Rangelands Research

Characterizing The Shifting Role Of Wildfire In Dryland Ecosystem And Watershed Processes

Evaluating how soil microbial activity and ecosystem Carbon and Nitrogen dynamics vary with vegetation cover, burn severity and time since fire in the Great Basin.
Erin Hanan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Start Date: 7-01-2018

sagebrush fire

Hydrologic And Vegetative Response To Pinyon Juniper Treatment At The Watershed Scale

The long-term goal of this watershed scale project is to build a comprehensive understanding of the mutiple impacts of pinyon-juniper encroachment on Great Basin rangelands. 
Tamzen Stringham
Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences
Start Date: 7-01-2011

Pinyon and juniper research area in Porter Caynon, Nevada

Using tree-ring data and satelite imagery to reconstruct historical dryland cabon storage

Develop maps that cover the last 300-500 carbon dynamics at the State, County and Continental scales.
Robert Washington-Allen
Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences
Start Date: 7-01-2018

brislecone tree rings