Assessing the effectiveness of cattle exclosures on spring within the Escalate River watershed

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Assessing the effectiveness of cattle exclosures on spring within the Escalate River watershed

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Keywords

riparian, invasive species, geomorphology, erosion, grazing

Abstract

  • Springs provide some of the only water and vegetation resource to all life in the Utah desert and are considered fragile ecosystems
  • These are significant to the ancestorial heritage of indigenous tribes and early pioneer settler descendants
  • Cattle grazing on public lands poses as a threat to spring stability and all life that depends on it
  • Tribal leaders, cattle ranchers, and government agencies currently conflict with one another over spring management.
  • Finding solutions that meet the middle ground of all these groups is critical in responding to this issue timely
  • The agencies have currently implemented fencing to exclude cows from entering a spring called “ exclosures
  • There has not been much research done regarding if this management practice is effective in protecting springs

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Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2022-3

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

Assessing the effectiveness of cattle exclosures on spring within the Escalate River watershed

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