Location: Owyhee County, ID
Land Management Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Owyhee Field Office
Elevation: 5000-6200 ft
Location: Owyhee County, ID
Topography: 5-8% slopes, SE aspect (burn and mechanical plots), W aspect (control plot)
Common Vegetation:
Western Juniper, mountain big sagebrush, low sagebrush, Idaho fescue, and Sandberg bluegrass
Soils:
Fine loamy, mixed
Fire Regime:
Historically frequent to moderately frequent (10-70 years), low intensity to mixed severity fires. Woodland invasion suggests that the majority of these communities have not burned since the late 1800’s. As woodlands gain dominance, the fire regime shifts to infrequent, high-intensity fires.
Representative Land Base:
Several million acres in eastern OR, northeastern CA, southwestern ID, and northwestern NV
Grazing:
Plots are located on an active grazing allotment.