
Rangeland Monitoring
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
About the Program

Arizona’s rangelands provide both ecological and economic benefits. Monitoring the condition of rangelands over time is important to ranchers, researchers, public land management agencies, and the general public. The UA Cooperative Extension Rangeland Monitoring programs assist in collecting this important data used for land management decisions.
Monitoring Guides and Tools

- Guide to Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment
- Interagency Technical Guide - Sampling Vegetation Attributes
- Interagency Technical Guide – Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements
- Inventory Monitoring Textbook
- Methods and Ground Rules – Southeastern Arizona Rangeland Monitoring Program
- Parker 3-Step Monitoring Method
- Principles of Obtaining and Interpreting Utilization Data on Rangelands