LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHWESTERN RIPARIAN AREAS
DOMINATED BY WOODY VEGETATION: A SUMMARY AND EXTRAPOLATION
OF THE LITERATURE
Terrell T. "Red" Baker, Extension Riparian Management Specialist
Jon C. Boren, Extension Wildlife Specialist
New Mexico State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Range Improvement Task Force
INTRODUCTION
— Southwestern ranchers and range managers face a shortage of information regarding
appropriate livestock management in riparian areas of the region. The information that is
available is based on research conducted in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
Numerous environmental variables combine to make direct application of this information
inappropriate in the Southwest. Despite current efforts to correct the scarcity of research in the
Southwest regarding livestock grazing in riparian areas, there remains an urgent need to provide
range professionals with some guidelines until more region-specific information can be
developed.
Here, we make an attempt to interpret research results from the Pacific Northwest and
Intermountain West to guide ranchers and range managers in their management of livestock in
Southwestern riparian areas. Because deciduous tree and shrub species are the focus of most of
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RITF Report 50: Livestock management in southwestern riparian areas dominated by woody vegetation: A summary and extrapolation of the literature
Series Designation
Range Improvement Task Force
Description
Range Improvement Task Force report containing the results of a study to determine livestock management practices in riparian areas of the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West that may be applicable to livestock management in riparian areas of the Southwest.
Subject
riparian areas (NAL); Riparian areas--Southwestern States; Southwestern United States (NAL); Livestock; livestock (NAL);
Creator
Baker, Terrell T. "Red"; Boren, Jon C., 1965-;
Date Original
2000-12-08
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library;
Rights
Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents.
Collection
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
Digital Identifier
UAAPcRITF50_001
Is Part Of
UAAPcRITF50
OCR
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHWESTERN RIPARIAN AREAS
DOMINATED BY WOODY VEGETATION: A SUMMARY AND EXTRAPOLATION
OF THE LITERATURE
Terrell T. "Red" Baker, Extension Riparian Management Specialist
Jon C. Boren, Extension Wildlife Specialist
New Mexico State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Range Improvement Task Force
INTRODUCTION
— Southwestern ranchers and range managers face a shortage of information regarding
appropriate livestock management in riparian areas of the region. The information that is
available is based on research conducted in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
Numerous environmental variables combine to make direct application of this information
inappropriate in the Southwest. Despite current efforts to correct the scarcity of research in the
Southwest regarding livestock grazing in riparian areas, there remains an urgent need to provide
range professionals with some guidelines until more region-specific information can be
developed.
Here, we make an attempt to interpret research results from the Pacific Northwest and
Intermountain West to guide ranchers and range managers in their management of livestock in
Southwestern riparian areas. Because deciduous tree and shrub species are the focus of most of
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