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- Library Collection RecordMuch of the Southern Great Plains (USA) grasslands have become dominated by native invasive woody plants such as honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) in the last 100…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the Great Basin, native annual plants occupy a niche similar to the niche exploited by invasive annuals, increasing in abundance after soil disturbances and wildlife. In arid systems, some native…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordShortly after the introduction of livestock into sagebrush rangelands, it was recognized that sagebrush competed with forage species.� This led to many efforts to control this �weed� to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSemi-arid woodlands have expanded and contracted across the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene.� Large scale expansions typically occurred during mild-moist…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNative plant species are not generally known to be weeds. Many even question whether native species can be invasive in the full extent of the definition. However, there are many native species in…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe northern bobwhite is an iconic species of the southeastern United States. Southern rangelands are considered important for nearly one third of the range-wide population of northern bobwhites.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPresentation Title: Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, A �All Hands, All The development of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) creates a legitimate avenue for private landowners to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burn associations are built on a concept of neighbors helping neighbors conduct prescribed burns though shared resources, energy, and time within local or regional geographic areas. The…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) proposed a pilot study, in cooperation with a…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe southeastern U.S. is not known as a major grassland region. Its grasslands largely disappeared two centuries ago. Today�s remnant savannas, prairies, glades, barrens, balds, and wet grasslands…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe presentation will identify and describe the processes for developing and implementing Outcome Based Grazing Authorizations.� �Following a description of the concept, information regarding the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThis presentation will highlight the Winecup-Gamble Ranch (Montello, NV) as an example of a collaborative, outcome-based grazing (OBG) term permit renewal process that is currently underway. The…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe BLM has been utilizing Ecological Site Descriptions (ESD) to monitor grazing allotments for decades. The recent update of the ESDs in Nevada that include the new State-and-Transition Models (STM…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn Nevada, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over 48 million acres throughout the State.� In order to achieve BLM�s multiple-use and sustained yield mission, a thorough understanding of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe BLM Carson City District is in the implementation phase of a landscape level habitat resiliency, health and restoration project in the Desatoya mountain range in both Churchill and Lander…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Crooked River National Grassland (CRNG) has a long history of a level of intensive management and associated environmental conditions which are typical of National Grasslands but which are…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWithin the province of Alberta, moisture availability whether from summer rain or winter snows, is one of the main drivers for determining grassland plant communities. Moisture is also critically…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia's�rangelands are a global�biological diversity hotspot, and provide high�forage production and other ecosystem service values. However,�over 200,000 hectares of�grasslands…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe selectivity of grazing animals distinguishes grazing as a vegetation management process from other tools such as prescribed burning and mowing.� Selective grazing has been presented as a…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe primary driver of grazing policies to benefit California�s grassland biodiversity is the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).� California has 301 federally listed threatened or endangered…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrazing management is not rocket science -- it's much more complex than than. Numerous scholars and practitioners have quipped that rangeland management is both art and science, and strongly…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive management has been discussed and proposed in allotment management plans (AMPs) and in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents over the past 20 years. During this time there have…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA Forest Service recognizes the need for flexibility to adapt grazing management on rangelands due to weather, disturbance such as wildfire, ecological dynamics, response and variability.�…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive Management in Natural Resources is often messy, rarely preventative, contentious, and often we must act without scientific certainty. Much of the time permittees or managers are adapting to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordExplore how flexibility is defined and applied in Outcome Based Grazing, and discuss differences from flexibility provided in Allotment Management Plans.� Providing a framework for excercising…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNatural resource managers need flexibility in implementation of management practices due to the unpredictable nature of the environment being managed.� The ability to adapt management prescriptions…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive management strategies are essential to managing livestock on rangelands. In the semi-arid climate of SE Arizona it has become increasingly more important to be as flexible as possible in the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTo borrow from the legal profession, an �examination for discovery� is a process which is partially undertaken to discover relevant facts and areas of agreement prior to a civil trial. For…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSuccessful ranching families maintain flexibility in their operations over decades to multi-generational time spans. Interviews and focus groups with ranchers in the Western Great Plains help…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn 2017, the Gunnison Climate Working Group Project Team (GCWG), a diverse public-private partnership, completed its sixth year of riparian and wet meadow restoration in the Upper Gunnison River…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBeaver mimicry, also called low-impact restoration, provides a means for range managers on public and private land to improve natural water storage and subirrigate floodplains for improved stream…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBased on the accounts of early fur trapper forays in the 1820s, beavers (Castor canadensis) were abundant along the Humboldt River at early Euro-American contact and an important resource for Great…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRange managers have long recognized the importance of riparian areas.� Early range management�often referred�to riparian areas or watering points as "sacrifice areas" due to the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDiverse people and communities care about the sagebrush biome.�� It is a part of our life and our being.��� To conserve it, we need to work together.� To work together, we need some…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordResearch in the Great Basin was initiated at the beginning of the 19th century to address the degradation of millions of acres of range and forest lands caused by unrestricted livestock grazing.�…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe greatest threat to eastern North American biodiversity is the loss of eastern grasslands, especially those found in the southern states. Prior to European settlement, grasslands (including…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNative grasslands of various types were once abundant in the southeastern United States ("the South"), but have declined so much that even many ecologists have not recognized their…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWild horses and domesticated livestock can have direct and indirect effects on the structure and composition of riparian areas and the hydrologic function of the associated ecosystem.� In arid…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn conifer-encroached areas, one mechanism thought to contribute to the loss of understory species is the interception of precipitation by the increasing tree canopy. Effective precipitation may be…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Lower Owens River was diverted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913 leaving the majority of the 62 mile river channel devoid of flowing surface water for 93 years.� Since 2006, controlled…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordOak woodlands are perhaps the most important for wildlife biodiversity and conservation. More than 300 species of wildlife depend on oak woodlands at some stage in their life history, but oak…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThere has been a proliferation of research about the biology of sage-grouse, their interaction with predators, and habitat requirements. Despite repeated statements that sage-grouse are a landscape…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the field, technicians systematically traversed nine priority watersheds on roads by vehicle, observing vegetation communities and intermittently collecting GPS points.� At each GPS waypoint,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe conservation of game birds and other wildlife species in Texas depends on landowners, who manage the bulk of the important habitats. When habitat is improved for game birds, other species that…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordA number of apps have been developed recently that facilitate developing and deploying highly customizable data collection tools for use on cellphones and tablet computers. When networked, they allow…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRapid seed germination is an important characteristic when it comes to plant stand establishment under variable environmental conditions.� This research was designed to improve the seed germination…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDo Rangeland water facilities such as earthen tanks affect vegetation species composition? �The Deadman Mesa Allotment on the Tonto National Forest has been vacant and ungrazed for over 17 years. ï…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWhat happens to sites after weed management, targeted grazing, or wildfire? In a low resistance and resilience landscape, a native seeding treatment is probably going to be needed. Anyone who has…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWe discuss the challenges to ensuring the availability of genetically appropriate native seeds for wildland restoration in Nevada and throughout the intermountain west. �We present a framework for…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRecently cleared lands on the Kenai Peninsula are not typically ready for direct seeding of forage or other crops.� Most agricultural sites on the Kenai Peninsula were previously dominated by white…Publication Date 2018