Rangeland

The rangelands of the west are the legendary rolling hills and wide-open spaces of American history and folklore. Federal and nonfederal rangelands include grasslands, deserts, tundra, mountains, canyons, and riparian areas. Federal rangelands are primarily managed by the Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rangelands include wilderness areas and provide habitat for millions of plants

regulate occupancy of remaining public lands; 2) protect rangelands from harm; and 3) to stabilize the livestock industry (Stimpert). The passage of the act gave power to the Secretary of Interior to create “grazing districts” on public lands (Stimpert). The Taylor Grazing Act also has the BLM regulate the occupancy and use of a grazing district. According to Stimpert, the act balance the need to protect ranchers with the need to protect rangelands. BLM and Management Aspects The BLM manages about 245

for livestock grazing versus the importance of preserving the rangeland ecosystem. Importance is found on each side of this controversy by various groups of people. What will there be for tomorrow's generation if the ecosystems of public lands are not preserved?

public lands can have many advantages. Monetary gain is a large reason why lands are utilized (Council for Agricultural Science, Livestock Grazing on Federal Land). However grazing may be used as a tool for managing rangelands. Grazing could have possibly been the first form of rangeland management other than fire (Frost, Prescription Grazing). With this method, weeds and other undesirable vegetation were targeted to reduce numbers. However, if prescribed incorrectly it could lead to poor conditions

The first step in developing a grazing management plan is to have a good understanding of what species are present in each paddock. Rangeland paddocks in NSW usually contain a variety of grass, forbs and browse species. Of the 12 key species observed in this project Sclerolaena, Stipa and Bottlewashers (Enneapogon spp) were the most common and were abundant in all paddocks. Palatability of Sclerolaena spp ranges from low to high depending on the species and stage of maturity. Of the nine species

grazed managed grassland than on unmanaged grassland. Another benefit that ranching creates is that grazing improves the habitat for the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly, a threatened Californian insect. An interesting benefit that cattle creates is the rangeland that provides habitat for insects that are valuable for pollination, pollination is very important to help plants grow and those plants feed animals that we eat benefiting humans. The next advantage that ranching creates is preventing potential wildfires

The West the land of the unknown but promising future. That’s what many Americans living in the east see it has and also black Americans. Once the Transcontinental road was complete that spread to the west and federal government lend out the land the race to the west began. There would be 3 things that would define western economic change. The California Gold rush of 1849 start the first big boom for the west. It extract so many people of different backgrounds to come and tried to find gold. Soon

The Effects of Noxious Weeds on Rangeland Seth Robbins Noxious weeds can be very harmful to all aspect of rangeland. They can outcompete native grasses and forbs causing a loss of forage to livestock and wildlife. A large number of noxious weeds have been purposely introduced to the United States for purposes such as food, forage, fiber and decorative ground cover. Programs have been created to help with the invasion of weeds. It’s taken lots of time and resources to get programs started

The Effects of Controlled Burns on Rangelands Shane J. Methvin BYU-Idaho Abstract There are many different techniques or methods used to manage rangelands. These methods have been implemented to improve the health of a rangeland. One such technique that has been found to be beneficial is controlled burning. Controlled burning can help improve rangelands for both livestock and wildlife if managed properly. This is done by burning an area which kills undesirable woody species, giving desirable

Rangeland is any extensive area of land that is occupied by native herbaceous or shrubby vegetation which is grazed by domestic or wild herbivores. Over the last couple of decades grazing of public rangelands in the United States has become very controversial. Groups opposing has cited degradation of public trust resources and detrimental to wildlife and plant species while advocates believe that grazing is beneficial to the wildlife and plant species and holding up the long tradition of ranching