Stansbury
Stansbury Site
| Location: | Tooele County, UT, east of Skull Valley Road ~35 miles from Grantsville, UT |
| Land Management Agency: | USDA Forest Service, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake Ranger District |
| SageSTEP Site Manager: | Maggie Gray |
| Plots: | Four 12.5-acre core plots (Control, Burn, Mechanical, Bull Hog™) |
| Elevation: | 5600-6000 ft |
| Topography: | 8-30% slopes, primarily W aspect |
| Common Vegetation: | Utah Juniper, mountain big sagebrush, antelope bitterbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, Sandberg bluegrass |
| Soils: | Very gravelly 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 1800s. 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: | Grazing began near plots in 2017, and so all plots were fenced in 2018, to eliminate grazing effects. |
| Treatments Implemented: | Fall 2007. For more information about treatments, click here. |
| Wildfire Activity: | All Stansbury plots burned completely in July 2009, but site will continue to be monitored for wildfire effects |
Updated 2009
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