1. The Mountain Shrubland

8. Plants of the Mountain Shrubland 1.Cercocarpus montanus- Mountain mahogany 2.Purshia tridentata- Antelope bitterbrush 3.Quercus gambelii- Gambel’s oak 4.Amelanchier alnifolia- Serviceberry 5.Prunus virginiana- Chokeberry 6.Cowania mexicana- Cliffrose 7.Ribes sp. – Wild currant

13. Plants of the Mountain Shrubland cont. 8. Symphoricarpos albus- Common snowberry 9. Crateagus sp.- Hawthorne 10. Ceonothus sp.- Buckbrush 11. Populus tremuloides- Quaking aspen 12. Acer glabrum- Rocky mtn maple 13. Artemisia tridentata- Big sagebrush

18. Wildlife of the Mountain Browse Ranges

24. Management of Mountain Browse

25. Management of the Mountain Browse 1.Manage for big game on public ranges 2.Graze with cattle or sheep in late spring or early summer to retard understory competition 3.Keep browse in reach of game and livestock and prevent apical dominance 4.Spraying effective in controlling Gambel oak 5.Sawing effective in preventing apical dominance of bitterbrush and many other shrubs 6.Remove livestock by mid summer to prevent them from using browse 7.Conservative grazing is best