>The Sagebrush Sea Campaign has just released Managing Western Juniper to >Restore Sagebrush Steppe and Quaking Aspen Stands that describes western >juniper expansion and presents management recommendations to reverse >western >juniper encroachment in the Sagebrush Sea. The report and additional >information are available on the SSC website at >www.sagebrushsea.org/threat_juniper_invasion.htm. Following is the abstract >of the report. > > > >Since 1870, concurrent with the introduction of domestic livestock and the >resultant exclusion of periodic fire, the occurrence of western juniper >(Juniperus occidentalis) in the sagebrush steppe has increased >approximately >ten-fold. Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitat is being converted to western >juniper woodland at a geometric rate. Western juniper is also invading and >replacing quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands. Action is needed to >reverse these trends and restore sagebrush steppe and quaking aspen stands >to an ecologically intact landscape maintained by periodic fire. Western >juniper control must spare all old-growth western juniper trees. >Restoration >planning and implementation must carefully consider the eff ects of >invasive >non-native species-particularly cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)-and livestock >grazing on treated sites. The conservation community should advocate for >appropriate, ecologically based western juniper management and oppose >inappropriate actions and strategies. > > > > > > > >Mark Salvo > >Director > >Sagebrush Sea Campaign > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > c/o 2224 W. Palomino Drive > > Chandler, Arizona 85224 > > > >www.sagebrushsea.org
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