Sharing common ground on western rangelands : proceedings of a livestock/big game symposium : Sparks, NV, February 26-28, 1996

178 Pages·1996·14 MB·English

by  Evans, Keith E

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Sharing Ground
on Western Rangelands:
Proceedings of a Livestock/
Game Symposium
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Sparks, NV, February 26-28, 1996
Compiler:
Keith E. Evans, Assistant Station Director, Intermountain Research Station,
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ogden, UT.
Publisher:
Intermountain Research Station
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401

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Contents
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Introduction and Keynote Address
1
Herb Manig Welcome to a celebration! 3
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Dan Dagget Keynote address working together, winning together 4
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JackWard Thomas Sharing Common Ground a way toward
common solutions 6
Mike Dombeck Setting the symposium stage: past, present, and future
sharing of common ground 9
The Rangeland Resource
1
Clayton B. Marlow Natural resource monitoring for the Daubenmire
Warren P. Clary disadvantaged 13
Kris Hurlburt Differences in plant composition in cattle and wild ungulate
Don Bedunah exclosures in north-central Montana 19
Thomas R. Baumeister Implications of bison-grassland coevolution for management
Don Bedunah of elk on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front 25
Gary Olson
Jamie K. Reaser Spotted frog: catalyst for sharing common ground in the riparian
ecosystems of Nevada's range landscape 32
Erica Fleishman Applications of butterfly ecology to cooperative land management
in the Great Basin 40
Scott J. Werner Elk herbivory, rest-rotation grazing systems, and the Monroe Mountain
PhilipJ. Urness Demonstration Area in south-central Utah: a "Seeking Common Ground"
initiative 46
H. L. Lange Sheep use in British Columbia to control competing vegetation 52
R. A. Olson Enhancing rangeland forage production and biodiversity with
J. Hansen tebuthiuron 55
T. D. Whitson
Garth Baxter Improving rangeland health by thinning dense sagebrush stands
with tebuthiuron (Spike 20P) 60
Wildlife/Livestock Interactions 63
Rick E. Danvir A holistic approach to managing wildlife and big game movements
Steven L. Kearl with livestock: the Lost Creek Foundation 65
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T. L. Wertz Strategies to keep wildlife where you want them do
A. Blumton they work? 70
L. E. Erickson
L. M. Kemp
T. Thomas
Ray Lister Wells Resource Management Plan Elk Amendment 73
Bill Baker
Patrick E. Clark Use of sheep to improve the nutritional quality of elk winter range
William C. Krueger forage in northeastern Oregon 77
Larry D. Bryant
David R. Thomas
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Jeffrey L. Beck Dietary overlap and preference of elk and domestic sheep in
Jerran T. Flinders aspen-dominated habitats in north-central Utah 81
Deanna R. Nelson
Craig L. Clyde
The Human Dimension 87
Jack Metzger Common Ground 89
Wayne Long Free market wildlife management: a plus for landowners, hunters,
and the environment 90
Stephen H. Porter Showcasing sharing common ground on western rangelands: the
Owl Mountain Partnership 92
Kirk Snyder Using hunters to affect elk distribution on private lands: North Park
Habitat Partnership program 97
Vashti "Tice" Supplee Arizona Elk Habitat Partnership Project 100
Bruce Fox Montana's livestock/big game coordinating committee 104
James E. Knight Noncontroversial techniques to manage rangeland resources 107
MarkJ. Barber Ely elk viewing interpretive area: elk and cattle at home on the range 110
William H. Geer Process of building partnerships for elk and livestock in Nevada 112
Finding Common Ground 1 13
L. L. Williamson Origins and successes of the Seeking Common Ground project 115
Spencer S. Hegstad Beaverhead County's Memorandum of Understanding: collaborative
approach to planning 117
Roy Roath Ecosystem management: the Owl Mountain Partnership 122
Larry Hicks Upper Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management 125
Andy Warren
Cheryl Hicks
Wallace Shiverdecker Monroe Mountain Livestock/Big Game Demonstration Project:
Kreig Rasmussen "Seeking Common Ground" 129
Larry Greenwood
Bill Mullarkey Blue Mountains Elk Initiative: management success through
cooperation and cost saving 132
Chase T. Hibbard Devil's Kitchen Management Team: real life and sharing
common ground 136
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Larry Hicks Loco Creek watershed project 139
Andy Warren
Roger Dean Section 319 Clean Water Act funds: opportunities for cooperative
nonpoint pollution projects 141
Summary
147
Keith E. Evans Evaluation results from the Sharing Common Ground Symposium,
February 26-28, 1996, Sparks, NV 149
Attendees List 153
Introduction and
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Keynote Address
The Rangeland
Resource
Wildlife/Livestock
Interactions
The Human
Dimension
Finding
Common Ground
Summary
Attendees List