Tapping Soil Survey Information for Rapid Assessment of Sagebrush Ecosystem Resilience and Resistance

On the Ground
- Emerging applications of ecosystem resilience and resistance concepts in sagebrush ecosystems allow managers to better predict and mitigate impacts of wildfire and invasive annual grasses.
- Widely available soil survey information can be harnessed to spatially depict and evaluate relative resilience and resistance from regional to site scales.
- New products and tools illustrate how managers can use soils data to inform rapid risk assessments, determine appropriate management strategies, and prioritize resources to maintain and restore functioning sagebrush ecosystems.