Greenville Bench
Greenville Bench Site
| Location: | Beaver County, near Greenville (~5 miles) and Beaver (~25 miles), UT |
| Land Management Agency: | Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office |
| SageSTEP Site Manager: | Maggie Gray |
| Plots: | Four 50-acre core plots (Control, Burn, Mechanical, Bull Hog™) |
| Elevation: | 5800-6100 ft |
| Topography: | 2-28% slopes, N aspect |
| Common Vegetation: | Utah Juniper, Wyoming big sagebrush, Douglas rabbitbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, needle-and-thread grass, galleta, Indian ricegrass |
| Soils: | Very gravelly to cobbly sandy loam |
| Fire Regime: | Historically ranging from 20 to >100 years. 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 western UT, northeastern NV, and southern ID |
| Grazing: | No grazing anticipated and so this site has remained unfenced. |
| Treatments Implemented: | Fall 2007. For more information about treatments, click here. |
Updated 2009
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