Description
Properly managed and healthy rangelands provide many benefits. These include forage for livestock, proper watershed function, habitat and forage for wildlife, nutrient and energy cycling, soil protection and maintenance of biodiversity. When riparian areas are present, management becomes particularly challenging. Riparian areas are those areas along waterbodies where vegetation and soils are strongly influenced by the presence of water. These areas are usually very attractive to livestock and highly sensitive to disturbance. A GPS collar project was conducted in 2006 on a grazing lease adjacent to Kimiwan Lake to document livestock use of rangeland plant communities and demonstrate that riparian health and habitat for wildlife, waterfowls, shorebirds and other waterbirds can be maintained when livestock grazing is properly managed.
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January 1, 2011
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7 pages
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Once
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Sustainable Resource Development (2001-2006, 2006-2013)
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Start Date
2006-01-01
End Date
2006-12-31
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Date Created
2011-01-01
Date Added
2016-04-11T19:51:15.052910
Date Modified
2011-01-01
Date Issued
2011-01-01
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9780778599395
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Environment and Parks