Livestock

• Guide to poisonous plants – A guide to the plants that may be toxic to livestock.
• How exactly do toxic plants result in livestock death? Learn more – from the BEHAVE network
• Use livestock behavior as a land management solution – The BEHAVE Network has excellent information on how livestock learn to eat, applied towards managing landscapes with these principles in mind.
• Caring for livestock during disaster – Fires and floods affect us all. Here are resources for preparing for well-being of livestock in emergency situations.

Stocking Rate and Site Potential

• Calculating stocking rate and carrying capacity – resources for calculating forage needs of your livestock relative to the forage you are likely to produce.
• Know your land’s potential – land differs based on soil, topography and climate. These factors influence the potential vegetation. Use knowledge of sites on your land to make sure goals are realistic.
• Restoration 

Other Resources

• Colorado Forage Guide – Includes information on different forage and pasture grasses, seeding suggestions for various sites, and suggested seeding rates for selected plants.
• Dryland Pasture Condition Assessment & Guidelines for Colorado Small Acreage – an easy-to-read resource with information on assessing pasture condition, suggestions for improvements, key strategies for improvement and more.
• Intermountain Grass and Legume Forage Production Manual, 2nd Edition – Information on plant selection, pest management, fertility management, irrigation, animal grazing and more.
• Good fences make good neighbors. Fence repair with Routt County Agricultural Agent, Todd Hagenbuch

Drought

Monitoring can help inform decisions.

• Managing for drought – Information on adaptive strategies to drought, making a plan, how plants respond to drought

 Public Lands | Monitoring

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Ranchers 
• Rangeland Monitoring
• Colorado Resource Monitoring Initiative – Colorado Cattleman’s Association

Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Management

Vesper Sparrow Nest. Photo by Jennifer Timmer

• Using livestock to increase biodiversity in sagebrush 
• Sage-grouse management
• Northwest Colorado Greater sage-grouse Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, September 22, 2015
• Sage-grouse description, breeding behavior, habitat requirements, and more 

Cheatgrass expansion threatens livestock grazing and wildlife habitat.

General Management

• Resources for invasive species management in Colorado 

Cheatgrass Management

• Best Management Practices for Cheatgrass from Colorado State Parks
• Cheatgrass Management Handbook – Published jointly by UW and CSU Extension.