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  Blue Mountain Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. The Doublehead Ranger District implemented treatments in the fall of 2007.

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  Bridge Creek Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. The BLM Prineville District Office implemented treatments in fall 2006.

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  Castlehead Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site was partially burned by a wildfire in the summer of 2007. A prescribed burn on the remainder of the plot was attempted in fall 2007 but was unsuccessful due to weather. As a result, post-treatment data collection will be limited to the wildlife and hydrology studies.

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  Devine Ridge Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. The BLM Burns District implemented treatments at in the fall of 2007.

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  Five Creeks Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The BLM Burns District Office implemented treatments in fall 2008.

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  Greenville Bench Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  Hart Mountain Gray Butte and Rock Creek Sites Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  These sites are part of the study of cheatgrass invasion of sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive reseeding. Treatments were implemented at Rock Creek in 2007 and Gray Butte in 2008.

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  Marking Corral Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive reseeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2006.

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  Moses Coulee Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of cheatgrass invasion of sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2008, except for the burn, which is planned for 2009.

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  Onaqui Research Sites

  SageSTEP

  Two of the SageSTEP study sites are located in Rush Valley, Utah, just 90 minutes from Salt Lake City. The nearest towns are Vernon (~5 miles) and Tooele (~25 miles ), and the land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office. Onaqui is the only SageSTEP network location with two sites of different vegetation composition adjacent to each other: a sagebrush/cheatgrass site, and a sagebrush/Utah juniper site.

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  Owyhee Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of cheatgrass invasion of sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2008.

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  Roberts Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of cheatgrass invasion of sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  Saddle Mountain Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of cheatgrass invasion of sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2008.

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  Scipio Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  Seven Mile Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive reseeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  South Ruby Mountain Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive reseeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2008.

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  Spruce Mountain Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive reseeding. Treatments are planned for 2009.

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  Stansbury Big Pole Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  Stansbury Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. Treatments were implemented at this site in fall 2007.

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  Walker Butte Site Quick Facts

  SageSTEP

  This site is part of the study of woodland encroachment into sagebrush communities. The primary objective is to find out how much native sagebrush and bunchgrasses need to be present at the time of treatment in order for managers to improve land health without having to conduct expensive re-seeding. The BLM Lakeview Resource Area implemented treatments in fall 2006.