The information included in these pdf files have been assembled from two related workshops that address restoration of plant communities with specific emphasis toward the big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata and pinyon-juniper woodlands. Topics have been organized to discuss the status of deteriorated plant associations and characterize conditions that need to be addressed in both artificial treatments and management practices. Attention has been given to discuss the features of wildlife habitats that need to be created or improved to benefit upland game birds and big game animals. Considerable emphasis has been given to discuss restoration practices required to identify and characterize candidate sites for treatment, and implement procedures to control competition, prepare suitable seedbeds, and complete planting of a diverse array of species. 

A primary objective of the overall program is to re-establish the diverse assembly of species that existed over a broad terrain. A number of presentations are provided that discuss the ecology, agronomic features, and development of native plants that are required to restore the sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities. Most native species required to restore these plant associations are not currently available, but significant progress has and continues to be made in the selection and development of site adapted germ plasm for areas within the Intermountain Region and Colorado Plateau. The status of existing plant development programs and the features of plants emerging from these research activities are presented. Various field tours were organized and conducted to demonstrate the performance and attributes of individual species amid various rearing sites and field plantings.

We want thank all of the speakers for making these workshops such a success and for their willingness to share their excellent presentations. Email addresses for the speakers are also provided.

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• "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Changes in Pinyon-Juniper Vegetation Composition, Fuel Loads, and Fire Pattern". Dr. Robin Tausch, Dr. Rick Miller, and Dr. E. Durant McArthur. Dr. Tausch located at: Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service Forestry Sciences Laboratory, University of Nevada, 920 Valley Road Reno, NV 89512 rtausch@fs.fed.us.(Download 6.4 MB pdf file)
• "Fire, Drought, Grazing and Restoration across an Old-Growth Pinyon-juniper/ sagebrush Landscape in Western Colorado"- Dr. William L Baker, Douglas J. Shinneman, and Hilary Getz at University Wyoming, Department of Geography, 207 Arts and Sciences Building, 100 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, and Peggy Lyon at Natural Heritage Program. bakerwl@uwyo.edu. (Download 2.9 MB pdf file)
• "Distribution and Ecology of Big Sagebrush Taxa within Portions of the Colorado Plateau". Dr. Allan R. Stevens, Snow College, Biology Department, 150 E. College Ave, Ephraim, UT 84627. allan.stevens@snow.edu. (Download 13.4 MB pdf file)
• "Habitat Restoration Issues for Sage-Grouse in Western Colorado". Brett Walker and   Dr. Tony Apa, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 711 Independent, Grand Junction, CO 81505. brett.walker@state.co.us. tony.apa@state.co.us. (Download 5.2 MB pdf file)   
• "Occurrence and Distribution of Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum within the Uncompahgre Plateau". Stephen B. Monsen, Dr. Allan R. Stevens, and Dr. Susan Meyer. Monsen is retired USDA, Forest Service, 1097 North Main, Mapleton, UT 84664 sbmonsen@comcast.net (Download 4.2 MB pdf file)
• "Status of Sagebrush Communities in Eastern Utah". Danny Summers, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W. 100 S. Ephraim, UT 84627. dannysummers@utah.gov (Download 11.6 MB pdf file) 
• "Vegetative Conditions and Species Associations". Stephen B. Monsen, retired USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,  1097 N. Main, Mapleton, UT 84664.  sbmonsen@comcast.net (Download 1.8 MB pdf file)
• "Principals and Objectives of Restoration". Dr. Bruce Roundy, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, 275 WIDB, Provo, UT 84602-5253. bruce_roundy@byu.edu (Download 6.7 MB pdf file) 
• "Ten Principals of Rangeland Revegetation". Steve Foree, Nevada Department of Wildlife, 60 Youth Center Rd., Ely, NV 89801. sforee@ndow.org (Download 4. 9 MB pdf file)
• "Principals of Restoration". Stephen B. Monsen, retired USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1097 N. Main, Mapleton, UT  94664.            sbmonsen@comcast.net (Download 440 KB pdf file) 
• "Principals of Habitat restoration". Jason Vernon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W. 100 S., Ephraim, UT 84627. jasonvernon@utah.gov (Download 13.3 MB pdf file) 
• "Effects of Plant Competition upon Plant Establishment – Dealing with Control Measures". Dr. Tom Monaco, USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Research Lab, 696 N. 1100 E., Logan, UT 84322-6300 tom.monaco@ars.usda.gov (Download 3.6 MB pdf file) 
