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Science to Solutions: Sage Grouse Need Intact Landscapes For Long- Distance Movement

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: Two new studies revealed unknown long-distance dispersal and migration movements in sage grouse that offer fresh insights for conservation. Using DNA from feathers dropped at leks, scientists discovered that some grouse (about 1% of populations) travel long distances to explore breeding areas up to 120 miles away—movements that can potentially...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Science to Solutions: Conifer Removal Boosts Sage Grouse Success

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: In recent years the Sage Grouse Initiative, led by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, has worked with many partners to accelerate the mechanical removal of invading conifer trees, primarily junipers, to restore sagebrush habitats in and around sage grouse strongholds across the West. Replicated studies from public and private...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Science to Solutions: Grazing Management In Perspective: A Compatible Tool For Sage Grouse Conservation

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: Research evaluating effects of livestock grazing on greater sage-grouse nest survival suggests that a variety of locally-appropriate range management strategies support grouse populations. A new Montana study comparing effects of specialized grazing systems on ranches enrolled in the NRCS-led Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) to ranches not enrolled in SGI grazing...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Final Report: Sage-grouse hate trees: A range-wide solution for increasing bird benefits through accelerated conifer removal

Creator:: Falkowski, Michel J., Naugle, David E., and Donnelly, J. Patrick
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Saving the Sagebrush Sea

Creator:: Rahn, Kasey
Resource Type:: Article

Policy for Resource Management Plan Effectiveness Monitoring for Renewable Resources with Additional Guidance for Plans Implementing the Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management, United States. Forest Service, and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (Instruction Memorandum No. 2016-139) provides guidance on the use of terrestrial and aquatic objectives and quantitative data to determine Resource Management Plan effectiveness. Additionally, for RMPs that include Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) habitat, this IM provides guidance for tracking and reporting on the implementation of decisions using the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Setting Priorities for Review and Processing of Grazing Authorizations in Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides guidance for prioritizing the review and processing of grazing permits and leases (permits) in Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) habitat as described in the Records of Decision for the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments or the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain GRSG Regions and nine Approved Resource...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse (including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment) Habitat Assessment Policy

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides policy on how to assess habitat for Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse, including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment, (hereafter referred to as "sage-grouse") and under what circumstances the habitat assessment is required.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Incorporating Thresholds and Responses into Grazing Permits/Leases

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides guidance for incorporating and analyzing thresholds and responses, as appropriate, into terms and conditions of grazing permits and the associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis within designated Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Habitat as described in the Records of Decision for the Approved Resource Management Plan...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Revisions or Amendments - Oil & Gas Leasing and Development Sequential Prioritization

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on prioritizing implementation decisions for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas leasing and development, to be consistent with the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin GRSG Regions and nine Approved Resource Management Plans in the Rocky...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Process for Assessing, Coordinating, and Implementing Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Adaptive Management Hard and Soft Triggers

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) directs the implementation of the land use plan adaptive management process to evaluate and apply hard and soft triggers and responses, as detailed in the Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Approved Resource Management Plans and Amendments (GRSG Plans), Great Basin and Rocky Mountain GRSG Regional Records of Decision...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Greater Sage-Grouse: 2015 Progress Report

Creator:: U. S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract:: Conservation Beyond Boundaries - Working Lands for Wildlife
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation & the Sagebrush Ecosystem: Collaborative Conservation at Work

Creator:: United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Bureau of Land Management, United States. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States. Geological Survey, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Resource Type:: Other

Analysis of Greater Sage-grouse Lek Data: Trends in Peak Male Counts 1965-2015

Creator:: Nielson, Ryan M.
Abstract:: Trends in greater sage-grouse breeding populations are typically indexed by determining the peak number of males attending a lek in a lekking season. Numerous studies have estimated negative trends in sage-grouse breeding populations over time via data collected for the last 50 years. However, the inherent bias in data collection...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Sage Grouse Initiative 2.0 Investment Strategy, FY 2015-2018

Creator:: United States Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: The greater sage-grouse, an iconic ground-dwelling bird of the West, has experienced significant population declines during the past 50 years from habitat loss. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) designated sage grouse in 2010 as a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In September 2015, the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Science to Solutions: Reducing Cultivation of Grazing Lands Conserves Sage Grouse

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: In the northeast part of sage grouse range, 70% of the best habitat is privately owned – and the single greatest threat in this region is cultivation of native sagebrush grazing lands. Scientists assessed lands in eastern Montana, the western Dakotas, and northeast Wyoming to evaluate potential impacts to sage...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Service Position on Livestock Grazing and Working with Rangeland Owners to Conserve Sage-Grouse

Creator:: United States. Fish and Wildlife Service
Abstract:: The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the Service's perspective on the relationship between livestock grazing and the conservation of sagebrush ecosystems on private lands occurring within the range of greater sage-grouse. This document provides more specific guidance to Service staff as they carry out their conservation mission in...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Invasive Plant Management and Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Review and Status Report with Strategic Recommendations for Improvement

Creator:: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Abstract:: In 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Conservation Objectives Team (COT) identified wildfire and the associated conversion of low- to mid-elevation sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) habitats to invasive annual grass-dominated vegetation communities as the two primary threats to the sustainability of Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter GRSG) in the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Outcomes in Conservation: Sage Grouse Initiative

Creator:: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract:: An NRCS Progress Report.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Success on the Range

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Resource Type:: Technical Report

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Science to Solutions: Sage Grouse Need Intact Landscapes For Long- Distance Movement

Science to Solutions: Conifer Removal Boosts Sage Grouse Success

Science to Solutions: Grazing Management In Perspective: A Compatible Tool For Sage Grouse Conservation

Final Report: Sage-grouse hate trees: A range-wide solution for increasing bird benefits through accelerated conifer removal

Saving the Sagebrush Sea

Policy for Resource Management Plan Effectiveness Monitoring for Renewable Resources with Additional Guidance for Plans Implementing the Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy

Setting Priorities for Review and Processing of Grazing Authorizations in Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat

Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse (including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment) Habitat Assessment Policy

Incorporating Thresholds and Responses into Grazing Permits/Leases

Implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Revisions or Amendments - Oil & Gas Leasing and Development Sequential Prioritization

Process for Assessing, Coordinating, and Implementing Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Adaptive Management Hard and Soft Triggers

Greater Sage-Grouse: 2015 Progress Report

Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation & the Sagebrush Ecosystem: Collaborative Conservation at Work

Analysis of Greater Sage-grouse Lek Data: Trends in Peak Male Counts 1965-2015

Sage Grouse Initiative 2.0 Investment Strategy, FY 2015-2018

Science to Solutions: Reducing Cultivation of Grazing Lands Conserves Sage Grouse

Service Position on Livestock Grazing and Working with Rangeland Owners to Conserve Sage-Grouse

Invasive Plant Management and Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Review and Status Report with Strategic Recommendations for Improvement

Outcomes in Conservation: Sage Grouse Initiative

Success on the Range

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