Rangeland Monitoring

Montana GLCI Fact Sheet Number 2002-02

April 2002
By Chuck Ring, Rangeland Management Specialist, USDA-NRCS, Cheyenne Wyoming
and Sue Noggles, Rangeland Management Specialist, USDA-NRCS, Bozeman, Montana

This publication introduces some basic concepts of monitoring rangeland resources for land managers.

• Why Monitor Rangeland?
• What Do I Monitor?
• How Do I Get Started Developing a Monitoring Program?
• Must Monitoring Be a Long-Term Commitment?
• What Types of Monitoring Methods Are There?
• Where on My Ranch Should I Monitor?
• How Long Does It Take to Monitor?

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