A quick internet survey of
Rangeland Monitoring Resources
Rangelands West Consortium – a one-stop-shop for rangeland information from western Land Grant Universities
http://rangelandswest.arid.arizona.edu/rangelandswest/
Federal Interagency Technical Guides, Forest Service, BLM, NRCS
Sampling vegetation attributes
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/samplveg.pdf
Utilization studies and residual measurements
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/utilstudies.pdf
Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6rev05.pdf
Wyoming
Wyoming Rangeland Monitoring Guide (Multi-agency Guide)
ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/WY/Range/wy_rangeland_monitoring_guide.pdf
Cooperative Permittee Monitoring (Publication and Instructional DVD)
http://www.wyorange.net/monitoring.html
Range Monitoring Handbook
http://ces.uwyo.edu/PUBS/B1065.pdf
New Mexico (NMSU & ARS)
Jornada ARS Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment
http://usda-ars.nmsu.edu/monit_assess/monitoring.php
New Mexico Interagency Rangeland Monitoring Handbook
http://www.nm.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical/tech-notes/range/range-handbook/handbook.html
Arizona
Principles of Obtaining and Interpreting Utilization Data on Rangelands
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1375.pdf
Rangeland Monitoring: Selecting Key Areas
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1259.pdf
Using Repeat Color Photography as a Tool to Monitor Rangelands http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1024.pdf
Nevada
Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook
http://www.ag.unr.edu/nsrm/documents/Nevada%20Rangeland%20Monitoring%20Handbook%20complete.pdf
` Rancher’s Monitoring Guide
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ag/2006/eb0604.pdf
California
Pasture and Range Publications
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/PastureRange
Colorado
Grazing Response Index
Compiled January, 2009. Eric Peterson