Across the western United States, many people are choosing to live outside of towns and cities spurring the subdivision and development of forests and rangelands. Such "exurban development" may threaten biodiversity. The building of roads and utility infrastructure degrades habitat, creates conduits for invasive species, and often negatively impacts streams. Humans and their pets can displace native species through hunting or other forms of predation or because native species perceive them as a threat. Although lack of water, trees, and services has to date meant that pressure on the open prairie country of the Zumwalt has been low, some increase in exurban development. 

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