• "Controlling Plant Competition – Weeds and Associated Plants". Stephen B. Monsen, retired USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,   1097 N. Main, Mapleton, UT  84664. sbmonsen@comcast.net (Download 34.3 MB pdf file)
• "Site Preparation and Seed Bed Requirements". Jason Vernon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center,  494 W. 100 S., Ephraim, UT 84627. jasonvernon@utah.gov (Download 17.3 MB pdf file)
• Site Preparation and Seeding". Jason Vernon, Utah division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W 100 S., Ephraim, UT 84627. jasonvernon@utah.gov (Download 12.1 MB pdf file)  
• "Season of Planting". Dr. Nancy L. Shaw, USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 322 E. Front St., Suite 401, Boise, ID 83702                 nshaw@fs.fed.us (Download 3.6 MB pdf file)  
• "Plant Selection". Kelly Memmott, UP Project, 935 N. 100 E. Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. kmemmott@yahoo.com (Download 44 KB pdf file)  
• "Planting Multiple Species". Stephen B. Monsen, retired USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,  1097 N. Main, Mapleton, UT  84664. sbmonsen@comcast.net (Download 1.0 MB pdf file)  
• "Selecting High Quality and Site Adapted Seed". Jason Vernon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W 100 S., Ephraim, UT 84627. jasonvernon@utah.gov (Download 2.8 MB pdf file)          
• "Wildfire Restoration and Vegetation Treatments on the Uncompahgre Plateau, Colorado". John P. Moore III, USDA Forest Service, GMUG National Forests, 2250 Highway 50, Delta, CO. 81416. jmoore06@fs.fed.us (Download 12.9 MB pdf file)   
• "A History and Assessment of Restoration Practices used in Pinyon-Juniper and Sagebrush Communities in Western Colorado, 1940 - 2004". Bob Welch retired, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 156, Raton, NM 87740. bwelch@q.com (Download 8.6 MB pdf file)   
• "Native Forbs and Restoration Technology for the Great Basin". Dr. Nancy L. Shaw, USDA, FS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 322 Front St., Suite 401, Boise, ID 83702. nshaw@fs.fed.us (Download 4.0 MB pdf file) 
• "Working with Natives – Lessons Learned". Scott L. Jensen and Covy Jones, USDA, FS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 735 N. 500 E., Provo, UT.            scottljensen@fs.fed.us (Download 5.6 MB pdf file) 
• "Native Plant Development for Wildland Restoration, Research at the Great Basin Research Center". Therese Meyers, Jason Vernon, and Tana Pickett.  Utah Division of Wildlife, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W. 100 S. Ephraim, UT 84627. theresemeyer@utah.gov (Download 5.3 MB pdf file) 
• "Presentation of Plant Materials under Development by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service - Forage and Range Laboratory". Dr. Tom Jones, USDA, ARS, Forage and Range Research Lab, 696 N. 1100 E.,  Logan, UT 84322-630. thomas.jones@ars.usda.gov (Download 6.0 MB pdf file) 
• "Presentation of Plant Materials under Development by the Uncompahgre and Colorado Plateau Project". Kelly Memmott, UP Project, 935 N. 100 E. Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. kmemmott@yahoo.com (Download 7.4 MB pdf file) 
• "The Great Basin Research Center". Jason Vernon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Great Basin Research Center, 494 W 100 S., Ephraim, UT 84627. jasonvernon@utah.gov (Download 1.6 MB pdf file) 
• Readers are encouraged to download the recent dissertation by Dr. Chad J. Bishop, Colorado Division of Wildlife, titled - Effects of Enhanced Nutrition during winter on the Uncompahgre Plateau Mule Deer Population, Department of  Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University. Some information from this study was presented at the Grand Junction session. (Download 1.2 MB pdf file)

Additional information related to plant materials can be obtained from the following web sites:

• Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project
• Great Basin Research Center
• Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plant Materials Program
• USDA, ARS Forage and Range Research Lab, Logan, UT
• Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies

            Topics related to community restoration are also available from the following three volume publication: Monsen, Stephen B.; Stevens, Richard; and Shaw, Nancy L., comps. 2004. Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136-Vol I, II, II. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. (Download 5.7 MB pdf file)

            A number of major items of site preparation and planting equipment were assembled and displayed at both workshops. Information related to the features, operating capabilities, and principal vendors of each item of equipment can be accessed through the following Revegetation Equipment Catalog web site: reveg-catalog.tamu.edu