Grassland Extension Recourses

Content

  • Neighborhoods of Nebraska is an educational Storymap (tailored for 6-12th grade) of the different ecoregions we may see throughout the state. 

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9964e48ccff44df0a454c8e636c5177e 

  • Nebraska’s Rain: A Dance Through Time is a fact sheet that explores how precipitation has shaped and continues to influence life across Nebraska. 

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2366/nebraska-s-rain-a-dance-through-time 

  • Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) management in the Nebraska Panhandle is a catalog that explores the origins, spread, and ecological impact of Cheatgrass, along with its implications for rangeland health.

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec3080/cheatgrass-bromus-tectorum-management-in-the-nebraska-panhandle 

  • Wildfire Recovery is a site that brings together science-based guidance, field observations, and practical resources to support recovery of working lands, livestock systems, vegetation, water, and rural communities across Nebraska.

https://wildfire.unl.edu/ 

  • Common Grasses of Nebraska is a book written by Dunn, Stephenson, and Stubbendieck illustrating what, where, and the utility behind each grass (and grass-like) found across NE

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec170/2016/pdf/view/ec170-2016.pdf 

  • Common Forbs and Shrubs of Nebraska: Rangeland, Prairie, and Pasture by Dunn, Stephenson, and Stubbendieck illustrating what, where, and the utility behind each shrub and forb found across NE

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec118/2017/pdf/view/ec118-2017.pdf 

  • Nebraska Plants Toxic to Livestock by Stubbendieck, Carlson, Dunn with Anderson and Redfearn with the goal to is to assemble information to assist livestock producers in identification of these plants and their toxicology. 

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec3037/nebraska-plants-toxic-to-livestock-ec3037

  • North American Wildland Plants by Stubbendieck, Hatch, Bryan, and Dunn is a reference containing important characteristics of some of the most important plants in North America

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803299658/north-american-wildland-plants/ 

  • Grasses of the Great Plains is a book by Stubbendieck, Hatch, and Dunn that acts as an identification guide for approximately 450 species of grasses found across the North American Great Plains

https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623494773/grasses-of-the-great-plains/ 

  • The best of intentions by Larkin Powell reveals how Nebraska’s working landscapes have been transformed through time — and what that means for our future.

https://marketplace.unl.edu/default/the-best-of-intentions-a-story-of-landscape-change-in-the-heart-of-the-great-plains.html 

  • Grazing Management with Variable Plant Production in the Nebraska Sandhills explains how livestock producers in the Nebraska Sandhills can adjust grazing strategies to match changing yearly plant growth caused by variable weather

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec3039/grazing-management-with-variable-plant-production-in-the-nebraska-sandhills

  • Grazing Systems for Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland is a discussion of four major grazing systems used in the Nebraska Sandhills, including comparative advantages and management implications of each.

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec127/grazing-systems-for-nebraska-sandhills-rangeland

  • Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Guide for Understanding Risk and Vulnerability is a guide provides the most comprehensive review of how to manage woody plant encroachment in the Great Plains. 

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec3076/reducing-woody-encroachment-in-grasslands-a-guide-for-understanding-risk-and-vulnerability