Describing and Monitoring Rangelands

***** UPDATED VERSIONS of these lessons are available on the
Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission website.  ****

Background Information

Soil Characteristics and How it Affects Ecological Sites

• Soil Types and Textures – Presentation (Noteguide)
• Rangeland Soils – Presentation (Noteguide)
• Ecological Sites – Presentation (Noteguide)
• How Much Soil Is There? – Activity
• Texture This – Activity
• The Soil Triangle – Student Handout
• Filtering Soils Qualities Lab – Activity

Monitoring Rangeland Plant Communities

• Rangeland Site Description – Activity (Student Handout)
• Estimating Rangeland and Pastureland Biomass – Activity (Student Reading,Student Handout)
• Using Web Soil Survey – Presentation
• Web Soil Survey – Activity (Student Handout)

Mapping and Inventory of Rangeland Plants

• Inventory and Monitoring – Presentation (Noteguide)
• Measuring Plants and Plant Communities – Presentation
• Weed Mapping and Inventory – Activity