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Wyoming Sagebrush

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Central/South central Wyoming and far northwestern Colorado. Wyoming Basin shrub steppe within the desert and xeric shrublands biome.

HOT TOPICS

  • Fire ecology and impacts on sagebrush
  • Invasive grasses and forbs
  • Domestic grazing, free-roaming horses
  • Sage-grouse ecology
  • Grazing in coniferous grasslands
  • Extractive industries and infrastructure

This subregion is sparsely populated and WUI concerns are minimal.

Partners: University of Wyoming Extension, Medicine Bow/Routt National Forests, Bureau of Land Management

Subregion Representative:

Dr. J. Derek Scasta, University of Wyoming Agricultural Sciences Extension

jscasta@uwyo.edu – 307-314-2615

Resources:

USGS Wyoming Basin Ecoregion Assessment

Map: Subregion National Forests and Grasslands

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This regional Fire Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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