Determining Grazing Use

On tuesday, the grazing dudes showed me how we determine grazing use on the allotments on our land. The permittees are held to certain levels of use on perennial grass species and bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) to ensure that enough forage remains for native species.

happy ungrazed bitterbrush with leaders of new growth

grazed bitterbrush, clipped with no leaders

grazed Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

lightly grazed Indian ricegrass with seed heads remaining

ungrazed squirreltail (Elymus elymoides)

native grazer, a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) doe