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On the Arizona Strip with IWJV’s Sage Capacity Team
Perhaps no partnership of field-based individuals has had the breadth of impacts on the sagebrush biome as IWJV’s Sage Capacity Team (SCT). During the week of May 16th, the SCT convened in St. George, Utah, and after more than two years of virtual meetings many SCT members were meeting in person for the first time.…
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Conifer Removal Restores Human and Wildlife Community Health
Shane Boren is a farmer and rancher in east-central Nevada from a small community near the town of Ely. He works for the region’s power company, volunteers with the area’s conservation district, and recently retired from the county game board after 20 years. He guided hunters and does some trapping. On top of that, he…
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Community Partnerships in Action: Southwest Montana
Collaboration in Sagebrush Country This story is by Sean Claffey, Southwest Montana Sagebrush Conservation Partnership Coordinator, and is part of a series highlighting local success stories and what made them possible. The Place The sagebrush steppe is a sometimes forgotten part of Montana when spectacular alpine peaks and deep forests dominate the skyline. Fortunately, the Southwest…
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Resilient Landscapes Resource List
Find More Sagebrush Conservation Resources Below Guiding Strategies and Frameworks The resources below are valuable assets for the Intermountain West Joint Venture, used to advance sagebrush conservation goals and guide our work with stakeholders throughout the Intermountain West. These resources will be updated to reflect the latest version of each strategy or framework. Fact Sheets…
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The Dodo of the Desert
The following story is by Julia Babcock with the Oregon Sage-grouse Conservation Partnership. My father worked in the genetics lab in the 1970’s. It gave him the sense that anything was possible; that humans and nature could collaborate to shape both DNA and destiny. Growing up, my father told me that my life’s work was…
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What Are Integrated Population Models?
This article breaks down population dynamics and how this tool informs conservation management action for the Bi-State Sage-grouse. By Amy Sturgill, Bi-State Sage-Grouse Data and Communications Coordinator Bi-State Sage-grouse are a geographically isolated and genetically distinct population of Greater Sage-grouse, found along the California-Nevada border in the southwestern extent of the species’ range. Known as…
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Strengthening Collaboration Through a Changing Environment
Last month, Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands convened virtually for the 2nd Annual Collaborative Forum to empower cross-boundary sagebrush collaboration. This year’s theme was strengthening collaboration through a changing environment. The event aimed to strengthen the toolkit for the Sage Capacity Team (SCT), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the community of partners they…
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The Conifer Conundrum
Pushing Back Problem Trees in Montana Grasslands and Rangelands Article by Hannah Nikonow and Emily Downing, IWJV Communications Specialists Forests are changing across the West. Fires are an integral part of the health of forested landscapes but humans are pretty good at putting them out to protect lives, economies, and infrastructure. In Montana’s Blackfoot Valley…
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Bi-State Local Area Working Group Collaborates for Conservation
East of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, along the Nevada-California state border, exists a wide expanse of sagebrush sea that is home to a geographically isolated and genetically distinct population of sage-grouse known as the Bi-State sage-grouse. Nearly two decades ago, concerned stakeholders realized this population’s isolation from other Greater sage-grouse populations could leave them…
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Back from the Brink
A microcosm of sage grouse conservation on Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Imagine a once-booming frontier town bustling with activity. Then, the railroad moved on or the gold seam dried up and only a few lonely residents remained on the dusty streets. A similar scene played out in 2005 at the Clear Lake National Wildlife…
