Present day sagebrush distribution in the western U.S.

The landscape cover of sagebrush-dominated ecological systems (USGS 2014) displayed in 10 percent increments. Percentage of sagebrush within each of the categories was determined within a 3.1 mi (5 km) radius of each sagebrush pixel. Figure 28 from Chambers, et al., 2017. Science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome: Linking the Department of the Interior’s Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy to long-term strategic conservation actions. Part 1. Science basis and applications. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-360. Fort Collins, CO: U.S Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 213 p.