walk through the steps of an easy to use framework that will help you develop a contingency plan for drought and any other ranching or natural…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- management
- climate
- rangelands
- contingency plan
- Library Collection RecordObituary for Pete Phelps.Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordWatersheds are complex systems that are influenced by many factors including geomorphology, climate, soil, vegetation, and land management. Due to this complexity, a watershed assessment that…Publication Date 2017
- watershed management
- greenline
- intermittent stream
- plant species composition
- rangeland health
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordAfter providing a brief introduction to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Section 10 permitting process, this memorandum continues on to detail the origins and successes of the Sonoran Desert…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- land management
- Endangered Species Act
- mitigation
- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important "tool" in range management since its beginnings. Despite utilization being a major area of emphasis in range monitoring, there is still concern in the…Publication Date 2016
- utilization
- rangeland
- monitoring
- Society for Range Management
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordThis article details the capture of Macho B, a male jaguar, in the Atascosa Mountains of Arizona on February 18, 2009 and the controversy that followed his death from capture-related stress less than…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Endangered Species Act
- Library Collection RecordIn this memorandum to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, C.H. Huckelberry, the current Pima County Administrator, clarifies the County's perspective on the continuation of ranching activities…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- ranching
- Endangered Species Act
- open space
- Library Collection RecordBrine is a by-product of oil and gas extraction that can have profound impacts on soil chemistry and vegetation assemblages when discharged onto the soil surface. Brine spill remediation aims to…Publication Date 2016
- brine
- remediation
- electrical conductivity
- topsoil excavation
- chemical amendment
- Halophytic Plants
- Glycophytic Grasses
- vegetation recovery
- Library Collection RecordSurface coal mining has taken place in North Dakota for many decades. Upon the mining process, the mined lands need to be reclaimed to a better state than pre-mining. The reclamation process is a…Publication Date 2016
- soil compaction
- reclaimed mineland
- vegetative composition
- reclamation
- surface coal mine
- heterogeneity
- Library Collection Record"The overall goal of the Pima County MSCP is to balance the need to comply with the ESA while allowing for the future growth of the built environment. The biological goal of the Pima County MSCP…Publication Date 2016
- land management
- Library Collection RecordNowhere in the United States are there more rare and unusual native plants than in Arizona. Most of them are many years old and cannot be replaced. Many people desire to use these "wonders of…Publication Date 2016
- protected species
- plants
- endangered species
- Arizona
- Library Collection Record
42 Easements
Easements are the right to use the land of another for a special purpose. Unlike a lease, an easement does not give the holder a right of “possession†of the property, only a right of use.Publication Date 2016- easement
- conservation easements
- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important “tool†in range management since its beginnings. On the surface the concept appears simple, referring to the percentage of current forage removed by…Publication Date 2016
- livestock
- forage
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThis booklet explains the purpose and benefits of the Multi-Species Conservation Plan (MSCP) and the Section 10 permit that Pima County applied for with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Maps of the…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- development
- permits
- Endangered Species Act
- Library Collection RecordThis document sets out to evaluate the potential for treating 230 acres of abandoned farmland in the Northern Altar Wash Project Area and contains an assessment of treatment techniques used in the…Publication Date 2015
- erosion control
- revegetation
- floodplains
- desert soils
- Library Collection RecordThis map depicts the predicted distribution of jaguars (Panthera onca) in Arizona and includes the locations of recent sightings.Publication Date 2015
- distribution
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Panthera onca
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2015
- browse plants
- Arizona
- rangelands
- nutrition
- Browsers
- characteristics
- Library Collection RecordThis tour takes participants to several stops throughout the Altar Valley including the Contest Well, the San Simone Fan Structure, the Timber Draw Dam Site,the Goat Well Drop Structure, and the San…Publication Date 2015
- watershed management
- erosion control
- grassland management
- Library Collection RecordInvestigators surveyed vegetation and grassland bird communities on and off black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns to investigate community drivers, interactions, and species…Publication Date 2015
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- prairie dog
- mixed grass prairie
- vegetation communities
- bird communities
- Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
- South Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThe Grand River District in South Dakota has a high proportion of underutilized crested wheatgrass within native rangelands. Prescribed fire is rarely used for management; although, there is a strong…Publication Date 2015
- crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn.)
- wildfire
- targeted cattle grazing
- soil nutirents
- species composition
- South Dakota