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- Library Collection RecordOver the last 100 years, woody species have invaded grassland around the globe.Dr. Steven Archer at the University of Arizona is working to understand the potential of grasslands to be invaded so…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- woody plants
- grasslands
- management
- Library Collection RecordA knowledge of the functions of the roots, stems and leaves of grass plants is of value to continued, profitable range manaegment since grasses are living organisms, they are affected by all…Publication Date 2016
- grasses
- plants
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordIn Arizona, invasive and noxious plants have a significant impact on native vegetation and ecosystem health. Because invasive plants are competitive against native plants, once invasive plants…Publication Date 2016
- invasive species
- invasives
- acreage
- Arizona
- vegetation
- Small Landowners
- Library Collection RecordA factsheet-style overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) intended for rangeland users. Contains information on how the ESA applies to private lands, what landowners can do to prevent or prepare…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordPlant Materials Technical Note No. 66. This technical note is a useful summary of information about rangeland fuel breaks based on current science and lessons learned in practice. Written for…Publication Date 2016
- wildfires
- fuels
- sagebrush
- greenstrip
- plant materials
- fuel break
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordThe Southwest is considered to be one of the most “climate-challenged†landscapes in the United States (Garfin et al. 2013) and the Colorado Plateau will not be exempt from the impacts of a…Publication Date 2016
- climate
- drought
- adaptation
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThrough a lifetime on the land in southern Colorado, Betty Shahan has served as a leader in integrating conservation and ranching. The Chama Peak Land Alliance, of which Betty is a founding member,…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordLand managers are responsible for developing effective strategies for conserving and restoring Great Basin ecosystems in the face of invasive species, conifer expansion, and altered fire regimes. A…Publication Date 2016
- invasive species
- Annual Plants
- conifers
- wildfires
- grazing management
- fuels
- Seeding (seed)
- sagebrush
- aspen (tree)
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To outline important considerations and options for post-fire seeding, including the selection of seed mixes and seeding equipment for restoring sagebrush communities following fire. The…Publication Date 2016
- Seeding (seed)
- sagebrush
- Rehabilitation of natural resources
- Sagebrush community
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordRangelands have numerous uses. Everything from energy creation to wildlife conservation happens on the worlds rangelands.Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordIn the United States, ranchers are having trouble finding suitable successors. The bright lights of urban living are steering the younger rural population away from their inheritance. Leaving…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordLarry Allen spent more than 40 years in the Forest Service. In this video he reflects on what he saw throughout his career.Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordSteve Riggs and his ancestors have ranched in Southern Arizona for over 100 years. Now that he is reaching retirement, Riggs reflects on a lifetime of ranching, what he has learned and what he thinks…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide land managers with information that can help them identify different aspen types, assess the condition of aspen stands, and prioritize stands for restoration using appropriate…Publication Date 2015
- aspen (tree)
- management
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordIn any supplementation program, it is essential that the forage resource be stocked in such a manner so there is adequate forage quantity available per animal unit. If forage quantity is insufficient…Publication Date 2015
- nutritive value
- forage
- Arizona
- supplements
- nutrition
- cows
- Library Collection RecordPrediction of grasshopper impact on grazing.ÂPublication Date 2015
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- South Dakota
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOxytropis, a species that closely resembles locoweed in both appearance and poisonous principle (Ruyle 2008). There are some 352 species, 198 varieties, and 552 total taxa in North America north of…Publication Date 2015
- locoweed
- Library Collection RecordIntroduction: Data emerging from the Living River Project shows that important changes are taking place in the Lower Santa Cruz River. The attached Second annual Living River Report provides the…Publication Date 2015
- Altar Valley
- aquatic biota
- Arizona
- ecosystem health
- flow
- riparian
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordIntroduction: Data emerging from the Living River Project shows that important changes are taking place in the Lower Santa Cruz River. The attached Second annual Living River Report provides the…Publication Date 2015
- Altar Valley
- aquatic biota
- Arizona
- ecosystem health
- flow
- riparian
- United States
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2015
- climate variability
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2015
- climate variability
- economics
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordIn the United States, ranchers are having trouble finding suitable successors. The bright lights of urban living are steering the younger rural population away from their inheritance. Leaving…Publication Date 2015
