GRAziNq BMPs foR All RANqE TypEs 



Set target grazing use levels in accordance with production limitations, plant sensitivities, and 

 management goals. This will help ensure the health of the desirable plants in a grazing unit. 



N4anage the frequency, duration, season of use, and intensity of grazing to promote desirable 

 plant communities and the optimal productivity of key forage species. 



Manage grazing to maintain or restore riparian and upland plant communities. Maintain 

 enough vegetative cover to prevent accelerated soil erosion by wind and water. 



Manage livestock to protect streambanks from trampling and erosion. Distribute livestock to 

 promote the dispersion and decomposition ot manure and to prevent the delivery of manure U> 

 water sources. 



Promote an effective water cycle by properly managing upLaxid range and riparian resources. 



i'ropei water piuct-mtjlt can aid with iu'fitock distnbution 

 within a pasture. 



When evaluating livestock grazing and distribution patterns, it is important to manage the grazing unit as a whole, considering both upland 

 and riparian, distribution patterns. IdentifvareasHiat are heavily grazed as well as rhoge tliatteceiveless than tuU use. ^ 



E.xamine livestock behaxior to deterrnJM'rcaSpns tor uneven tise pattetf^i,,.*cl)<is c^ieii-arice 



.^ieii-afices in quality of forage or distance to higli-quality 



drinking water. Consider livestock dijtdlxil'fOTt'when seeding pastures witWr^prgyid forage species, whfclr^ay create differences in seasonal 

 forage paliafability. within a grazing unit. Use 'Salting, water devefopments, fencing, trails, and herding to change livestock behavior and use "" 

 patterns. " . , 



Distribute livestock away from places where animals tend to congregate — water sources, fence lines, gates, supplemental feed and mineral sites. 

 Periodically rotate feed and mineral sites. ' ' _ V ■ 



?hti Sc^t and minerals away from water sources', pr^erably in ilplands, to better distribute grazing. On large grazing units, place supplements a 

 minimum' of one-quarter mile from water to encourage use of uplands. Do not place them in riparian areas or in meadows, unless you want to 

 temporarily concentrate animals for a specific management objective, such as targeting noxious weeds or other undesirable plants. 



Locate salt and minerals in areas where loose soil will not be susceptible to wind or water erosion. Salt troughs help keep the salt in the ani- 

 mals, not on"4^ ground. 



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