. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. WhAT Are Best MANAqEMENT PrACtIcES? Best Management Practices (BMPs) are strategies for managing the use of a resource (such as grazing land) in a manner that protects the resource and promotes ecological and economic sustainability. They are tools to help achieve grazing management objec- tives. They include practical ideas like placing salt blocks in strategic sites to distribute livestock away from sensitive areas, and encouraging the growth of willow, alder, and other shrubs along stream channels to protect banks
. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. WhAT Are Best MANAqEMENT PrACtIcES? Best Management Practices (BMPs) are strategies for managing the use of a resource (such as grazing land) in a manner that protects the resource and promotes ecological and economic sustainability. They are tools to help achieve grazing management objec- tives. They include practical ideas like placing salt blocks in strategic sites to distribute livestock away from sensitive areas, and encouraging the growth of willow, alder, and other shrubs along stream channels to protect banks from animal trampling. Using the BMPs in this book can help promote livestock health and productivity while protecting the water, soils, plants, and other vital range resources. One of the more important man- agement objectives is to protect water quality and to remedy water quality problems some- times caused by livestock. These BMPs can be used on upland rangelands, riparian pasture, and forested rangelands—anywhere grazing or browsing animals use these resources. The BMPs in this book are based on the concept of prescribed grazing, which is the controlled harvest of plants by grazing or browsing animals managed to achieve specific objectives. Prescribed grazing was developed on the premise that grazing and browsing are integral parts of ecosystem processes on grazing lands Mt)ntana's range plants have evolved with use from wildlife and domestic livestcick. These plants are generally healthier when used, if they are used properly and not overgrazed. Prescribed grazing shoukl be applied with this in uunil. i«i»-ii*=.'-i^'. 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
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