Resilient Landscapes Resource List

What is the Resilient Landscapes Resource List?

In planning and implementing conservation across the sagebrush sea, our partners often find themselves lost in a sea of science and resources. To help access the latest science and tools related to sagebrush conservation, we created a one-stop-shop for key resources. Use this list to search and sort resources by region, topic, and resource type to find the resources you need.

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wdt_ID	wdt_created_by	wdt_created_at	wdt_last_edited_by	wdt_last_edited_at	Title	Authors / Organization	Year	Focus Area	Region	State	Resource Type	Summary
320	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A Conservation Paradox in the Great Basin—Altering Sagebrush Landscapes With Fuel Breaks To Reduce Habitat Loss From Wildfire	USGS	2018	Fire & Fuels	Great Basin	Multiple	Report	This report is intended to provide an initial assessment of both the potential effectiveness of fuel breaks and their ecological costs and benefits.
321	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A field guide companion to Western Forbs: Biology, ecology, and use in restoration	Great Basin Fire Science Exchange	2024	Native Plants & Restoration	Rangewide	Multiple	Synthesis or Guide	Forbs (wildflowers) are essential components of resilient, biologically and functionally diverse communities, but their use in restoration and rehabilitation in the Intermountain West remains limited. This guide is a companion field resource to Western Fo
322	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A field guide companion to Western Forbs: Biology, Ecology, and Use in Restoration	Rocky Mountain Research Station	2023	Native Plants & Restoration	Rangewide	Multiple	Synthesis or Guide	Forbs (wildflowers) are essential components of resilient, biologically and functionally diverse communities, but their use in restoration and rehabilitation in the Intermountain West remains limited. This guide is a companion field resource to Western Fo
323	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A Field Guide for Rapid Assessment of Post-Wildfire Recovery Potential in Sagebrush and Pinyon-Juniper Ecosystems in the Great Basin	Rocky Mountain Research Station	2015	Fire & Fuels	Great Basin	Multiple	Research Synthesis or Guide	This field guide provides a framework for rapidly evaluating post-fire resilience to disturbance, or recovery potential, and resistance to invasive annual grasses, and for determining the need and suitability of the burned area for seeding.
324	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A field guide for selecting the most appropriate treatment in sagebrush and pinon-juniper ecosystems in the Great Basin: Evaluating resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive annual grasses, and predicting vegetation response	Miller et al.	2014	Conifer Expansion & Removal	Great Basin	Multiple	Synthesis or Guide	This field guide identifies seven primary components that largely determine resilience to disturbance, as well as resistance to invasive grasses and plant succession following treatment of areas of concern. It can be used as a field guide to help select a
325	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A geographic strategy for cross-jurisdictional, proactive management of invasive annual grasses in Oregon	Creutzburg et al.	2022	Invasive Annual Grasses	Rangewide	Multiple	Research Paper	This article provides a case study for the greation of a geographic study for addressing invasive annual grasses at landscape scales across eastern Oregon. They describe key concepts underpinning Oregon’s geographic strategy, how it was created, and how i
326	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A hidden cost of single species management: Habitat-relationships reveal potential negative effects of conifer removal on a non-target species	Van Lanen et al.	2023	Conifer Expansion & Removal	Rangewide	Multiple	Research Paper	Given steep declines of the Pinyon Jay, the authors developed a Bayesian hierarchical model of jay abundance, using 13 years of point count data (2008–2020) collected across the western United States, to estimate regional population trends, model habitat
327	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A multi-ecosystem prioritization framework to balance competing habitat conservation needs of multiple species in decline	Van Lanen et al.	2023	Conifer Expansion & Removal	Rangewide	Multiple	Research Paper	The authors examined extents to which conifer removal, an approach frequently implemented to restore sagebrush ecosystems, can be conducted without detrimental effects to conifer-associated species, including the imperiled Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocep
328	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A retrospective assessment of fuel break effectiveness for containing rangeland wildfires in the sagebrush biome	Weise et al.	2023	Fire & Fuels	Rangewide	Multiple	Research Paper	The authors performed a retrospective assessment of probability of fuel break contributing to wildfire containment on recorded wildfire and fuel break interactions from 1985 to 2018 within the sagebrush biome in the western U.S.
329	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	mariah	13/05/2025 08:38 PM	A Review of Fire Effects On Vegetation and Soils in the Great Basin Region: Response and Ecological Site Characteristics	USGS	2013	Fire & Fuels	Great Basin	Multiple	Report	This review synthesizes the state of knowledge on fire effects on vegetation and soils in semi-arid ecosystems in the Great Basin Region.
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Guiding Strategies and Frameworks

The resources below are valuable assets for the Intermountain West Joint Venture, used to advance sagebrush conservation goals and guide our work with stakeholders throughout the Intermountain West. These resources will be updated to reflect the latest version of each strategy or framework.