by Lael | May 5, 2021 | Research
Using Predictive Modeling Tools to Improve Timing of Seeding Treatments Researchers at BYU used SageSTEP soil moisture and temperature data to develop a tool that predicts germination in the sagebrush steppe and shows how some species are more likely to experience...
by Lael | May 4, 2021 | Research
Tree Removal and Grass Response: Linking Vegetation with Available Soil Water By James McIver, Ecologist, Oregon State University This year, SageSTEP researchers are engaged in an effort to compile a number of scientific papers as a special feature in the open-source...
by Lael | Apr 29, 2021 | Research
Pinyon jay decline has roots in pinyon-juniper removal By Lael Gilbert, SageSTEP Outreach Coordinator Restoration of sagebrush ecosystems through removal of pinyon-juniper woodlands is in full swing across much of the Intermountain West—reclaiming sagebrush where...
by Lael | Mar 23, 2021 | Research
A Closer Look: Biological soil crusts as restoration targets in sagebrush steppe and woodland communities By Lea Condon, Disturbance Ecologist,USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Across the globe, biological soil crusts – commonly called biocrusts –...
by Lael | Mar 23, 2021 | Research
Do fuel treatments modify fire behavior in the sagebrush steppe? By Lisa Ellsworth, Assistant Professor and Rangeland Fire Ecologist, Oregon State University Invasive species, land cover change, altered fire regimes, and a changing climate interact to imperil...
