RANGELAND RESILIENCE FOLLOWING WILDFIRE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRAZING?

Major goals of the projectWe will investigate vegetation, soil, and cattle response during the first year after a late-summer wildfire. The major goal of the project is to determine whether cattle grazing during the first growing season after wildfire can sustain or enhance rangeland health.ResearchObjective A: Evaluate wildfire and livestock grazing effects on Northern Great Plains rangeland vegetation during the first year after a late-summer wildfire.Objective B: Evaluate wildfire and livestock grazing effects on Northern Great Plains rangeland soil during the first year after a late-summer wildfire.ExtensionObjective A: Use co-production science to integrate stakeholder knowedge and perspectives into the project's research objectives, methods, data analyses and interpretations, and educational products.Objective B: Develop and communicate new, post-wildfire cattle grazing guidelines.