Homes on the range: Helping to understand residential development of U.S. rangelands

Matt C. Reeves

Treesearch

Homes on the range: Helping to understand residential development of U.S. rangelands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Matt C. Reeves

Year:

2019

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), May 2019. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Through a project called Rangelands on the Edge, RMRS scientists and collaborators are studying past, current, and projected changes to rangelands related to residential development in the conterminous United States. A recently published report on the project includes maps and analysis of variables such as housing density, road and soil characteristics, topography, proximity to population centers, and land cover, use, and ownership. This information can help refine planning and development decisions related to residential locations, land cover, highway placement, watershed management, and minimizing the effects of rangeland fragmentation.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, rangelands, planning, development, management

Citation

Reeves, Matt. 2019. Homes on the range: Helping to understand residential development of U.S. rangelands. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), May 2019. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.