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Semi-arid sagebrush ecosystems experience chronic disturbances through grazing, invasive grasses, and acute disturbance of fire. Biocrusts, a...

The timing of herbicide application following wildfire can strongly influence its effectiveness. USGS researchers evaluated the effect of the commonly...

Assessing rangeland health is useful from a land management perspective in providing a baseline or early indicator of degradation and for prioritizing...

As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation...

There is scientific controversy about whether nitrogen deposition increases forest carbon sequestration. All tree species do not exhibit the same...

The Land Treatment Digital Library (LTDL) and Land Treatment Exploration Tool won the Best Analysis award at the NW GIS User Group Conference in Boise...

The Oregon spotted frog is endemic to the Pacific Northwest where loss and alteration of wetland habitats have contributed to declines in the species...

USGS researchers created an interactive Fuels Guide and Database, providing vegetation and fuel loading information and photographs for big sagebrush...

Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate...

Invasive grass species are a threat to many ecosystems around the world and in sagebrush habitats of the western United States, presence of non-native...