Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement
Edited by Karen L. Launchbaugh, John W. Walker and Ron J. Daines
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SECTION I: Principles and Overview
♦ Chapter 1: Targeted Grazing – a New Paradigm for Livestock Management
by Karen Launchbaugh and John Walker
♦ Chapter 2: Animal Behavior Principles and Practices
by Elizabeth Burritt and Rachel Frost
♦ Chapter 3: Animal Husbandry of Sheep and Goats for Vegetative Management
by Rodney Kott, Tim Faller, Jim Knight, Dan Nudell, and Brent Roeder
♦ Chapter 4: Understanding Plant Response to Grazing
by John Hendrickson and Bret Olson
♦ Chapter 5: Monitoring for Success
by Steven H. Sharrow and Steven S. Seefeldt
♦ Chapter 6: Improving Grazing Lands with Multi-Species Grazing
by John W. Walker, Linda Coffey, and Tim Faller
SECTION II: Meeting Vegetation Management Goals
♦ Chapter 7: Managing Herbaceous Broadleaf Weeds with Targeted Grazing
by Bret Olson and Karen Launchbaugh
♦ Chapter 8: Targeted Livestock Grazing to Suppress Invasive Annual Grasses
by Jeffrey C. Mosley and Lovina Roselle
♦ Chapter 9: Targeted Grazing to Manage Weedy Brush and Trees
by Erika Campbell and Charles A. Taylor, Jr.
♦ Chapter 10: Applying Targeted Grazing to Coniferous Forest Management In Western North America
by Steven Sharrow
♦ Chapter 11: Targeted Grazing with Sheep and Goats in Orchard Settings
by Linda M. Wilson and Linda H. Hardestry
♦ Chapter 12: Targeted Grazing to Manage Fire Risk
by Charles A. Taylor, Jr.
♦ Chapter 13: Targeted Livestock Grazing for Wildlife Habitat Improvement
by Jeffrey C. Mosley and Tracy K. Brewer
♦ Chapter 14: Incorporating Targeted Grazing into Farming Systems
by Patrick Hatfield, Hayes Goosey, Andrew Lenssen, and Sue Blodgett
SECTION III: Guidelines for Specific Plants
♦ Chapter 15: Grazing and Browsing Guidelines for Invasive Rangeland Weed
by Linda Wilson, Jason Davison, and Ed Smith
- Forbs Including: Bull Thistle, Canada Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, Hoary Cress, Kudzu, Leafy Spurge, Musk Thistle, Perennial Pepperweed (or Tall Whitetop), Russian Knapweed, Scotch Thistle, Sericea, Spotted Knapweed, Tansy Ragwort, Yellow Starthistle.
- Woody Plants Including: Blackberries, Juniper Trees, Multiflora Rose, Pine, Saltcedar
- Grasses: Cheatgrass and Medusahead
SECTION IV: Applying Targeted Grazing
♦ Chapter 16: A Primer for Providers of Land Enhancement
by An Peischel
♦ Chapter 17: Contracting for Grazing and Browsing to Achieve Resource Management Objectives: A Primer for Land Managers
by D. Dickinson Henry, Jr.
SECTION V: Getting More Information
♦ Chapter 18: Additional Resources for Targeted Grazing
Compiled by Linda Coffey, Margo Hale, and Elayne Hovde
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