Hydrologic Response to Fuels Treatments on Encroached Sagebrush-Steppe

Jason Williams from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Northwest Watershed Research Center will be presenting his latest research findings on hydrologic response to fuels treatments on woodland encroached sagebrush steppe. This research is part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project.

Originally aired: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Run time: 00:47:33
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Powerpoint Presentation (12.9 Mb pdf)

How does tree dominance affect understory responses to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments?

Dr. Bruce Roundy, Rangeland Ecologist with Brigham Young University, shares his latest research findings on the role of tree dominance in understory response to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments.

Originally aired: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Run time: 00:58:48
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Powerpoint Presentation (14.7 Mb pdf)

Cheatgrass Dieoff in the Great Basin: Quantifying Spatial Extents and Potential Causal Mechanisms

Stephen Boyte, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., and Susan Meyer, USFS RMRS Shrub Sciences Lab discuss: 1) Mapping interannual cheatgrass production and dieoff in the Great Basin using remote sensing data and ecological models, and 2) Are cheatgrass die-offs in the Great Basin an opportunity for long-term control? For questions regarding the Integrated Cheatgrass Die-off Project please contact Don Major at: dmajor@blm.gov.

Originally aired: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Run time: 01:43:55  
Download: .wmv  file for Windows Media Player (139Mb)

Materials:
Introduction and Presentation Abstracts (80Kb pdf)
Boyte Powerpoint Presentation (5.3Mb pdf)
Meyer Powerpoint Presentation (6.5Mb pdf) 

Assessing the relationship between ground measurements and aerial image analysis of land cover classes in pinyon and juniper woodlands

April Hulet from Brigham Young University will discuss recent findings from her and Dr. Bruce Roundy's latest research regarding digital imagery and land cover classifications for assessing rangeland health and fuel loads in Great Basin pinyon and juniper woodlands.

Originally aired: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Run time: 00:51:30  
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Powerpoint Presentation (5.4Mb pdf)

Patterns of Understory Growth During the First Three Years Following Prescribed Burn

Do Wyoming big sagebrush communities respond similarly to fuel reduction treatments across the northern Great Basin? Patterns of native and exotic understory growth during the first three years following prescribed fire, mechanical, tebuthiuron, and imazipic treatments. Dr. Gene Schupp, Plant Ecologist with Utah State University, presents.

Originally aired: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Run time: 01:02:03  
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Powerpoint Presentation (7.13Mb pdf)