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These wholesome-looking people are the root of Desertification of the Prairie

Rangelands in U.S. Rangelands are vast natural landscapes in the form of grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and desertnatural landscapesgrasslandsshrublandswoodlands wetlandsdesert

Who Manages Rangelands? Private Owners BLM (Bureau of Land Management) National Forest Service

Rangeland Management Issues Fire Overuse – Erosion – Decline of Native Species

Fire is Good

Why is Fire Good on Rangeland? Fire is also an important regulator of range vegetation, whether set by humans or resulting from lightning. Fire tends to reduce the abundance of woody plants and promote herbaceous plants including grasses, forbs, and grass-like plants. The suppression or reduction of periodic wildfires from desert shrublands, savannas, or woodlands frequently invites the dominance of trees and shrubs to the near exclusion of grasses and forbs. [1] [1]

Cattle on the Prairie

Erosion

Prairie Dog Ecology

Wolves?

Endangered Species Bison Prairie Chicken

Taylor Grazing Act

The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 USC 315), signed by President Roosevelt, was intended to "stop injury to the public grazing lands [excluding Alaska] by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration; to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development; [and] to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range“ The BLM issues/sells permits.

Links Quick overview of BLM 35 sechttp:// Hope on the Range Better overview of BLM and rangelands 3min Overview slide show 8 minhttp:// Management in alberta 12 minhttp:// Taylor Grazing Act 5 minhttp:// Low grazing fees 2:30http:// Low grazing fees z3pXvGHR4QrygWYbt1rn5wOej8&feature=results_video 1:50 z3pXvGHR4QrygWYbt1rn5wOej8&feature=results_video Wild horse slaughter 3minhttp://

Feedlot Layout (2:18) Feedlot Nutrition

Beef City, Australia

Grandview, Idaho

Feedlot Problems Air Pollution – Dust – Nitrous Oxide (Greenhouse Gas) – Methane (GHG) – Smell Water Pollution – Eutrophication Antibiotic Resistance Using food resources for meat production Pathogens in the meat – Mad Cow Disease – Hoof and Mouth Disease

Mitigations and Adaptations Keep pens wet to keep dust down Keep feedlots away from homes Build drainage systems and catch basins for wastes and waste runoff Use wastes for fertilizers on local cropland Inspect cows for disease

Links Meatrix (great overview of meat factory farming ety_mode=1&safe=active ety_mode=1&safe=active Frankenmeat lZc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active lZc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active National Geographic Belgian Blue Super Cow 5 min QeVhQTc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 QeVhQTc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Meat Video 11min Check for approval Article on Anti whistle blower laws suppression_b_ html suppression_b_ html Slaughterhouse