Success Stories
Our success stories offer snapshots of proactive, science-based conservation efforts that are benefiting working lands and wildlife across the American West.
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Sage Grouse Initiative

Our success stories offer snapshots of proactive, science-based conservation efforts that are benefiting working lands and wildlife across the American West.
NEW Story Map Highlights Rural Communities & Positive PartnershipsJune 28, 2018
Check out this new story map that highlights the people working together across sagebrush rangeland to protect the places that matter to them.
Lessons & Photos from SGI’s 8th Annual Workshop: Combating Wildfire & WeedsJune 18, 2018
The 2018 SGI field tour and presentations focused on cooperative, science-based conservation that’s working to thwart fire and invasives in sagebrush country.
#FridaysOnTheFarm: Restoring Sagebrush Country With ‘Modern Wildfire’June 8, 2018
Through the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI), private landowners across Eastern Oregon are volunteering to perform proactive conservation treatments on their rangeland to promote healthy habitat for sage grouse and other wildlife.
Idaho Models “3 C’s”: Collaboration, Cooperation, ConservationMay 8, 2018
In Idaho, agencies and landowners are working together across boundaries to restore sagebrush country.
BEEF Magazine | Thomas Brothers Make The Ground Better In IdahoFebruary 14, 2018
By Brianna Randall | Partnering with the USDA-led Sage Grouse Initiative helps young ranchers improve the land for both sage grouse and cattle.
FAIR CHASE Magazine | The Value of Sagebrush CountryDecember 8, 2017
by Josh Millspaugh | This feature in the December 2017 issue of Fair Chase Magazine highlights how sage grouse conservation benefits hunters and a host of wildlife species.
VIDEOS | Meet The Thomas Family, Sustainable Ranchers in IdahoNovember 20, 2017
Watch short videos to hear how and why two young ranchers have put in place conservation practices that benefit the bird and their herds.
BUGLE Magazine | Sage Grouse + Elk = Peanut Butter & JellyOctober 19, 2017
Bugle Magazine, a publication of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, published this feature story on the value of conserving sagebrush country in its Nov/Dec 2017 issue.