Defending Wyoming's Core Sagebrush Rangelands Against Cheatgrass: Opportunities and Actions
This report captures 10 key opportunities and additional specific actions that can be taken to better defend Wyoming's sagebrush rangelands against the spread of invasive cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and other invasive annual grasses. These opportunities and actions emerged from a series of in-depth interviews conducted with managers in western and central Wyoming. Interview results are detailed in the companion Current Practices, Challenges, and Knowledge Gaps report.
Subject Tags
- Invasive Species
- Shrubland
- Grassland
About
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This report captures the key opportunities for action that arose from the Current Practices, Challenges, and Knowledge Gaps detailed in our full report. Both reports share learnings and selected, anonymous quotes from in-depth interviews with managers working on cheatgrass management in western Wyoming. We encourage readers to consult the full report for a more complete picture of the interview responses. Throughout this document, you will find references to the most relevant sections of the full report.
TNC Authors
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Charlotte Cadow
WY Sagebrush Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy
Email: charlotte.cadow@tnc.org -
Corinna Riginos
Wyoming Science Director
The Nature Conservancy
Email: corinna.riginos@tnc.org