Focus Area: Rangeland Fire

  • Putting the Science to Work

    Putting the Science to Work

    In the following essay you hear from the lead editor of the Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome, Part Two: Management Applications. This story summarizes the recently released framework that provides management approaches for applying science and prioritization to sagebrush habitats.  By Michele Crist, Landscape Ecologist for the Bureau of Land…

  • Featured Films

    Featured Films

    Creating Miracles in the DesertDixie Creek is a small stream near Elko, Nevada. Changes in livestock grazing practices resulted in the plants that naturally grow along streams to come back which eventually attracted beaver. The beaver built dams which captured and slowed stream flows, ultimately creating a landscape full of water and wildlife even during…