What is SageSTEP?
SageSTEP (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) is a regional experiment to evaluate methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin. Sagebrush communities have been identified as one of the most threatened land types in North America, and as much as half of this land type has already been lost in the Great Basin. Many of the sagebrush communities that remain are in poor health (the sagebrush plants are old and unproductive and other native plants are scarce in the understory). SageSTEP scientists are studying the effects of land management options to provide resource managers with improved information to make restoration management decisions with reduced risk and uncertainty.The project is fully interdisciplinary, with ecological, economic, and social components. For summaries of SageSTEP studies and objectives, visit our About the Project page.
Presentations from 2011 Land Manager Workshop Online
Powerpoints with audio and PDFs of PowerPoint slides and handouts from the SageSTEP 2011 Land Manager Worskhop are now available! Click here to view and download presentations.
What's New?
SageSTEP News Issue 17, Winter 2012
What's Inside?
Gaps Between Perennial Plants May Indicate Invasibility of Sagebrush Systems
A Manager's Perspective: Using Scientific Information to Improve Land Management Decisions
Bird Communities as Indicators of Change at SageSTEP Woodland Sites
Disturbance, Resilience and Thresholds in Sagebrush Ecosystems: SageSTEP Symposium at the SRM Annual Meeting
Upcoming Events
Click here to view the newsletter (PDF, 2.8 MB or 931 KB).
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SageSTEP Long-Term MonitoringWant a snapshot of what we've accomplished so far and our plans for the future of the project? Check out this 2-page fact sheet. For more information about the original study, see our 2009 SageSTEP General Fact Sheet. |
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Guide for Quantifying Post-treatment Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great BasinCost of Treatments Fact Sheet
If you want to get a general idea of the cost of various fuels treatments and the advantages and disadvantages of each treament, check out our 1-page fact sheet.
Guide to Vegetation Treatment Costs for Land Management in the Great Basin Region
Guide to Legal and Institutional Resources for Restoration and Management of Great Basin Rangelands
This online guide is a compilation of resources intended to serve as a starting point to help public and private land managers figure out which considerations are most relevant to the implementation of vegetation treatments in Great Basin states. The guide includes the following information:
Section 1 National Resources: Fire, Herbicides and Pesticides, Mechanical Treatments, Grazing, Sensitive Species, General Land Management
Section 2 State Resources: Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Pocket Guide to Sagebrush Birds
Sagebrush habitats are home to unique avian species. Degradation of sagebrush is causing population declines for many of these species making them high priorities for conservation.The Pocket Guide to Sagebrush Birds emphasizes 40 bird species that utilize sagebrush habitats and includes tips on species identification, biology, and conservation status. For more information about how to obtain your FREE copy of this guide, click here.
Guide to Stakeholder Groups |
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A new SageSTEP publication and online resource, Guide to Stakeholder Groups for Great Basin Sagebrush Steppe Restoration, provides information about stakeholder groups to assist managers as they deal with issues facing sagebrush systems. The guide is available online as well as in printable PDF format. Click here for more information and links to the document and webpages. |
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