Rangelands Research

Applying Ecological Site And Condition Concepts to Monitoring Rangeland Ecological Status

Understanding plant community’s responses to grazing after fire in rangeland recovery and cheatgrass management.

Tamzen Stringham
Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date: 7-01-2013

Assess Impacts Of Feral Horses and Livestock on Sage-Grouse Demography and Habitat

This study represents a unique opportunity to understand different outcomes of grazing by livestock versus horses as it pertains to sage grouse and will inform management of grazing on public lands.

Jim Sedinger
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Start Date: 7-01-2013

Determining the Rate of Return of Cattle Grazing After Wildfires

This research will inform rangeland managers and ranchers about burn sites recovery rates and some of the associated factors that would influence those rates.

Sherman Swanson
Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences
Start Date: 7-01-2013

Regional impacts of pinyon and juniper tree removal on insect, bat, and reptile communities

Quantifing how PJ woodland removal alters vegetation community structure and how such shifts potentially cascade through insect and small vertebrate communities at small to large spatial scales.

Kevin Shoemaker
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Start Date: 9-01-2016