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Eyes on Earth Episode 135 – Exotic Annual Grasses and Sheep Grazing
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Four researchers watch cows passing by a fenced study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
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Two researchers gather vegetation forage vegetation data at a study site in Canyonlands

USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought experiment, Colorado Plateau
Illustrations
OnDemand - 250K - LNDCVR - Cropland

OnDemand - 250K - LNDCVR - Cropland
Project
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State of Knowledge of Biological Soil Crusts: A synthesis of work to inform land management.
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Five cattle graze on experimental RestoreNet plots in a southern Utah landscape

RestoreNet livestock treatments
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Researchers examine vegetation and soil in Canyonlands NP, with a backdrop of rock formations and a wide-open landscape

USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Infographics
Graphic showing potential benefits of RestoreNet treatments, including seeding, live topsoil inoculation, livestock grazing, seed balls, and soil pits.

Graphic showing potential benefits of RestoreNet 2.0 treatments, including seeding, live topsoil inoculation, livestock grazing, seed balls, and soil pits
National News Release
Greater sage-grouse in Wyoming.

Livestock grazing effects on sage-grouse: study identifies options to sustain ranching and help wildlife
Center News
A USGS scientist talks to National Park Service, BLM and a rancher about a grassland drought experiment in Canyonlands NP

The Changing Range: USGS initiatives support resilient ecosystems and economies on the Colorado Plateau
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Range-wide assessment of livestock grazing across the sagebrush biome
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Monitoring of livestock grazing effects on Bureau of Land Management land
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Context-dependent effects of livestock grazing in deserts of western North America
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Monitoring wetland water quality related to livestock grazing in amphibian habitats
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Variable effects of long-term livestock grazing across the western United States suggest diverse approaches are needed to meet global change challenges
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Shrub influence on soil carbon and nitrogen in a semi-arid grassland is mediated by precipitation and largely insensitive to livestock grazing
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Biogeochemical and ecological impacts of livestock grazing in semi-arid southeastern Utah, USA
Center News
Izzenhood prescribed burn to remove cheatgrass

New Study Highlights Impacts of Livestock Grazing and other Variables on Cheatgrass Occurrence in the Great Basin
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Biocrusts indicators of livestock grazing effects on soil stability in sagebrush steppe: A case study from a long-term experiment in the northern Great Basin
Center News
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Excluding Grazing has Positive Effects on Riparian Vegetation, Migratory Birds
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Livestock grazing, climatic variation, and breeding phenology jointly shape disease dynamics and survival in a wild amphibian
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Data resources for range-wide assessment of livestock grazing across the sagebrush biome
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Sediment losses and gains across a gradient of livestock grazing and plant invasion in a cool, semi-arid grassland, Colorado Plateau, USA
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Livestock grazing and the desert tortoise in the Mojave Desert
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Effects of anthropogenic fragmentation and livestock grazing on western riparian bird communities
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Effects of livestock grazing on raptors with emphasis on the southwestern U.S.
Center News
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Annotated Bibliography: Grazing Effects on Amphibians and Their Habitats
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Researchers taking vegetation and soil measurements in Canyonlands NP with red rock formations in the distance

USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park
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Position statement on the effects of livestock grazing on riparian and stream ecosystems
Presentations and Events

Response of Big Sagebrush Plant Communities
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