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- 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1962
- grazing capacity
- spraying
- sagebrush
- 2 4 5-T
- 2 4-D
- Biscuitroot
- Bogard District
- Chemical Absorption
- Hormone
- Lassen National Forest
- plant characteristics
- Plant Growth Stage
- Response to Spraying
- Spray Trials
- Undesirable Species
- Library Collection RecordHuman enterprise has led to large-scale changes in landscapes and altered wildlife population distribution and abundance, necessitating efficient and effective conservation strategies for impacted…Publication Date 2021
- Galliformes
- greater sage-grouse
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- sagebrush
- Artemisia spp.
- Land cover change
- resource selection function
- Translocation
- Library Collection RecordNative plant abundances within the grasslands and sagebrush steppe of the Northern Range decreased substantially during the 20th century and the degradation has continued during the 21st century.…Publication Date 2018-12
- grasslands
- Northern Range
- rangeland health
- sagebrush
- similarity index
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm. and Agropyron desertorum [Fisch.] Schult.) has been seeded across millions of hectares of the sagebrush steppe and is often associated with native…Publication Date 2016
- Agropyron cristatum
- burning
- grazing
- legacy effects
- sagebrush
- Seedbed
- Library Collection RecordPiñon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) expansion and infilling in sagebrush (Artemisia L.) steppe communities can lead to high-severity fire and annual weed dominance. To determine…Publication Date 2016
- encroachment
- Expansion
- fuel control
- Infilling
- mastication
- resilience
- resistance
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordAlthough fire is becoming frequent in arid lands throughout the world, little is known about the recruitment pattern of many arid land shrub species after fire. We explored topographic and edaphic…Publication Date 2016
- bitterbrush
- functional traits
- Great Basin
- plant reproduction strategy
- postfire succession
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordManagement of conservation-reliant species can be complicated by the need to manage ecosystem processes that operate at extended temporal horizons. One such process is the role of fire in regulating…Publication Date 2017
- cutting
- fire
- juniper
- pinyon
- prescribed burning
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordWestern Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) has greatly expanded in the past 150+years and now dominates over 3.6 million ha of rangeland in the Intermountain Western United States. The impacts of…Publication Date 2017
- iSnobal
- juniper
- sage grouse
- sagebrush
- snow
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordJuniper and piñon coniferous woodlands have increased 2- to 10-fold in nine ecoregions spanning the Intermountain Region of the western United States. Control of piñon-juniper woodlands by mechanical…Publication Date 2017
- conifer woodland
- fuel reduction
- juniper
- prescribed fire
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm. and Agropyron desertorum [Fisch.] Schult.) has been seeded across millions of hectares of the sagebrush steppe and is often associated with native…Publication Date 2016
- Agropyron cristatum
- burning
- grazing
- legacy effects
- sagebrush
- Seedbed
- Library Collection RecordPiñon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) expansion and infilling in sagebrush (Artemisia L.) steppe communities can lead to high-severity fire and annual weed dominance. To determine…Publication Date 2016
- encroachment
- Expansion
- fuel control
- Infilling
- mastication
- resilience
- resistance
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordAlthough fire is becoming frequent in arid lands throughout the world, little is known about the recruitment pattern of many arid land shrub species after fire. We explored topographic and edaphic…Publication Date 2016
- bitterbrush
- functional traits
- Great Basin
- plant reproduction strategy
- postfire succession
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordIt has recently been proposed that the cost of rehabilitating medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski)–invaded rangelands may be reduced by concurrently seeding desired vegetation and…Publication Date 2014-11
- annual grass control
- invasive plants
- preemergent herbicide
- revegetation
- sagebrush
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Library Collection RecordIn response to the recent expansion of piñon and juniper woodlands into sagebrush-steppe communities in the northern Great Basin region, numerous conifer-removal projects have been implemented,…Publication Date 2014-09
- cheatgrass
- Nonnative species
- Pinon-juniper
- resilience
- restoration
- sagebrush
- Single-needle pinon
- Utah Juniper
- western juniper
- Library Collection RecordDeclining greater sage-grouse populations are causing concern for the future of this species across the western United States. Major ecosystem issues, including exotic annual grass invasion and…Publication Date 2014-07
- Endangered Species Act
- sage-grouse
- sagebrush
- state-and-transition
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known about how cultivation legacies affect the outcome of rehabilitation seedings in the Great Basin, even though both frequently co-occur on the same lands. Similarly, there is little…Publication Date 2014-05
- crested wheatgrass
- Exarable fields
- Land-use legacies
- old fields
- sagebrush
- site history
- Library Collection RecordSUMMARY The two-part Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome published by the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station is a new, multi-scale approach to…Publication Date 2019
- Sage
- grouse
- sagebrush
- management
- conservation (storage)
- planning
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1980-02-01
- sagebrush
- desert grass/shrub
- Arizona Strip Districts
- exclosures
- livestock
- BLM
- grazing
- rest-rotation grazing
- fences
- Bureau of Land Management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1980-02-01
- grazing systems
- alfalfa
- soil conservation
- hay
- Fallon County
- Freddie Berzel
- water
- grazing
- sagebrush
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1981-08-01
- sheep
- Idaho
- Dubois
- US Sheep Experiment Station
- grazing sagebrush-grass range
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1981-10-01
- Great Basin
- prescribed burn
- grazing
- range
- sagebrush
- fire
- canopy cover
- fuel
- sagebrush bunchgrass
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1983-02-01
- habitat
- reclamation
- wildlife biology
- grazing lands
- coal mining
- politics
- ecosystem
- grassland
- revegetation
- wildlife
- range management
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Between 2008 and 2010 a cultivated field of 57 ha within the mixed grass prairie of southeastern Alberta was restored with native grasses and silver sagebrush plugs. • Wildlife…Publication Date 2013-06-01
