Range Management Exam 2 (Rangelands)

Tallgrass prairie

Name: Tallgrass prairie

Location: Oklahoma

Species: big bluestem

Climate: 75% of precipitation in growing season

Soil: mollisols, deep.

Management: spring burning 2-3 year cycle

Northern Mixed prairie

Name: Northern mixed prairie

Location: North Dakota

Species: bluebunch wheatgrass

Climate: long severe winters and warm summers

Soil: mollisols

Management: little conversion to agriculture

California Annual Grassland

Name: California Annual Grassland

Location: California Valley

Species: purple needlegrass

Climate: mild wet winters, long hot summers

Soil: mollisols and aridisols

Management: long livestock tradition

Palouse Prairie

Name: Palouse Prairie

Location: Washington

Species: Idaho fescue

Climate: 300-640 mm of precipitation per year

Soil: deep volcanic ash

Management: agriculture base for crops like peas

Sagebrush Cold Desert

Name: Sagebrush Cold Desert

Location: Nevada

Species: big sagebrush

Climate: 200-500 mm precipitation

Soil: high elevations, less saline soils

Management: cheatgrass is an important issue

Salt Desert Shrub

Name: Salt Desert Shrub

Location: Nevada

Species: squirreltail

Climate: hot summers, cold winters

Soil: aridisols

Management: good winter range for sheep