Location: White Pine County, NV
Land Management Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Ely Field Office
Elevation: 7000-7400 ft
Location: White Pine County, NV
Topography: 6-20% slopes of varying aspect
Common Vegetation:
Utah juniper, singleleaf pinyon pine, Wyoming big sagebrush, black sagebrush, green rabbitbrush, bitterbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Indian ricegrass, needleandthread, Nevada needlegrass, long-leaf phlox, mat buckwheat, cushion buckwheat, yellow-eyed cryptantha, and speckle-pod milkvetch
Soils:
fine-loamy and loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic
Fire Regime:
Historical fire return interval of 30-40 years. Woodland invasion and canopy closure have significantly increased the risk of less frequent, catastophic fire in these communities.
Representative Land Base:
Vast acreages in both the High Central and High Calcareous Provinces
Grazing:
Plots are located on an active grazing allotment, and have been fenced for the duration of the study to exclude livestock.
