Where Are Most Rangelands Located?

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.

Which state has the most rangeland?

Nevada is the state that is most dominated by rangeland with rangelands covering about 80% of the land in this state. The geographic and climate regimes of Idaho's rangelands are very diverse, which creates many unique plant communities and associations.

Where are significant areas of rangelands in the world?

Rangelands (including grasslands, shrublands, and tundra) are found throughout the world from the outback of Austra- lia, to the muskegs and tundra of the Arctic, to the savannahs of Africa, to the cerrados of Brazil, to the plains of Mongolia, and to the sagebrush lands of the United States.