Sage-grouse
Male sage grouse strutting in the lek.

Owyhee Field Office and partners collaborate to improve sage grouse habitat

Owyhee Field Office and partners collaborate to improve sage grouse habitat
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Young sage-grouse chicks huddle in the shade of sagebrush

Sagebrush habitat management: Range-wide consistency & local flexibility

Current planning uses the latest data from states and new science to adjust the boundaries of habitat management areas (HMAs) on nearly 67 million acres of greater sage-grouse habitat on BLM-managed public lands.
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a sage-grouse chick huddles near a wildflower

Sage-grouse in Balance: Risks & rewards

Healthy habitat can shield sage-grouse from predators like badgers, coyotes and raptors, but grouse are not fully adapted to foxes, skunks and ravens which follow human activity into sagebrush areas.
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magenta paintbrush intermixed with multi-story sagebrush

HELP WANTED : Seeking public comment on sage-grouse management

Expressing your thoughts in your own way helps the BLM understand various perspectives on the issues in the draft environmental analysis. The comment period is open through June 13, 2024.
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A wildlife specialist carefully cradles a greater sage-grouse hen

Greater sage-grouse | Proposed special management

The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for greater sage-grouse habitat management evaluates proposals to designate some sagebrush lands as areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs).
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An overhead view of a sage-grouse lek in northwest Colorado

Full nesters: Sage-grouse in Season

Greater sage-grouse move from leks to more densely vegetated areas during nesting season. Migratory birds also use sagebrush lands for nesting.
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