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Colorado: Sage Grouse Initiative Rangeland Ecologist Position

February 17, 2015

This rangeland ecologist will be based out of the NRCS field office in Montrose, CO, and work on conservation efforts for the Gunnison Sage Grouse in central western Colorado.

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Sage grouse take flight in east-central California, home to the Bi-state distinct population of the species.Sage Grouse Learning Project for College Students: California

February 14, 2015

The Bodie Hills Conservation Partnership–an SGI partner group–is recruiting college students to perform sage grouse habitat restoration in July 2015 in Mono County, California.

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Upcoming SGI Event: Managing Pinyon-Juniper Expansion

January 26, 2015

Managing Pinyon-Juniper Expansion in Sagebrush Ecosystems: Next Steppe for the Bi-State
Date: February 25-26, 2015, Minden, Nevada

South Dakota rancher adds value to his operation and improves wildlife habitat

January 22, 2015

South Dakota Rancher Ron Steineke makes water delivery and grazing improvements that benefit his cattle along with sage grouse and other wildlife.

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E&E News: Major Juniper Removal in Idaho to Save Sage Grouse

January 20, 2015

The Bureau of Land Management today announced plans to remove juniper trees across 1.5 million acres of southwest Idaho in hopes of beating back a major threat to the greater sage grouse. The Sage Grouse Initiative is one of the partners.

Major Working Ranch Conservation Easement Protects Vital Sage Grouse Habitat in NW Colorado

January 14, 2015

Sen. Michael Bennet and Gov. John Hickenlooper praise voluntary conservation that’s keeping working ranches and the state’s prime sage grouse habitat intact. The new conservation easement on Cross Mountain Ranch in NW Colorado is part of a broader conservation strategy linking together this important landscape.

Five Dot Ranch Sustains Sage Grouse & Produces Natural Beef in California

January 13, 2015

The Swickard family takes pride in a pasture to plate operation. Their natural beef customers support a ranch dedicated to healthy cattle and plentiful wildlife, with a focus on sage grouse on property near Susanville, California

Intermountain West Joint Venture Announces ConocoPhillips Project Funding for Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation

January 10, 2015

ConocoPhillips Company will provide $1 million to support implementation of the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and benefit sage grouse conservation projects in the West through 2019.