. Assessing big sagebrush at multiple spatial scales : an example in southeast Oregon. Big sagebrush; Sagebrush; Sage grouse; Habitat (Ecology); Vegetation monitoring; Vegetation dynamics; Range ecology. Figure 9. The Jordan and Malheur Resource Areas (hatched areas) in BLM's Vale District in southeast Oregon, which constitute the area covered by the SEORMP. synopsis of the Vale Rangeland Rehabilitation Program: "Congress appropriated approxi- mately $10 million over an 11 year period beginning in 1963 to halt erosion, stabilize the livestock industry, and benefit other land uses. The mon
. Assessing big sagebrush at multiple spatial scales : an example in southeast Oregon. Big sagebrush; Sagebrush; Sage grouse; Habitat (Ecology); Vegetation monitoring; Vegetation dynamics; Range ecology. Figure 9. The Jordan and Malheur Resource Areas (hatched areas) in BLM's Vale District in southeast Oregon, which constitute the area covered by the SEORMP. synopsis of the Vale Rangeland Rehabilitation Program: "Congress appropriated approxi- mately $10 million over an 11 year period beginning in 1963 to halt erosion, stabilize the livestock industry, and benefit other land uses. The money was used to control brush on 506,000 acres (205,000 ha), to seed 267,000 acres (108,000 ha) to desirable forage species, and to build over 2,000 miles (3,300 km) offence, 1,600 water developments, and 463 miles (741 km) of ; 2. Subsequent to the Vale Rangeland Rehabilitation Program, there have been nearly 30 years of additional impacts to rangelands from disturbances such as wild- fires, prescribed fires, chemical treatments, and seedings. In the SEORMP area, an increase in wildfire incidence attributable to cheatgrass prevalence was not a notable issue in the past but now is of great concern. 3. National Fire Plan objectives to reduce fuel loading could potentially exacerbate fragmen- tation and further diminish habitats for popu- lations of wildlife at risk in the West. Most professional resource managers and interested publics will agree that fire plays an important role in ecosystem function, but the amount of fire disturbance that would be desirable can be a source of intense debate. 4. Re-treatment of seedings to restore forage production where it has declined has been a standard operating procedure. 5. Many of the greater sage-grouse in eastern Oregon are found in Malheur County, much of which falls within the boundaries of the Malheur and Jordan Resource Areas of the Vale District. Therefore, impacts occurring within the SEORMP area would be expected t
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