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Panoramic Tours Chippewa Prairie Preserve Sonora Fencing & Gates Grazing System Prescribed Burning Tree Clearing Water Development Wildlife The 3,400-acre Sonora Research Station is located…
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Prescribed Burning
Tree Clearing
Water Development
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The 3,400-acre Sonora Research Station is located on the Edwards Plateau in West Texas in a semiarid region of shallow, rocky soils. Once covered by grasslands, lack of fire and overgrazing have contributed to the significant expansion of woody species, resulting in dominance of juniper species and diminished herbaceous understory. Due to woody brush encroachment, goats instead of cattle are the dominant grazing species. In 1916, seeing a need for research to address devastating livestock diseases, equal contributions from area ranchers and the Texas Legislature purchased the 3,400-acres of land now known as the Sonora Experiment Research Station. Since then this research station has made significant returns on the initial investment to the livestock industry and to rangeland conservation. The Sonora Station is managed by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and serves as a valuable research site focused on prescribed burning and goat grazing, as well as outreach, education, and hunting opportunities.
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Sponsorship Opportunities available to support the 2024 Great Plains Fire Summit. Your contribution helps keep costs low for attendees, sponsor ranchers and students,…
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In Colorado, the Front Range can present unique fuel and weather conditions for wildfires. Combined with numerous wildland/urban interface and intermix settings, these conditions can be critical in wildfire management.
Register now for the Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop to increase your knowledge and understanding of the ecology, behavior, risks, and management of grassfire conditions on the Front Range.
Hear speakers from both the Front Range and the Great Plains to discuss grassland fire.
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Co-Principal Investigators
Morgan Treadwell, Extension Range Specialist, Texas A&M University
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Pete Bauman, South Dakota State University Extension
Rich Bringelson, Loess Canyon Rangeland Alliance (LCRA)
Stephanie Manes, Common Ground Capital
Chuck Stanley, Range Management Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Dirac Twidwell, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lance Vermeire, Range Ecologist, USDA – Agriculture Research Services
John Weir, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University
Doug Whisenhunt, Ecological Site Spec. / Burn Spec., U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Sherry Leis, Heartland Network, National Park Service
Conducting planned burns and lighting unplanned fires carries some inherent risk for injury. Even though firefighters train and plan in an effort to reduce risks…
click to continue reading ExpandConducting planned burns and lighting unplanned fires carries some inherent risk for injury. Even though firefighters train and plan in an effort to reduce risks on the fireline, accidents still happen.
2013-27
The varied regions of the Great Plains share a history of fire, for example, the mixed‐grass prairies of the Dakotas, tallgrass prairie of Kansas, and…
click to continue reading ExpandThe varied regions of the Great Plains share a history of fire, for example, the mixed‐grass prairies of the Dakotas, tallgrass prairie of Kansas, and cross timbers of Texas all evolved with periodic burning.
2013-29
The ecological value of shortgrass prairies in North America has become increasingly evident as populations of prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) and burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)…
click to continue reading ExpandThe ecological value of shortgrass prairies in North America has become increasingly evident as populations of prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) and burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) begin to decline.
2015-08