Stansbury Site
| Location: | Tooele County, UT, east of Skull Valley Road ~35 miles from Grantsville, UT |
| Land Management Agency: | USDA Forest Service, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake Ranger District |
| SageSTEP Site Manager: | April Hulet |
| Plots: | Four 12.5-acre core plots (Control, Burn, Mechanical, Bull Hog™) |
| Elevation: | 5600-6000 ft |
| Topography: | 8-30% slopes, primarily W aspect |
| Common Vegetation: | Utah Juniper, mountain big sagebrush, antelope bitterbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, Sandberg bluegrass |
| Soils: | Very gravelly loam |
Fire Regime: |
Historically ranging from 20 to >100 years. Woodland invasion suggests that the majority of these communities have not burned since the late 1800s. As woodlands gain dominance, the fire regime shifts to infrequent, high-intensity fires. |
| Representative Land Base: | Several million acres in western UT, northeastern NV, and southern ID |
| Grazing: | Grazing does not occur on this site. |
| Treatments Implemented: | Fall 2007. For more information about treatments, click here. |
| Additional Information: | In August 2009 the Big Pole wildfire burned through the Stansbury site. Data collection will continue at the site and will be modified to evaluate impacts of the fire. Click here for more photos.
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Click here to download the Stansbury Site Fact Sheet (PDF, 326KB).
