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Introduction 



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Prescribed Grazing Standard 



Statement of Intent 



Why Use Grazing BMPs? 



What Are Best Management Practices? 



Designing a Qrazing Management Plan 



Five Steps to a Successful Grazing Management Plan .... 



What determines a plant's ability to recover from grazing' 



How do I decide when to graze? 



How much of a plant should be grazed' 



Grazing BMPs for All Range Types 

 Qrazing Management in Riparian Areas 



Selecting key areas and key species in riparian areas 



Livestock grazing patterns and distribution in riparian areas 



Benefits of a Healthy Riparian Area 



Managing for Herbaceous Plants in Riparian Areas 



Managing for Woody Plants in Riparian Areas ff t 18 



QraSng'Managerrient on torestlands '.''" "7T ^. '. 19 



Canopy coverage 



Selecting key areas and key species in forestland grazing units '^./l wl ■ .Olfo 



Forage value ratings — what are they and how are they used? , 



Livestock distribution in forested grazing lands 



Season of use 



Timber management and grazing in forestlands 



Successful grazing strategies for forestland situations: 



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Qrazing Management for the Dormant Season and Winter Feed Areas 24 



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