RANGE REFERENCE AND NATURAL AREAS
Repeat photography is a powerful tool to assess long-term vegetation change and the effect of land management practices. Repeat photography is also a valuable education tool because the general public easily interprets photos. To date, 1,571 photosets have been repeated in Southern Utah and placed on the Utah State University Extension website (http://www.ext.usu.edu/rra). Some of the original photos date back to 1872. Photosets are searchable by both location and vegetation type. Ecological descriptions of the changes that have occurred over time at each site are also included.
Utah's Rangeland Reference Area Website
This site also has a photo tour that documents: Range Condition, Soil erosion, Riparian conditions, Stream conditions, Oil and Gas development, Mining, Pinyon-Juniper invasion, Sagebrush Expansion, Aspen's demise, and forage production. The website has a list of the exclosures located in Utah which can be searched by county. |
