Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals. Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, savannas, chaparrals, steppes, and tundras.

Rangeland, any extensive area of land that is occupied by native herbaceous or shrubby vegetation which is grazed by domestic or wild herbivores. The vegetation of ranges may include tallgrass prairies, steppes, shrub woodlands, savannas, and tundras.

The Society for Range Management is an international organization that includes people who manage, conserve and enjoy the vast landscapes known as rangelands. We are a vibrant community that learn from each other and share our common appreciation for rangelands.

Rangelands include grasslands, savannas, shrublands, most deserts, tundra, alpine communities, marshes and meadows. Rangelands comprise about 30% of the entire land cover of the United States, totaling about 770 million acres. About 2/3 of all U.S. rangelands are privately owned.

Rangelands in the United States are diverse lands. They are the wet grasslands of Florida to the desert shrub ecosystems of Wyoming. They include the high mountain meadows of Utah to the desert floor of California.

Dec 16, 2024 · Rangelands, primarily covered by natural vegetation, provide grazing and forage for livestock and wildlife. The fertile soil that characterizes many grasslands make the areas well suited to cultivating crops. Rangeland and grassland ecosystems provide benefits vital to agriculture and the environment including:

Jan 30, 2024 · Researchers are conducting research on maintaining and restoring rangeland ecosystems, managing threats from invasive species on rangelands, and understanding the needs of rangeland-depending wildlife species.

Rangelands in the United States are diverse lands. They are the wet grasslands of Florida to the desert shrub ecosystems of Wyoming. They include the high mountain meadows of Utah to the desert floor of California. The United States has about 770 million acres of rangelands. Private individuals own more than half of the Nation's rangelands.

Rangelands provide an array of ecosystem services such as food, fiber, water, recreation, and minerals and are important to the livelihoods of people across the globe. Competing land uses, overgrazing, extreme climate events, and socioeconomic changes are resulting in rangeland degradation in many parts of the world.

The rangeland is an open area that is suitable for grazing livestock. Land on which indigenous vegetation is predominately grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, and possibly shrubs or dispersed trees. Rangelands comprise almost half of the landmass of the world.