Ecological Education - Shrub-steppe

About the Shrub-steppe

The shrub-steppe is the largest of the grassland regions in North America, totaling about 644,716 square kilometers. Shrub-steppe grasslands occupy a large part of the western United States. They extend from western Wyoming into northern Utah and southern Idaho, through eastern Oregon and eastern Washington to the Cascade Mountains, and they reach into the northern portions of California and Nevada.

The following links provide a brief history and information on studies conducted...

• History: Shrub-steppe Region, Washington
• Ecological Monitoring Program
• National Environmental Research Park - Hanford Site
• Northwest Arid Lands: An Introduction to the Columbia Basin Shrub-Steppe
  by Georganne O'Connor and Karen Wieda
  Available through Battelle Press
• Partnership for Arid Lands Stewardship (PALS)