[RangelandsPartnership] FW: [EXT]RMRS Grassland Science Roundup

Tue Jun 21 05:59:05 MST 2022

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It's National Grasslands Week!

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June 2022 | A Publication of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

RMRS Grassland Science Roundup:
Celebrate National Grasslands Week!

[A windmill on the Pawnee National Grassland.]
A collaborative approach to grasslands research and management

The Rocky Mountain Research Station and collaborators convened a summit of over 200 participants to better understand stressors and resource demands throughout the Great Plains and how to manage them.

Read more in this Science Spotlight<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pieJ46Asg50tICSo-XG2zYQob3w52-itoSPLBABV63d3NH8fSrdz3LB5DDyI_9a3KHYwU9V9uZ5Mz2wzCgyxn9KM3xu_tF00wSAOFykymzEoDllnmVagGkxvkzCk3hF6yb7Enq8VMFHFDoGK6daMes4SxX-DCS4ODAAautafKRoiC9yZc2J2Sv8H7edeY_8_xYDpAiaU75DaeZ0k8FtA0ShD9GrUrpTfgNG3TyiCB-3gjQXaLfXfBtt9j9WWrYFfuim_jImWhD0aSo-F33TrTA==&c=pEyu8PkBk-KBJOBFPsgSh-SSn3gORrfh8j0dSeaCGT69EKqZuPOoOQ==&ch=xJtuIRIHIT2FMcjaG8cbSl9QTLlpwIoOaYLmSZxeCk27HNmdpoHYww==>.

[A prescribed fire burning in a grassland.]
Effects of more frequent fire on grassland soils and water

As fires become more frequent due to drought, managers need to understand their effects on grassland ecosystems. This study reviewed current research on the impacts of fire on grassland soils and water.

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[Oil and gas development on the Little Missouri National Grassland.]
Oil and gas development on the largest national grassland

Recent technological advances have greatly increased oil and gas development on the Little Missouri National Grassland. An RMRS report summarizes the latest science on the effects of oil and gas development on soils, vegetation, and wildlife.

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[Landscape view of the Mongolian steppe.]
Climate, grazing, and fire in northern Eurasian grasslands

RMRS scientists and collaborators found that a wetter climate and the increase of grazing livestock in Kazakhstan are the major factors contributing to the decline of area burned in grassland ecosystems in northern Eurasia.

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[A rainbow over buildings at the Desert Experimental Range.]
Desert Experimental Range

Established in 1933 by President Herbert Hoover, the Desert Experimental Range allows scientists to study the shrub and shrub-grass ecosystems of the cold deserts of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateaus.

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[A tree windbreak on the Great Plains.]
Wind speed bounds the Great Plains

What factors differentiate grasslands from forests? This research suggests that grasslands could be suitable for trees except in the presence of frequent fires, which are spread great distances by strong winds.

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Webinars
On June 29 at 11am MT, RMRS Research Ecologist Matt Reeves will join the Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE team for a presentation on "Leveraging LANDFIRE Data to Map Sagebrush Species in Support of Risk Assessment in the Great Basin," followed by informal office hours.

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In case you missed it, in this webinar, RMRS scientist Jackie Ott and Pacific Northwest Research Station collaborators describe PhenoMap<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pieJ46Asg50tICSo-XG2zYQob3w52-itoSPLBABV63d3NH8fSrdz3BMAFeFRkPiWcwn9PmmKgYcdlh5p-sahqL017y36xPAfu-6-NjmHMY6elSHfBm_zAl7J1WhAyvFi6uFIwKSEOSCJnr_GzPkQQQgvDyq9kYVele2J62vFgFIClKfWe53eiN4pNpbYdoijTRreF6FXYtAmW7oFbuoqrSP5fEGHsJvHo9nVOgTenE_awMPM7r-5znUE_TjG37rqo-MC5XAA7LI=&c=pEyu8PkBk-KBJOBFPsgSh-SSn3gORrfh8j0dSeaCGT69EKqZuPOoOQ==&ch=xJtuIRIHIT2FMcjaG8cbSl9QTLlpwIoOaYLmSZxeCk27HNmdpoHYww==> - an interactive tool that provides near-real-time information about phenology, or greenness, in the western United States. The researchers also share results from validation efforts in grassland ecosystems. Click below to view the recording.

