40-Year Perspective on Fire Rehabilitation and Restoration in the Great Basin

Great Basin Fire Science Exchange

May 13, 2026 at 10am PT/1pm ET

Remember when sagebrush was a weed and crested wheatgrass was the "golden grass" of the West? This webinar will take you through the evolution of rangeland management from severe grazing damage prior to the passage of the Taylor Grazing Act to the development and use of native species following increasingly large rangeland fires.

Mike Pellant, Rangeland Ecologist (retired) BLM and early Great Basin Fire Science Exchange leader takes us on a 40+ year journey through sagebrush ecosystem and rangeland policy and management. And the photos are great….

Questions? Génie MontBlanc, geniemb@unr.edu