Events
Are we getting what we expect? Short-term response by bird communities to pinyon-juniper reductions
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Steve Knick, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, shares his research on changes within bird communities living in ecotone regions where land management treatments have been conducted to reduce woodland expansion into sagebrush habitats. Webinar recording
Patterns of understory growth during the first three years following a prescribed burn
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Dr. Gene Schupp, Plant Ecologist, Utah State University, presents patterns of native and exotic understory growth during the first three years following prescribed fire, mechanical, Tebuthiuron, and Imazipic treatments. Webinar recording
Sagebrush re-establishment practices: 2012 RTEC meeting presentations
Access presentations. Pdfs of the presentations from the 2012 RTEC Meeting: Sagebrush Re-establishment Practices.
Assessing the relationship between ground measurements and aerial image analysis of land cover classes in pinyon and juniper woodlands
Webinar brief. In this webinar, April Hulet, Brigham Young University, discusses recent findings from her and Dr. Bruce Roundy's latest research regarding digital imagery and land cover classifications for assessing rangeland health and fuel loads in Great Basin pinyon and juniper woodlands. Webinar recording
Cheatgrass dieoff in the Great Basin: quantifying spatial extents and potential causal mechanisms
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Stephen Boyte, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., and Susan Meyer, USFS RMRS Shrub Sciences Lab discuss: 1) Mapping inter-annual cheatgrass production and dieoff in the Great Basin using remote sensing data and ecological models, and 2) If cheatgrass die-offs in the Great Basin provide an opportunity for long-term control? Webinar recording
How does tree dominance affect understory responses to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments?
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Dr. Bruce Roundy, Rangeland Ecologist, Brigham Young University, shares his latest research findings on the role of tree dominance in understory response to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments. Webinar recording
Hydrologic response to fuels treatments on encroached sagebrush-steppe
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Jason Williams, Hydrologist, USDA-ARS Northwest Watershed Research Center, presents his latest research findings on hydrologic response to fuels treatments on woodland encroached sagebrush steppe. This research is part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project. Webinar recording
Fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin: Response and site characteristics
In this webinar, Richard Miller, Fire Ecologist, Oregon State University, presents a synthesis of information on fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin including responses and site characteristics. See also the fire effects synthesis. Webinar recording
Factors in cost effective restoration of sage-grouse habitat in northern Nevada – 2013 NV SRM Presentations
Elko, NV Elko, United StatesWorkshop presentations in pdf format from the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management annual winter meeting: Sage-grouse listing decision - Steve Abele Sage-grouse habitat limitations due to cheatgrass and PJ - Shawn Espinosa State and transition models and at risk phases- Erica Freeze Disturbance Response Groups - Tamzen Stringham Rehabilitating rangelands dominated by cheatgrass - Charlie Clements PJ…
Great Basin LANDFIRE
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Kori Blankenship, Fire Ecologist, and Louis Provencher, Director of Conservation Ecology with the Nature Conservancy, present 2013 updates and uses for Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Program (LANDFIRE) data in the Great Basin. LANDFIRE developed quantitative vegetation models and comprehensive ecological descriptions for all major vegetation systems in the…