The Cliffs
Habitat Conditions
Current and Improvement Goals
Skyline Property Current Condition: This photo shows one of the degraded uplands on the property. Visible are annual grasses including cheat grass and bulbous bluegrass, and weedy forbs such as the native sunflower. This photo is a good example of how highly degraded much of the Property is currently.

 Skyline Remnant Shrubs: This photo is of a remnant patch of native shrubs currently existing on the Property. Remnant shrub patches illustrate what is possible within wildlife habitat buffers with restoration. During restoration, remnant habitat will act as seed sources for restoration efforts elsewhere on the Property.
   
5 Year Restoration Goal: This photo was taken within the WMA near the Skyline Property where rehabilitation (winter planting, but no watering) has recently occurred. Visible are native grasses including squirreltail and bluebunch wheat, native forbs including yarrow (white flowers), arrowleaf balsamroot (large grey/green leaves), crepis, and others. Also visible are small bitterbrush shrubs While annual grasses such as cheatgrass are visible in the interstitial spaces, a good diversity of native grasses, forbs, and shrubs are present. We suggest that the majority of the uplands on the Property should resemble this example after 5 years or less if planting and irrigation occurs. 10-15 Year Restoration Goal: This photo was taken within the WMA on Highland Valley Road, about 1 mile from the property in a mature stand of sagebrush, bitterbrush, and rabbitbrush. Mature bunch grasses are visible between the shrubs, and many native forbs are also present. These shrubs were hand planted about 30 years ago, and we suggest that this site resembles what the Property's uplands should look like in 10-15 years if planting and irrigation occurs.