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This station is not to be confused with the similarly named Great Basin Experimental Range in the Rocky Mountains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Forest Service |title=Great Basin Experimental Range |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/rmrs/forestsandranges/locations/gber |website=Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref> | This station is not to be confused with the similarly named Great Basin Experimental Range in the Rocky Mountains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Forest Service |title=Great Basin Experimental Range |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/rmrs/forestsandranges/locations/gber |website=Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref> | ||
== Location and Size == | |||
NGBER spans approximately 16,000 acres of federal land and an additional 640 acres of state land, located in the Oregon Outback. It is managed by Oregon State University's Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS).<ref name="osu">{{Cite web |url=https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/eoarc/northern-great-basin-experimental-range |title=Northern Great Basin Experimental Range |website=Oregon State University |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> | NGBER spans approximately 16,000 acres of federal land and an additional 640 acres of state land, located in the Oregon Outback. It is managed by Oregon State University's Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS).<ref name="osu">{{Cite web |url=https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/eoarc/northern-great-basin-experimental-range |title=Northern Great Basin Experimental Range |website=Oregon State University |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> | ||
== Purpose and Research == | |||
Research at NGBER is centered around: | Research at NGBER is centered around: | ||
* The impact of livestock grazing on rangeland ecology | * The impact of livestock grazing on rangeland ecology | ||
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The range hosts experiments to study how these factors interact in the sagebrush steppe environment.<ref name="ars">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/burns-or/northern-great-basin-experimental-range/ |title=Northern Great Basin Experimental Range |website=USDA ARS |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> | The range hosts experiments to study how these factors interact in the sagebrush steppe environment.<ref name="ars">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/burns-or/northern-great-basin-experimental-range/ |title=Northern Great Basin Experimental Range |website=USDA ARS |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> | ||
== Facilities and Management == | |||
The research station in Burns, Oregon, coordinates the activities at NGBER. Various research sites, including long-term grazing exclosures, are part of the range, allowing for comparative studies on grazed versus ungrazed areas.<ref name="osu"/> | The research station in Burns, Oregon, coordinates the activities at NGBER. Various research sites, including long-term grazing exclosures, are part of the range, allowing for comparative studies on grazed versus ungrazed areas.<ref name="osu"/> | ||
== Collaborations == | |||
NGBER collaborates with Oregon State University, USDA-ARS, and other institutions to advance knowledge on sustainable rangeland management, ecological restoration, wildlife habitat, and watershed management within the Great Basin region.<ref name="osu"/> | NGBER collaborates with Oregon State University, USDA-ARS, and other institutions to advance knowledge on sustainable rangeland management, ecological restoration, wildlife habitat, and watershed management within the Great Basin region.<ref name="osu"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||