Land Management Treatments
Alternative land management treatments have taken place or are currently underway at several of the SageSTEP sites. For more information about individual sites and their locations, see the SageSTEP Network Map. Click on site names below for photos and information about treatments that have been implemented.
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fires are planned for all sites in the Cheatgrass and Woodland Networks.
Burn results have varied depending on fuels characteristics and weather conditions. All SageSTEP subplots have been thoroughly burned to facilitate the experiment.
Mechanical and Herbicide Treatments
Mowing and herbicide application will take place at all sites in the Cheatgrass Network. Sagebrush is being mowed to a height of approximately 12 inches. Application of tebuthiuron (Spike 20P) will occur at a rate of 1-1.5 lbs/acre in the form of pellets dropped aerially. Plateau pre-emergence herbicide will be sprayed on several subplots (crossed with the four main treatments--prescribed fires, tebuthiuron, mowing, control) to achieve cheatgrass control.
The mechanical treatment for all sites in the Woodland Network involves clearcutting all trees taller than 1/2 meter using a chainsaw and leaving them where they fall. An additional mechanical treatment, tree mastication (using a Bull Hog™), will be applied at the Utah woodland sites. This treatment is taking place because it has been of local interest to Utah landowners.
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Mowing and Herbicide:
Onaqui Sage/Cheat
Hart Mountain - Rock Creek
Roberts |
| Mowing at the Onaqui sage/cheat site. |
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Tree Mastication (UT only) and Chainsaw:
Blue Mountain
Bridge Creek
Devine Ridge
Greenville Bench
Marking Corral
Onaqui Sage/Woodland
Scipio
Stansbury
Walker Butte |
| A sawyer cuts a Utah juniper tree at the Onaqui woodland site. |
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