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Historic, Archive Document Do assume not content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. / Common Ground 'Sharing siHE Forest Service on Western Rangelands: Intermountain Research Station Proceedings of a a- General Technical CP Report INT-GTR-343 Game September 996 Livestock/Big 1 -0 Symposium u4s The use oftrade orfirm names in thispublication is forreaderinformation anddoes not imply endorsementby the U.S. DepartmentofAgriculture ofanyproductorservice. Common Sharing Ground on Western Rangelands: Proceedings of a Livestock/ Game Symposium Big Sparks, NV, February 26-28, 1996 Compiler: Keith E. Evans, Assistant Station Director, Intermountain Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ogden, UT. Publisher: Intermountain Research Station Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 324 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401 1 Contents Page Introduction and Keynote Address 1 Herb Manig Welcome to a celebration! 3 — Dan Dagget Keynote address working together, winning together 4 — JackWard Thomas Sharing Common Ground a way toward common solutions 6 Mike Dombeck Setting the symposium stage: past, present, and future sharing of common ground 9 The Rangeland Resource 1 Clayton B. Marlow Natural resource monitoring for the Daubenmire Warren P. Clary disadvantaged 13 Kris Hurlburt Differences in plant composition in cattle and wild ungulate Don Bedunah exclosures in north-central Montana 19 Thomas R. Baumeister Implications of bison-grassland coevolution for management Don Bedunah of elk on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front 25 Gary Olson Jamie K. Reaser Spotted frog: catalyst for sharing common ground in the riparian ecosystems of Nevada's range landscape 32 Erica Fleishman Applications of butterfly ecology to cooperative land management in the Great Basin 40 Scott J. Werner Elk herbivory, rest-rotation grazing systems, and the Monroe Mountain PhilipJ. Urness Demonstration Area in south-central Utah: a "Seeking Common Ground" initiative 46 H. L. Lange Sheep use in British Columbia to control competing vegetation 52 R. A. Olson Enhancing rangeland forage production and biodiversity with J. Hansen tebuthiuron 55 T. D. Whitson Garth Baxter Improving rangeland health by thinning dense sagebrush stands with tebuthiuron (Spike 20P) 60 Wildlife/Livestock Interactions 63 Rick E. Danvir A holistic approach to managing wildlife and big game movements Steven L. Kearl with livestock: the Lost Creek Foundation 65 — T. L. Wertz Strategies to keep wildlife where you want them do A. Blumton they work? 70 L. E. Erickson L. M. Kemp T. Thomas Ray Lister Wells Resource Management Plan Elk Amendment 73 Bill Baker Patrick E. Clark Use of sheep to improve the nutritional quality of elk winter range William C. Krueger forage in northeastern Oregon 77 Larry D. Bryant David R. Thomas Page Jeffrey L. Beck Dietary overlap and preference of elk and domestic sheep in Jerran T. Flinders aspen-dominated habitats in north-central Utah 81 Deanna R. Nelson Craig L. Clyde The Human Dimension 87 Jack Metzger Common Ground 89 Wayne Long Free market wildlife management: a plus for landowners, hunters, and the environment 90 Stephen H. Porter Showcasing sharing common ground on western rangelands: the Owl Mountain Partnership 92 Kirk Snyder Using hunters to affect elk distribution on private lands: North Park Habitat Partnership program 97 Vashti "Tice" Supplee Arizona Elk Habitat Partnership Project 100 Bruce Fox Montana's livestock/big game coordinating committee 104 James E. Knight Noncontroversial techniques to manage rangeland resources 107 MarkJ. Barber Ely elk viewing interpretive area: elk and cattle at home on the range 110 William H. Geer Process of building partnerships for elk and livestock in Nevada 112 Finding Common Ground 1 13 L. L. Williamson Origins and successes of the Seeking Common Ground project 115 Spencer S. Hegstad Beaverhead County's Memorandum of Understanding: collaborative approach to planning 117 Roy Roath Ecosystem management: the Owl Mountain Partnership 122 Larry Hicks Upper Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management 125 Andy Warren Cheryl Hicks Wallace Shiverdecker Monroe Mountain Livestock/Big Game Demonstration Project: Kreig Rasmussen "Seeking Common Ground" 129 Larry Greenwood Bill Mullarkey Blue Mountains Elk Initiative: management success through cooperation and cost saving 132 Chase T. Hibbard Devil's Kitchen Management Team: real life and sharing common ground 136 , Larry Hicks Loco Creek watershed project 139 Andy Warren Roger Dean Section 319 Clean Water Act funds: opportunities for cooperative nonpoint pollution projects 141 Summary 147 Keith E. Evans Evaluation results from the Sharing Common Ground Symposium, February 26-28, 1996, Sparks, NV 149 Attendees List 153 Introduction and cV^/B/ ^^^^j^^^ Keynote Address The Rangeland Resource Wildlife/Livestock Interactions The Human Dimension Finding Common Ground Summary Attendees List