- ranching
- Library Collection RecordAll wild cats are important to ecosystem functioning because they are apex predators and therefore impact the entire food chain. In Southern Arizona, the top predator is the mountain lion, but over…Publication Date 2015
- jaguars
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2015
- Library Collection Record
76 The Drought
Extreme drought has been predicted for the grasslands of Southern New Mexico, but this isn't the first time the dusty Otero Mesa has experienced drought. Laurie Abbott, of New Mexico State…Publication Date 2015 - Library Collection RecordN/APublication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordN/APublication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To discuss consequences and options for woody plant fuel reduction in Wyoming big sagebrush plant communities of the Intermountain West.Publication Date 2015
- fuels
- woody plants
- wildfires
- sagebrush
- Great Basin
- Wyoming big sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide an overview of the immediate and short-term hydrologic impacts of fire on infiltration, runoff, and erosion by water, and of the effectiveness of various mitigation treatments in…Publication Date 2015
- erosion
- wildfires
- sagebrush
- runoff
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide land managers with state-of-the-art information on the establishment of big sagebrush through direct seeding.Publication Date 2015
- Seeding (seed)
- sagebrush
- Great Basin
- Intermountain West
- Library Collection RecordN/APublication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordIn the high desert of southern Arizona and New Mexico, almost a million acres of important habitats and nearly 30 at-risk species are being protected and conserved…by a coalition of ranchers who…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordIn this first of a six-part webinar series, Leon Atwell and Quincy Ellis of the Coalition for Community Excellence talk about how to build and sustain your GLC. Atwell and Ellis share the techniques…Publication Date 2015
- video
- webinar
- Library Collection RecordIn this second of a six-part webinar series, Leon Atwell and Jack Newcomb of the Coalition for Community Excellence talk about how to create vision and mission statements that will inspire and guide…Publication Date 2015
- sustainability
- video
- webinar
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2015
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordFoot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects cloven-hooved livestock and wildlife. Although adult animals generally recover, the morbidity rate is very…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To define wildland fuels and review some of the approaches used to assess fuel loads in Great Basin ecosystems. Assessing wildland fuel loading is important for quantifying potential fire…Publication Date 2015
- fuels
- sagebrush
- juniper
- wildfires
- Great Basin
- PJ
- pinyon-juniper
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: Land managers are increasingly interested in improving resilience to disturbances, such as wildfire, and resistance to invasive species, such as cheatgrass and medusahead. This factsheet is…Publication Date 2015
- wildfires
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordTo provide managers with strategies to reduce the spread and impact of medusahead.Publication Date 2015
- invasive species
- Annual Weeds
- medusahead
- spread
- Library Collection RecordTo provide managers with tools and strategies to reestablish perennial-dominated plant communities in medusahead-invaded sagebrush rangelands.Publication Date 2015
- reseeding
- perennials
- invasive species
- Rehabilitation of natural resources
- sagebrush
- medusahead
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide land managers with a brief summary of the effects of conifer expansion and infill in sagebrush ecosystems and of potential management strategies.Publication Date 2015
- sagebrush
- Rehabilitation of natural resources
- conifers
- Brush Removal
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: Bareroot or container seedlings can be used to quickly re-establish big sagebrush and other native shrubs in situations where direct seeding is not feasible or unlikely to succeed.…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection Record"A Working Ranch with an effective medusahead management program" follows the science-based management plan developed to treat an increasing infestation of medusahead, and other annual…Publication Date 2015
- invasive species
- grasses
- ranches
- ranching
- annuals
- Medusa Head
- Medusa-head
- medusahead
- Oregon
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: Wind erosion is a problem in Great Basin shrublands, particularly following large wildfires or other disturbances that remove the protective cover plants provide to soil. This fact sheet…Publication Date 2015
- wind erosion
- wildfires
- sagebrush
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide a framework for the placement, use, and effectiveness of established fuel breaks for protecting sagebrush ecosystems.Publication Date 2015
- Fire Prevention
- sagebrush
- fuel break
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide guidelines for maintaining productive sagebrush steppe communities in grazed areas after fire. The focus is on plant communities that, prior to fire, were largely intact and had…Publication Date 2015
- grazing management
- wildfires
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordNebraskw NRCS quick reference guide for ecological site descriptions foind in MLRA 65.Publication Date 2014