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Grazing Management for Rangeland Health: A Threat-based Land Management Approach

The sagebrush ecosystem is shrinking at an alarming rate. Threat-based land management provides a framework for improving grazing and management and adjusting as conditions change. Monitoring and the Grazing Response ...

Chris Schachtschneider, Vanessa Schroeder, Dustin Johnson | Oct 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Water Systems: Taking Care of a Precious Resource

These best practices for wells, ponds and other water systems can help you secure a safe, reliable water supply and help to ensure that we protect our streams, lakes and groundwater.

Rachel Werling, Stan Dean | Dec 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Home Ignition Zone: Protecting Your Property from Wildfire

Wildfire is inevitable — learn what you need to know to prepare your home and property. Handy worksheets help you assess each zone of your property to reduce the threat wildfires pose. This publication is one of a series of Land Steward Rural Resource Guidelines.

Max Bennett, Clint Nichols | Jun 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Be Well Project: Nitrate in Your Drinking Water

Nitrate can contaminate well water, leading to serious health conditions. Learn how to prevent nitrate from getting in your well and how to remove nitrate from your drinking water.

Veronica Irvin, Molly Kile, Chrissy Lucas, Laura Neilson, Lilly Anderson | Jun 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Bunchgrass Phenology: Using Growth Stages of Grasses as Adaptive Grazing Management Tools

Livestock grazing in the high desert involves a careful balance of sustainable vegetation management in a shifting environment. Knowing which plant stages are most sensitive to grazing can help managers optimize their...

Vanessa Schroeder, Dustin Johnson | Nov 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Pest Scene Investigator: A Training Curriculum

This curriculum is a resource for Extension foresters, educators, natural resource professionals, landowners, and others wishing to increase their ability to assess and mitigate forest health situations. This curriculum ...

Nicole Strong, Paul T. Oester, David C. Shaw, Brandy Saffell, Tiffany Hopkins, Carrie Berger | Mar 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Prescribed Fire Basics: Fuels

Prescribed fire focuses on addressing the overabundance of fuels on the ground. Fuels can include grass, leaf litter, sticks, shrubs and trees. Along with weather and topography, fuel is one of the key factors ...

Ariel Cowan, Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger | Apr 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Life on the Edge: Improving Riparian Function

Whether it's along a coastal or a desert stream, the riparian area plays a pivotal role in the health of our watersheds. In "Life on the Edge", viewers discover what that means.

Derek Godwin, John Wilson | Jan 2011 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Be Well Project: Arsenic in Your Drinking Water

Arsenic is a colorless, odorless toxic metal that can enter drinking water. Arsenic damage builds up over time and is linked to many health problems. Learn how to test and treat contaminated water.

Veronica Irvin, Molly Kile, Chrissy Lucas, Laura Neilson, Lilly Anderson | Jun 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

How to stimulate early pasture growth and cut livestock feed cost

In parts of Oregon, pasture forage for grazing livestock is lacking early in the growing season. That forces livestock producers to rely on costly harvested forages for supplemental feed. There is another option. Research has ...

Shelby Filley, Gene Pirelli | Jan 2022 | Article