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Hot off the Press
Effective actions for managing resilient high elevation five-needle white pine forests in western North America at multiple scales under changing climates<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pieJ46Asg50tICSo-XG2zYQob3w52-itoSPLBABV63d3NH8fSrdz3OXB3pb7YpvdxiGC2WzrcOjw7VTj7z8n42yPooqA2jkA9QuhDCmdjPs-M_xbFpFlJG9e3HeBGBLbAld3JzWEJ28_idijo2sRD501W480quyaGxolzYUH3r5sUMIP7dBEJy-usHaH9UTuwituaitS4oPKUpOQSELxrMqkal9MIdix2otWC9zmcazoZFUnYCL2jy4_XmPgHHyq-WYL9h6Yu-TgxSK-T6FiZpa-JHkrLYFP&c=pEyu8PkBk-KBJOBFPsgSh-SSn3gORrfh8j0dSeaCGT69EKqZuPOoOQ==&ch=xJtuIRIHIT2FMcjaG8cbSl9QTLlpwIoOaYLmSZxeCk27HNmdpoHYww==>
Many ecologically important high elevation five-needle white pine (HEFNP) forests that historically dominated upper subalpine landscapes of western North America are now being impacted by mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus spp.) outbreaks, the exotic disease white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola), and altered fire regimes.

Short-term benefits of prescribed fire to bird communities of dry forests<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pieJ46Asg50tICSo-XG2zYQob3w52-itoSPLBABV63d3NH8fSrdz3OXB3pb7Ypvd3pUd-yQUSE72Sd8WN4DkNxa9mc_IEfCPv5UbJWMxdt6BscbS14ZCHG1BfEHw7xe95x_q1Us5cefd310C3kOCAPdIJ_TpRPsk6MscunfarpXA7uGHjaOcvC-DWBHOFQxjin9vDmOe2ek-_yFyEPMn0_QcD7YmlBdVBy69bp1JcVwo_ozRI5iv44AiBmvceHI3&c=pEyu8PkBk-KBJOBFPsgSh-SSn3gORrfh8j0dSeaCGT69EKqZuPOoOQ==&ch=xJtuIRIHIT2FMcjaG8cbSl9QTLlpwIoOaYLmSZxeCk27HNmdpoHYww==>
Low-severity prescribed fire is an important tool to manage fire-maintained forests across North America. In dry conifer forests of the western USA, prescribed fire is often used to reduce fuel loads in forests characterized historically by mixed- and low-severity fire regimes. Understanding the ecological effects of prescribed fire treatments is important for predicting the impacts of these management actions on wildlife communities.

Biotechnology can help us save the genetic heritage of salmon and other aquatic species<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pieJ46Asg50tICSo-XG2zYQob3w52-itoSPLBABV63d3NH8fSrdz3OXB3pb7YpvdUPZHQWIiLDpfipntHLNYYclf0GNRqwBvvSHOVF1iBGOJqH6GGdBIDJem29dR_iUxusx_pEKHjXwFQmrnDRi57e9fZYpGfXJ-J3mVpz-4Zbg1w1wWAABaSzZJoWhjM8Js_nXI4lENXT8qlAFqh-1AW3qIZlk9zEgWhZ6mGON00I-40R-5lvSgbn0XKmwWEXLraUF1vGLBro7jv8xHNROrmA==&c=pEyu8PkBk-KBJOBFPsgSh-SSn3gORrfh8j0dSeaCGT69EKqZuPOoOQ==&ch=xJtuIRIHIT2FMcjaG8cbSl9QTLlpwIoOaYLmSZxeCk27HNmdpoHYww==>
Salmon are iconic keystone species across the northern Pacific and Atlantic basins. Salmon is also a prized human delicacy. Wild salmon populations have been decimated by a combination of overharvesting, dams, and water diversions.

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