tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.comments2023-12-26T13:07:44.986-07:00Sage ScienceCindy Salohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-43772428894258760462020-10-29T11:09:37.191-06:002020-10-29T11:09:37.191-06:00Great question. Sagebrush steppe definitely seques...Great question. Sagebrush steppe definitely sequesters carbon; here's one of several studies - https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/12298/pdf/hunt_envman04.pdf . And sagebrush stands definitely store more carbon than cheatgrass stands. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011AGUFM.B23F..08A/abstract . Sagebrush does other things for us, too. Sagebrush uses deep water, so that exotic invasive perennial forbs such as knapweeds have a hard time getting started. Sagebrush provides habitat for the native mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects that evolved with it. These lovely native shrubs also change the way animals move across an area, how the wind moves, and how water moves. Cindy Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-17496604408977370422020-10-28T21:11:54.887-06:002020-10-28T21:11:54.887-06:00We are surrounded by beautiful sage, often called ...We are surrounded by beautiful sage, often called grandfather sage. I am curious about its ability to capture carbon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-31393479883888169772015-10-04T10:18:13.249-06:002015-10-04T10:18:13.249-06:00Thanks, W., for getting me thinking and for commen...Thanks, W., for getting me thinking and for commenting. Aren't our native grasses amazing? I guess amazing and rollable don't have to go together. I hug basin wildrye, but I'm only tempted to roll in grasses on the Plains, with their long summer rains. <br /><br />Also, I picked an unanswerable question, about what the plants need. I hope no one asks me if cattle need to be eaten (because I'm going to go on enjoying beef, whatever the answer).Cindy Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-47912550984174868872015-10-04T09:10:05.904-06:002015-10-04T09:10:05.904-06:00Hi Cindy, it seems incredible to me that research ...Hi Cindy, it seems incredible to me that research hasn't settled this question. However, our grasslands and the variables that influence them are hugely complex. Combine that with the long list of grazing methods (time, timing, density, etc.) and it is a confounding question. Someone said "there are no answers, only the search." What we can agree on is how valuable our perennial grasses are, not to mention lovely and awe-inspiring. W. R. Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163043296105895846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-61357112233063326002014-06-23T13:48:17.350-06:002014-06-23T13:48:17.350-06:00Alayne,
This is a wonderful story! Thanks for le...Alayne, <br /><br />This is a wonderful story! Thanks for letting me share it--and write about it.<br /><br />CindyCindy Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-1243473761589171712014-06-22T23:03:14.694-06:002014-06-22T23:03:14.694-06:00WONDERFUL, Cindy! Very good job!
WONDERFUL, Cindy! Very good job!<br />Alaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812607274960917690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-76245002033470763602012-07-23T15:53:18.590-06:002012-07-23T15:53:18.590-06:00Brian,
I can see you're also a sagebrush hugg...Brian,<br /><br />I can see you're also a sagebrush hugger. <br /><br />Happily, we know much more about maintaining our native ecosystems than we did in the past. Sadly, as more people move to Idaho, more and more demands are put on these precious resources. <br /><br />CindyCindy Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-52431453685632595652012-07-22T15:28:02.597-06:002012-07-22T15:28:02.597-06:00It's a tragedy what has taken place over the l...It's a tragedy what has taken place over the last century to this area. One need only look at the sterile CWG expanses in Jarbidge, which - when agency was honest, was cultivated to heighten stocking. Now we see CWG, Siberian, and Godzilla-'native'-cultivars replacing native grasses and for a under the auspice of preventing cheat and fire - which is rediculous. One need only look to its history, walk across a planting or two, and take a look at a fire map to see they do neither, but they do serve their historical purpose: heightened above-ground biomass gives Brackett and Simplot the pretense to abuse that land in perpetuity. Our relationship with the sage is an unhealthy one, grouse show that. It will not be long before it all changes - and the real range-fires erupt in Washington. Let's hope that out of that political blaze we can wrangle a more humble approach to our relationship to the Safebrush Sea.Brian Ertzhttp://www.thewildlifenews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-4847128182732044342012-07-17T11:03:32.762-06:002012-07-17T11:03:32.762-06:00Thanks, Rangewriter!
Your comments and suggestio...Thanks, Rangewriter! <br /><br />Your comments and suggestions improved it greatly.<br /><br />CindyCindy Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715863886359333227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448805802839922663.post-88245148385665172202012-07-17T10:06:08.107-06:002012-07-17T10:06:08.107-06:00Awesome. You polished this into a gem.Awesome. You polished this into a gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com