Grassland Management Priorities for the North Central Region
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- Document: Report (13.5 MB pdf)
- Related Work: USGS Open-File Report 2023-1036 Synthesis of Climate and Ecological Science to Support Grassland Management Priorities in the North Central Region
- Data Releases:
- USGS data release - Broadly Shared Information Needs Among Grassland Managers in the North Central Region
- USGS data release - Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the North Central Region
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Executive Summary
Understanding how climate change and variability will impact grassland ecosystems is crucial for successful grassland management in the 21st century. In 2020, the U.S. Geological Survey North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (USGS NC CASC) began a project to establish a baseline of information to best serve grassland managers (that is, those who develop grassland management plans or implement those plans on the ground) at Federal, State, and Tribal agen-cies and nongovernmental organizations to help meet regional grassland management goals. This project “A Synthesis of Climate Impacts, Stakeholder Needs, and Adaptation in Northern Great Plains Grassland Ecosystems” (hereafter, the Grasslands Synthesis Project), had two primary goals: (1) to synthesize management goals and challenges for grassland managers across the region and (2) to assess the state-of-the-science and identify knowledge gaps for addressing the goals and challenges within the context of climate change. The findings from the Grasslands Syn-thesis Project are described in two volumes. This report serves several purposes, including providing (1) a synthesis of regional grassland management goals and challenges, (2) identification of information needs relevant to grassland management in a changing climate, and (3) summaries of grassland management issues by ecoregion and management organization or agency.
Suggested Citation
Miller Hesed, C.D., and Yocum, H.M., 2023, Grassland management priorities for the North Central Region: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2023–1037, 53 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20231037.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Executive Summary
- Chapter A. Background and Methods
- Chapter B. Introduction to the North Central Grassland Ecoregions
- Chapter C. Grassland Management Goals, Challenges, and Information Needs
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Grassland management priorities for the North Central Region |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2023-1037 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20231037 |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| Description | xvii, 67 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Noth Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |