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Greater sage-grouse sunrise lek flight

Data Harmonization for Greater Sage-Grouse Populations

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Gunnison Sage-grouse Prioritizing Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Tool (PReSET)

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Sunset over a mountainous study site in central Oregon, showing sagebrush and western juniper

Prioritizing Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Tool (PReSET): A USGS-facilitated Decision-support Tool for Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration Actions

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Photo of a Sage Thrasher bird perched on a pine

Modeling Songbird Density-Habitat Relationships to Predict Population Responses to Environmental Change Within Pinyon-juniper and Sagebrush Ecosystems

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photo of a female greater sage-grouse in a golden-yellow field of grass

Linking post-fire sagebrush restoration and sage-grouse habitat recovery

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Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush on Juniper Mountain, NV

Pinyon-Juniper Disturbance Effects on Wildlife

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four horses standing in sagebrush looking at camera

Wild horse and livestock influences on vegetation and wildlife in sagebrush ecosystems: Implications for refining and validating Appropriate Management Level (AML)

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Greater Sage Grouse Seedkadee NWR

Creating range-wide predictive maps of Greater Sage-Grouse seasonal habitats

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photo of hilly region with sagebrush and wildflowers in the foreground

Future Scenarios of Soil-climate for Sagebrush Ecosystems

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Greater sage-grouse in Wyoming.

A targeted annual warning system (TAWS) for identifying aberrant declines in greater sage-grouse populations

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Photo of two people in a field of trees and brush that has been chopped

Prioritizing conifer removal for multi-species outcomes

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screenshot of an application containing app title, logos and an image of sage-grouse

A user-friendly decision support tool for monitoring and managing greater sage-grouse populations

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photo of dirt road cutting through sagebrush habitat, blue partly cloudy skies above

Understanding Population Trends for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse to Inform Adaptive Management

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photo of two male greater sage-grouse

Simulating the influence of sagebrush restoration on post-fire sage-grouse population recovery

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Reestablishing a foundational species: limitations on post-wildfire sagebrush seedling establishment

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photo of female Greater sage-grouse in front of brown grasses

Using simulation models to project and evaluate post-fire success in restoring sage-grouse habitat over large landscapes

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Photo of hands patting dirt around a small sagebrush seedling

Prioritizing sagebrush protection and restoration within the upper Colorado River Basin

publication
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Effects of desert wildfires on desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and other small vertebrates

staff profile
Jeffrey Lovich

Jeffrey E Lovich, Ph.D.

Research
sky with double rainbow above a plateau and field of sagebrush

Field of Sagebrush Dreams: Planting and Restoring Functional Sagebrush in Burned Landscapes

Featured Films and Shorts
Animated image of tortoise falling on its back

The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises and Survival (Full video)

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Sagebrush after juniper removal in Utah

Economic assessment of addressing annual invasive grasses across the sagebrush biome

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Sagebrush on fire in a controlled burn

Fuel Break Science in the Great Basin

Featured Films and Shorts

A Record of Change: Science and Elder Observations on the Navajo N.

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A person looks out over a panorama of Canyonlands National Park, Utah

New Tools for Modern Land Management Decisions

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Photo of helicopter spraying grass/shrubland, snowy mountains in the background

Assessing invasive annual grass treatment efficacy across the sagebrush biome

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Predicting Recovery of Sagebrush Ecosystems Across the Sage-grouse Range from Remotely Sensed Vegetation Data

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sky with double rainbow above a plateau and field of sagebrush

Soil-climate for Managing Sagebrush Ecosystems

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