- sagebrush
- seed sowing
- species at risk
- Sprague's pipit
- Library Collection RecordPlant-soil variation related to perennial-plant resource islands (coppices) interspersed with relatively bare interspaces is a major source of heterogeneity in desert rangelands. Our objective was to…Publication Date 2012-03-01
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- cheatgrass
- coppice
- heterogeneity
- interspace
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordMedusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski) is an exotic annual grass invading western rangelands. Successful revegetation of invaded-plant communities can be prohibitively expensive because…Publication Date 2013-03-01
- invasive plants
- medusahead
- restoration
- sagebrush
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordWoody plants can cause localized increases in resources (i.e., resource islands) that can persist after fire and create a heterogeneous environment for restoration. Others have found that subcanopies…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- heterogeneity
- interspace
- resource island
- revegetation
- sagebrush
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper (Juniperus occidentalis subsp. occidentalis Hook.) woodlands are expanding from their historic range and causing significant declines of other plant communities. However, landscape-…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- aerial photography
- Juniperus occidentalis
- landscape ecology
- remote sensing
- restoration
- sagebrush
- woodland encroachment
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of plant age on growing season chemical compositions and rumen fermentation characteristics was determined for three subspecies of big sagebrush: basin (Artemisia tridentata [Nutt.] subsp…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- annual growth-rings
- Artemisia tridentata
- in vitro fermentation
- nutritional content
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordVegetation changes associated with climate shifts and anthropogenic disturbance have major impacts on biogeochemical cycling. Much of the interior western United States currently is dominated by…Publication Date 2011-03-01
- biogeochemical cycles
- carbon sequestration
- cheatgrass
- climate change
- invasive annual grass
- sagebrush
- soil organic carbon
- total nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordFire plays a large role in structuring sagebrush ecosystems; however, we have little knowledge of how vegetation changes with time as succession proceeds from immediate postfire to mature stands. We…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- Artemisia tridentata
- Artemisia tripartita
- fire effects
- sagebrush
- succession
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper (Juniperus occidentalis spp. occidentalis Hook.) has encroached on and now dominates millions of acres of sagebrush/bunchgrass rangeland in the Great Basin and interior Pacific…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- hydrology
- infiltration
- overland flow
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper (Juniperus occidentalis spp. occidentalis Hook.) expansion into sagebrush steppe plant communities in the northern Great Basin has diminished shrub-steppe productivity and diversity.…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- Juniperus occidentalis
- shrub steppe
- plant cover
- thresholds
- sagebrush
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordAn experimental design required burn treatments for 10-m2 circular plots. We constructed a fire enclosure for the plots using sheetmetal, electrical conduit, and other commonly available materials.…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- peak temperature
- experimental rigs
- field experimentation
- soil temperature
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- range management
- botanical composition
- Nevada
- Utah
- fire
- Great Basin
- sagebrush
- burn barrell
- temperature
- temperature monitoring
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of sagebrush steppe by exotic annual grasses has modified the structure of shrubland communities over much of the western United States by increasing fuel loads and therefore the frequency…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- cryptogamic crust
- microphytic crust
- burning
- sagebrush
- moss
- lichens
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated multiple aspects of spring/summer sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat in Strawberry Valley, Utah by measuring vegetation associated with nest, brood and adult use…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- logistic regression
- sagebrush
- sage grouse
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to investigate the use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) of fecal samples for predicting the percentage of mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- hear infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- laboratory techniques
- rapid methods
- reflectance
- accuracy
- calibration
- validity
- feces composition
- selective grazing
- infrared spectroscopy
- Artemisia tridentata
- diets
- sheep
- Artemisia
- diet selection
- sagebrush
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordThis study documented the long–term (> 10 years) impact offire on sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte) nesting and brood–rearing habitats on the Upper Snake River Plainin southeastern…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- grouse
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- invertebrates
- food plants
- site requirements
- nesting
- wildfire management
- habitat selection
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- prescribed burning
- Idaho
- Artemisia tridentata
- wildlife management
- canopy
- brood-rearing
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- nesting
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordTwo of 5 populations of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) examined in eastern Utah did not accumulate appreciable amounts of sodium in leaf tissue while 3 populations did accumulate sodium in…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- fourwing saltbush
- Sodium Biotypes
- oil shale
- responses
- juniper
- sodium
- greasewood
- potassium
- Salts
- Shadescale
- sagebrush
- Atriplex canescens
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordThis study considered the feasibility of supplementing crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum Fisch.) forage with some common rangeland shrubs. The necessary proportions of shrub and grass in the…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- nutrient requirements
- Falle
- Early Winter
- digestible protein
- Nephi Field Station
- fourwing saltbush
- body weight
- Supplementation
- Range Shrubs
- energy
- shrubs
- Rabbitbrush
- protein
- sagebrush
- Agropyron cristatum
- sheep
- Utah
- crested wheatgrass