Range and Pasture
Common Practices on Grazing Lands
- Annual Forages for Grazing Systems (810)
- Brush Management (314)
- Fence (382)
- Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment (315)
- Livestock Pipeline (516)
- Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
- Prescribed Burning (338)
- Prescribed Grazing (528)
- Pumping Plant (533)
- Range Planting (550)
- Water Well (642)
- Watering Facility (614)
Refer to eFOTG Section 4 for more information on these practices.
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Woody Encroachment
- Nebraska Great Plains Grassland Initiative Nebraska Great Plains Grassland Initiative | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
- NE GPGI Fact Sheet Nebraska GPGI Fact Sheet.pdf
- Loess Canyons Experimental Landscape Science Report Loess-Canyons-Experimental-Landscape-Report-LOW-RES-FINAL-102121.pdf
- Framework for Conservation Action in the Great Plains Grassland Biome Great Plains Grasslands Biome Framework
- Rangeland Production Lost to Tree Encroachment (NE MAP) Nebraska (wlfw.org)
- Woody Encroachment Risk Swiper Woody Encroachment Risk Swiper (usda.gov)
- Landscape Explorer Landscape Explorer - Landscape Explorer
- Communicating Effectively About Woody Plant Encroachment Draft IWP CIG Communication Guide
- Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Pocket Guide for Planning & Design Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Pocket Guide for Planning & Design | ec3076pg | 2024 | Nebraska Extension Publications
- Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands E-1054WoodyEncroachment.pdf
- Rangeland Production Lost to Woody Encroachment in Great Plains Grasslands 648c6c2756e0d93576b382bd_GPGEP_UNL_01_Production Losses.pdf
- Best Practices for Brush Management Conservation Standards in Great Plains Grasslands 6495a4d8909f7042f5b16497_GPGEP_UNL_02_Brush Management Standard_2.pdf
- Integrated Pest Management for Woody Encroachment 6495a4e1935b7fb6aab8ff1a_GPGEP_UNL_03_IPM_2.pdf
Tools for Inventory, Planning, and Monitoring
- Range and Pasture Handbook National Range and Pasture Handbook | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
- National PLANTS database USDA Plants Database
- Rangeland Analysis Platform Rangeland Analysis Platform (rangelands.app)
- Ecological Site Descriptions EDIT (nmsu.edu)
- MF3244 Grazing Management: Toxic Plants (usda.gov)
- Rangeland Trend Monitoring Rangeland Trend Monitoring
Contact:
Kristin Dickinson
Acting State Range Management Specialist
308-203-3164