Determine most appropriate management strategies to reduce conifer encroachment in mid- and late-successional sagebrush

Approach

Tactics

Determine whether future fire is moving towards or away from historical regimes, and allow wildfires to burn for resource benefit where we suspect fire regimes are departed from historical.
Use mechanical means to reduce pinyon-juniper, and use fire to improve habitat for fire positive species.
Consider future climate envelopes of sagebrush when determining action (prevent investment in managing for sagebrush where it is unlikely to persist)

Sensitivity

• Higher wildfire frequency will cause increased mortality of shrub species and native grasses and increase dominance of non-native species.

Strategy

Maintain viable habitats and populations