The USGS-FRESC has recently published a series of articles addressing research questions in forests and rangelands of the United …
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Response of Big Sagebrush Plant Communities to Climate Change, Grazing, and Cheatgrass Throughout the 21st Century
How will a changing climate effect big sagebrush communities? Watch this webinar from USGS to learn more about just that. …
Does seeding after wildfires in rangelands reduce erosion or invasive species?
Description: Mitigation of ecological damage caused by rangeland wildfires has historically been an issue restricted to the …
Great Basin Fact Sheet: Information and Tools to Conserve and Restore Great Basin Ecosystems
Overview: Land managers are responsible for developing effective strategies for conserving and restoring Great Basin ecosystems in …
Monitoring pinyon-juniper cover and aboveground biomass across the Great Basin
Even after 150 years of prior expansion, pinyon-juniper continue to replace shrublands and grasslands across the Great Basin. From …
Sage Grouse Initiative Live-Streamed Symposia Now Available for Viewing!
From the Sage Grouse Initiative:Two special symposia hosted at this year’s annual meeting of the Society for Range Management in …
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Piñon and Juniper Field Guides
SageSTEP is producing a set of three User’s Guides, one each for sagebrush ecosystems threatened by cheatgrass invasion, …
Sex in the sagebrush: How new research can help protect greater sage-grouse mating areas
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Recently published work from scientists at the Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) may …