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Virtual Fencing Excludes Cattle from Burned Areas in Sagebrush Steppe

Rangeland scientists at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC) tested whether virtual fencing could prevent cattle from grazing recently burned areas within sagebrush steppe pastures. Because changes in climate are expected to increase fire frequency in sagebrush steppe, ranchers and rangeland managers will need new, cost-effective methods of separating cattle from burned areas on public rangelands. Virtual fencing presents a compelling climate change adaptation option.
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Saltwater Intrusion and Salinization on Coastal Forests and Farms

Coastal forests and farmlands in parts of the Southeast are being negatively affected by saltwater intrusion and salinization. Elevated salinity levels cause crop yield declines, coastal forest loss, salt-tolerant invasive species takeover, eutrophication and marsh migration.
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Insects Change the Story

How do forests respond to climate change? Or air pollution? Or whole tree harvests? At the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF) in New Hampshire, scientists are finding out. Hubbard Brook is the USDA Forest Service site that first discovered acid rain in the U.S. Researchers there have been carrying out experiments across forest plots and even whole watersheds for over 65 years.
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Prevent widespread outbreaks of invasive species or pathogens

Prevent widespread outbreaks of invasive species or pathogens

Monitor for invasive species and suppress/eliminate/control populations

Use an integrated approach to prevent the spread and establishment of invasive species

Reduce competition from weedy and invasive species

Increase resilience of native communities to non-native invasive species

Prevent invasive species establishment and limit their impacts where they already occur