. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. GRAziNq BMPs foR All RANqE TypEs Set target grazing use levels in accordance with production limitations, plant sensitivities, and management goals. This will help ensure the health of the desirable plants in a grazing unit. N4anage the frequency, duration, season of use, and intensity of grazing to promote desirable plant communities and the optimal productivity of key forage species. Manage grazing to maintain or restore riparian and upland plant communities. Maintain enough vegetative cover to prevent accelerated s
. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. GRAziNq BMPs foR All RANqE TypEs Set target grazing use levels in accordance with production limitations, plant sensitivities, and management goals. This will help ensure the health of the desirable plants in a grazing unit. N4anage the frequency, duration, season of use, and intensity of grazing to promote desirable plant communities and the optimal productivity of key forage species. Manage grazing to maintain or restore riparian and upland plant communities. Maintain enough vegetative cover to prevent accelerated soil erosion by wind and water. Manage livestock to protect streambanks from trampling and erosion. Distribute livestock to promote the dispersion and decomposition ot manure and to prevent the delivery of manure U> water sources. Promote an effective water cycle by properly managing upLaxid range and riparian i'ropei water piuct-mtjlt can aid with iu'fitock distnbution within a pasture. When evaluating livestock grazing and distribution patterns, it is important to manage the grazing unit as a whole, considering both upland and riparian, distribution patterns. IdentifvareasHiat are heavily grazed as well as rhoge tliatteceiveless than tuU use. ^ livestock behaxior to deterrnJM'rcaSpns tor uneven tise pattetf^i,,.*cl)rlP't-) ^a tfoAjM^ 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmon, Will; Montana. Conservation Districts Bureau. [Helena, MT : Conservation Districts Bureau, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation]
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