This auger is used to collect 1 meter deep soil cores for a carbon budget study associated with the SageSTEP project. SageSTEP is a long-term, multi-disciplinary experiment evaluating sagebrush restoration methods in the Great Basin.
Scott E Shaff
I am an Ecologist with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center. I manage field logistics, site management, data management, data analysis, and manuscript preparation for the SageSTEP project. I also assist the Aquatic and Landscape Ecology Research Team with field logistics and data management.
My research experience spans forested and desert shrubland ecosystems across the west. My research interests include restoration ecology of native plants on disturbed and invaded lands and long term effects of fuel reduction treatments on sagebrush and western juniper woodland ecosystems. Outside of work I enjoy trail running, mountain biking, and section hiking the PCT.
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Collecting soil cores for a SageSTEP carbon budget study
This auger is used to collect 1 meter deep soil cores for a carbon budget study associated with the SageSTEP project. SageSTEP is a long-term, multi-disciplinary experiment evaluating sagebrush restoration methods in the Great Basin.
FRESC 2016 SageSTEP field crew selfie
The 2016 SageSTEP field crew. They are collecting vegetation monitoring data at SageSTEP's (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) Moses Coulee site. SageSTEP is a regional experiment evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin.
The 2016 SageSTEP field crew. They are collecting vegetation monitoring data at SageSTEP's (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) Moses Coulee site. SageSTEP is a regional experiment evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin.
Researchers collecting data for SageSTEP
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is an integrated, long-term study that spans six western states. Researchers are evaluating the effects of treatments to reduce juniper and pinyon woodlands to restore sagebrush steppe communities in the Intermountain West.
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is an integrated, long-term study that spans six western states. Researchers are evaluating the effects of treatments to reduce juniper and pinyon woodlands to restore sagebrush steppe communities in the Intermountain West.
Burning Sagebrush
This is sagebrush burning at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in association with a management project located 65 miles northeast of Lakeview, OR.
This is sagebrush burning at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in association with a management project located 65 miles northeast of Lakeview, OR.
SageSTEP – Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project--or SageSTEP-- is a regional experiment taking place across six states in the Great Basin. A multidisciplinary team of scientists are evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration to inform land managers working to protect one of the most threatened land types in North America. SageSTEP is the longest running and largest replicated ecological...
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Collecting soil cores for a SageSTEP carbon budget study
This auger is used to collect 1 meter deep soil cores for a carbon budget study associated with the SageSTEP project. SageSTEP is a long-term, multi-disciplinary experiment evaluating sagebrush restoration methods in the Great Basin.
This auger is used to collect 1 meter deep soil cores for a carbon budget study associated with the SageSTEP project. SageSTEP is a long-term, multi-disciplinary experiment evaluating sagebrush restoration methods in the Great Basin.
FRESC 2016 SageSTEP field crew selfie
The 2016 SageSTEP field crew. They are collecting vegetation monitoring data at SageSTEP's (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) Moses Coulee site. SageSTEP is a regional experiment evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin.
The 2016 SageSTEP field crew. They are collecting vegetation monitoring data at SageSTEP's (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) Moses Coulee site. SageSTEP is a regional experiment evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin.
Researchers collecting data for SageSTEP
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is an integrated, long-term study that spans six western states. Researchers are evaluating the effects of treatments to reduce juniper and pinyon woodlands to restore sagebrush steppe communities in the Intermountain West.
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is an integrated, long-term study that spans six western states. Researchers are evaluating the effects of treatments to reduce juniper and pinyon woodlands to restore sagebrush steppe communities in the Intermountain West.
Burning Sagebrush
This is sagebrush burning at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in association with a management project located 65 miles northeast of Lakeview, OR.
This is sagebrush burning at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in association with a management project located 65 miles northeast of Lakeview, OR.
SageSTEP – Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project--or SageSTEP-- is a regional experiment taking place across six states in the Great Basin. A multidisciplinary team of scientists are evaluating methods of sagebrush steppe restoration to inform land managers working to protect one of the most threatened land types in North America. SageSTEP is the longest running and largest replicated ecological...