West Texas Rangelands
West Texas RangelandsWe hope to provide a variety of science-based rangeland information and current research on prescribed fire, wildfires, brush management, and grazing management!

Extension Publications

Grazing

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: I. Ecological Concepts in an Economic Context

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: II. Grazing Management and its Effect on Plant Competition at Different Scales

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: III. Factors Affecting the Magnitude of Grazing Effects on Plant Responses and Forage Quality

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: IV. Stocking Rate: The Essential Concept for Profitable and Regenerative Grazing Management

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: V. Essential Concepts Necessary for Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing Management to Achieve Desired Livestock and Landscape Goals

Grazing Principles for Profitable and Regenerative Resource Management Series: VI. Using Essential Grazing Concepts to Properly Implement Successful Adaptive, Multi-Paddock Grazing Strategies

Managing Juniper (Cedar) with Goats

Stocking Rates Infographic

Targeted Grazing with Goats and Sheep

 

Herbicide

Integrated Pest Management for Woody Encroachment

Range & Pasture Herbicide – Mode of Action Guide

 

Prescribed Fire

Benefits of Rangeland Prescribed Burning

Borger’s Prescribed Burning Success: A Shield Against Texas Panhandle Wildfires

Burn Severity Maps for the 2017 Panhandle Fire

Cut and Stuff Practices for Enhanced Cedar Control with Prescribed Fire

Fire and Grasslands

Fire Appreciation Day Abstracts Summaries and Abstracts from Fire Appreciation Day 

Fire and Follow Through

Effects of Fire on Wildlife

Legal Barriers to Prescribed Burning

Managing Texas Juniper with Prescribed Burning

On Site Brush Pile Burning in Texas

Plant Response to Seasonal Fire in the Edwards Plateau, High Plains, and Rolling Plains

Prescribed Burning Communication Kit

Prescribed Burn Equipment

Prescribed Burning: Liability Considerations

Prescribed Burning Liability and Insurance Considerations

Prescribed Burning: Spotfires and Escapes

Prescribed Fire: A Tool for Landowners Large and Small

Prescribed Fire Checklist

Prescribed Fire: Understanding Liability, Laws, and Risk

Texas Open Burning Rules and Regulations

Fire and Follow-Through

 

Rangeland Plants

Cheatgrass Invasions in the Lower Rolling Plains of Texas

Cut and Stuff Practices for Enhanced Cedar Control with Prescribed Fire

Managing Heat for Wildlife on Texas Rangelands

Mexican Feathergrass

Mexican Needlegrass

Native Plants for Edwards Plateau Landscapes

Popular Perennial Grasses of the Edwards Plateau

Rangeland Production Lost to Woody Encroachment in Great Plains Grasslands

Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands

Remove, Reduce or Manipulate? Best Practices for Brush Management Conservation Standards in Great Plains Grasslands

Trans-Pecos Rangelands Management: The Rangelands of Far West Texas

Understanding Native Perennial Grass Growth

 

Resources

New Landowner Resource and Reference Guide

 

Wildfire

The New Wildfire Season

Safeguarding Against Wildfire

Understanding Wildfire Response

Wildfire Behavior and Emergency Response

Wildfire: Preparing the Ranch

Wildfire Ready Checklist