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USDA-ARS Now Stewarding the Rangeland Analysis Platform
April 10, 2023
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service is now stewarding the powerful Rangeland Analysis ...
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Forage Production Lost to Tree Expansion
October 19, 2022
This WLFW-supported research quantifies the economic impacts of lost herbaceous production, one of the many negative effects of woody ...
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Publication Alert: Large-scale fire management restores grassland bird richness
January 18, 2022
Research from the Loess Canyons Experimental Landscape shows that strategic use of prescribed fire boosts grassland species ...
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Ask an Expert: Early Warning Signals and Grassland Bird Richness
December 29, 2021
Caleb Roberts discusses two recent papers that highlight how the Rangeland Analysis Platform is informing on-the-ground conservation in the Great ...
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The Ascent and Spread of Annual Invasive Grasses in the Great Basin
November 29, 2021
Join Joe Smith as he discusses his new research highlighting how annual invasive grasses are spreading in the Great Basin and what this means for ...
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New technology helps ranchers maximize grass production
February 17, 2021
How much forage have you lost to woody species? The Rangeland Analysis Platform can help quantify forage loss and pinpoint where to invest conservation funding. Join the NRCS ...
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New Technology For Landowners And Resource Managers Revolutionizes Rangeland Monitoring
September 18, 2018
by Justin Fritscher, NRCS | New free app provides the first-ever vegetation cover maps for rangelands from the Great Plains to the Pacific ...
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WEBINAR | Rangeland Analysis Platform: Introducing a free, online tool to help manage and monitor western rangelands
September 12, 2018
RAP is a free, online tool that helps landowners and natural resource managers track vegetation through time and plan actions to improve America's grazing ...