What is SageSTEP?
SageSTEP (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) is a regional experiment evaluating 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.
Most Recent Reporting of SageSTEP Results NOW AVAILABLE!
Society for Range Management 65th Annual Meeting
SageSTEP Symposium: Disturbance, Resilience and Thresholds in Sagebrush Ecosystems
February 2, 2012
WATCH PRESENTATIONS HERE.
What's New?
SageSTEP Webinar Series as part of the Great Basin Science Delivery Project
From December 2011 to April 2012, SageSTEP researchers are presenting monthly webinars in partnership with the Great Basin Science Delivery Project. Contact Genie Montblance (emb [at] cabnr.unr.edu) to register for webinars. Upcoming webinars include the following (check back for dates and times):
- February 29, 12:30-1:30pm MST: Characterizing pinyon-juniper woodlands using high resolution imagery, April Hulet, Ph.D. candidate and Dr. Bruce Roundy
- March: Short-term vegetation responses to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments: How does tree dominance at implementation affect understory responses, Dr. Bruce Roundy
- April: Hydrologic response to fuels treatments, Dr. Fred Pierson and Jason Williams
Past webinars can be viewed on the Science Delivery Project website using this link.
Most Recent Reporting of SageSTEP Results NOW AVAILABLE!Society for Range Management 65th Annual Meeting |
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. |
CESU Project Spotlight
SageSTEP: A Model Collaboration for Land Managers. Click here for more information.
Presentations from 2011 Land Manager Workshop OnlinePowerpoints 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. |
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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 RangelandsThis 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.
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