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Maintain and restore ecological integrity of persistent pinyon-juniper communities

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Approach

Maintain and restore ecological integrity of persistent pinyon-juniper communities.

Tactics

  • Identify and map persistent pinyon-juniper communities and assess current conditions.
  • Reduce invasive species and maintain or restore native understory composition.
  • Maintain or restore structural diversity to promote natural disturbance regimes.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Ho, J.J.; Little, N.J.; Joyce, L.A., eds. (2018). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Intermountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-375. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

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Relevant Region

Northern Plains
Northwest
Southwest