USGS scientists are contributing to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy, a strategy intended to provide guidance so that efforts to conserve the iconic greater sage-grouse can be expanded to the entire sagebrush biome to benefit the people and wildlife that depend on it.
USGS scientists are contributing to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy. This strategy is intended to provide guidance so that the collaborative conservation efforts by State and Federal agencies, academia, Tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and stakeholders to conserve the iconic greater sage-grouse can be expanded to the entire sagebrush biome to benefit the people and wildlife that depend on it.
The Sagebrush Conservation Strategy will be presented in two parts. Part A, Challenges to Sagebrush Conservation (Remington and others, in press), is an overview and assessment of the challenges facing land managers and landowners in conserving sagebrush ecosystems. Part B will summarize conservation needs at ecoregional scales, provide an analysis of barriers and impediments to successful conservation of the sagebrush biome at those scales, and present nonregulatory strategies developed through a stakeholder engagement process to overcome these challenges.
Sagebrush conservation strategy—Challenges to sagebrush conservation
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USGS scientists are contributing to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy, a strategy intended to provide guidance so that efforts to conserve the iconic greater sage-grouse can be expanded to the entire sagebrush biome to benefit the people and wildlife that depend on it.
USGS scientists are contributing to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy. This strategy is intended to provide guidance so that the collaborative conservation efforts by State and Federal agencies, academia, Tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and stakeholders to conserve the iconic greater sage-grouse can be expanded to the entire sagebrush biome to benefit the people and wildlife that depend on it.
The Sagebrush Conservation Strategy will be presented in two parts. Part A, Challenges to Sagebrush Conservation (Remington and others, in press), is an overview and assessment of the challenges facing land managers and landowners in conserving sagebrush ecosystems. Part B will summarize conservation needs at ecoregional scales, provide an analysis of barriers and impediments to successful conservation of the sagebrush biome at those scales, and present nonregulatory strategies developed through a stakeholder engagement process to overcome these challenges.
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Sagebrush conservation strategy—Challenges to sagebrush conservation
The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome, its wildlife, and the services and benefits it provides people and local communities are at risk. Development in the sagebrush biome, for many purposes, has resulted in multiple and often cumulative negative impacts. These impacts, ranging from simple habitat loss to complex, interactive changes in ecosystem function, continue to accelerate even as the need grAuthorsThomas E. Remington, Patricia A. Deibert, Steve E. Hanser, Dawn M. Davis, Leslie A. Robb, Justin L. Welty - News
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