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.
#HabitatHero Mike Fenn: Leaving A Legacy For Wildlife In WyomingSeptember 25, 2017
by Brianna Randall | Landowners like Mike Fenn in western Wyoming are voluntarily stepping up to protect and restore the sagebrush country that supports their way of life.
Local Partners Mimic Beavers To Restore Streams In WyomingSeptember 22, 2017
SGI field conservationist Mandi Hirsch shares emerging “beaver dam analogue” technology with local partners, which is paying dividends for working lands and wildlife near Lander.
Military, Conservationists, Rancher Join Forces For Economy And Wildlife In NevadaSeptember 12, 2017
The NRCS-led Sage Grouse Initiative partners with the Dept. of Defense and others to conserve the Smith Creek Ranch in the heart of Nevada’s sagebrush sea.
COOL GREEN SCIENCE | The Stream Whisperer Restores Sage Grouse HabitatAugust 23, 2017
by Brianna Randall | Bill Zeedyk teaches Westerners how to “think like water” to restore precious wet habitat in the sagebrush desert.
Meet Greg: A Sagebush Habitat HeroJune 27, 2017
by Jodi Stemler | Check out this multimedia story about how an SGI-enrolled rancher is leading the way in stewarding working lands and wildlife on his ranch in Colorado’s Gunnison Basin.
Stewardship With Vision | David Spicer Conserves Habitat In NevadaJune 23, 2017
Nevada rancher and miner shares his story of why he believes in conserving Nevada’s Oasis Valley in a new video produced by the Western Landowners Alliance.
Learning To Think Like Water & Photos From SGI’s 7th Annual WorkshopJune 21, 2017
Over 170 sagebrush conservation partners from around the West met in Colorado to learn what’s working for the bird and the herd. Watch the video here!
Keeping Water In Colorado’s Gunnison BasinJune 12, 2017
A collaborative partnership using innovative techniques to restore wet meadows in the Gunnison Basin is paying off for people and wildlife.