Great Basin Information Project

This information project provides consolidated and efficient access to information about the Great Basin and the Columbia Plateau Regions. http://greatbasin.nbii.gov/

Great Basin Restoration Initiative

The GBRI team is seeking to provide technical assistance and guidance, obtain funding, and keep the issue of the failing Great Basin ecosystems in the public’s vision. http://www.blm.gov/nifc/st/en/prog/fire/
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USGS SAGEMAP

This site is a portal for spatial data needed for research and management of sage grouse and shrubsteppe systems. The site is dynamically changing as we update current information and incorporate new data. Therefore, subsequent visits will reveal new data. Visit often to see what new data layers are available. http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

This site is a portal for spatial data needed for research and management of sage grouse and shrubsteppe systems. The site is dynamically changing as information is updated and new data is incorporated. Therefore, subsequent visits will reveal new data. http://www.wafwa.org/index.html

Science Locator

With support from NBII, a natural resource information portal for the Great Basin is being developed. The goal is to provide easy access to useful information for land managers, the general public, researchers, educators, and the general public. http://jester.wr.usgs.gov/scilocator_ims/
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Great Basin Research Center

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Great Basin Research Center, located in Ephraim, Utah, conducts forest and rangeland restoration research needed to implement effective wildlife habitat conservation programs statewide. The primary objective is to develop the Division's capability to restore poor-condition big game winter ranges. Much of this research is carried out on public lands in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management and various National Forests. http://wildlife.utah.gov/gbrc/

The Great Basin Ecology Laboratory

The Nevada Forestry Sciences Laboratory is part of the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station and is located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It houses the Ecology, Paleoecology and Restoration of Great Basin Watersheds Research Work Unit, and the Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project. The research conducted at the laboratory uses a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to increase understanding of Great Basin ecosystems and to develop approaches for maintaining and restoring their integrity. http://www.ag.unr.edu/gbem/Default.htm

The Great Basin Institute

The Great Basin Institute is an interdisciplinary field studies organization that promotes environmental research, education, and conservation throughout the West. The Institute advances ecological literacy and habitat restoration through educational outreach and direct service programs. http://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/

Nevada Natural Heritage

The mission of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program includes the coordination of resource needs of Nevada's diverse biological heritage with human activities. Because species do not live in isolation from each other or the landscape, this coordination naturally involves many ecological issues. The main thrust of ecology in the Nevada Natural Heritage Program will be mapping and tracking plant communities. Plant communities can be used to assess the condition of ecosystems and the landscape. Plant communities also provide habitat for native animals (e.g. sage grouse). Through a better understanding of plant communities across the landscape, we can be more prepared to deal with issues of rare species as well as a variety of human issues that involve land use. http://heritage.nv.gov/index.htm

Healthy Lands Initiative

The Healthy Lands Initiative in President Bush’s FY 2008 budget will expand cooperative conservation efforts to help restore nearly half a million acres of western land that hosts world-class wildlife habitat and energy resources and provides major economic benefits to local communities. The initiative focuses on six projects in areas facing the greatest challenges in managing natural resources to maintain multiple use. One of these areas is the Oregon-Idaho-Nevada Shrub Steppe region. http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/
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