Spruce Mountain Site
| Location: | Elko County, ~ 40 miles from Wells, NV |
| Land Management Agency: | Bureau of Land Management Elko Field Office |
| SageSTEP Site Manager: | Neil Frakes |
| Plots: | Three 50-acre core plots (Control, Burn, Mechanical) |
| Elevation: | 6900-7400 ft |
| Topography: | 3-35% slopes; NE, E, SE, S aspects |
| Common Vegetation: | Utah juniper, singleleaf pinyon pine, curlleaf mountain mahogany, Wyoming big sagebrush, black sagebrush, green rabbitbrush, bitterbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Indian ricegrass, needleandthread, long-leaf phlox, mat buckwheat, yellow eyed cryptantha |
| Soils: | Loamy-skeletal, carbonatic, mesic |
| Fire Regime: | Historical fire return interval of 30-40 years. Woodland invasion and canopy closure have significantly increased the risk of less frequent, catastrophic fire in these communities. |
| Representative Land Base: | Vast acreages in both the High Central and High Calcareous Provinces |
| Grazing: | Plots are located on an active grazing allotment, and have been fenced for the duration of the study to exclude livestock. |
| Treatment Schedule: | Fall 2009. For more information about treatments, click here. |
Click here to download the Spruce Mountain Site Fact Sheet (PDF, 340KB).
