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New Report Compiles Knowledge on Climate Resilience of Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
This article was originally published in the Bureau of Land Management’s internal newsletter, the BLM Daily, on August 14, 2023. Pinyon-juniper woodlands are incredibly complex and fascinating places that have recently been receiving a lot of attention. A highly diverse ecosystem of 100 million acres, “PJ” is often used to describe such diverse habitat types as…
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Fueling Conservation, New Agreement Around Wildfire Management and Restoration
Partner engagement is needed to implement new fuels and fire management agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and Intermountain West Joint Venture. Building on seven years of success founded on innovative intra-agency agreements, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) are kicking off the next level of their partnership.…
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New Report: Improving Climate Resilience of Persistent Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
As climate change increasingly shapes western ecosystems—with events from frequent and severe wildfires to enduring droughts—managers need evidence-based approaches they can rely on to strengthen ecosystem climate resilience into the future. Pinyon-juniper woodlands are ubiquitous across the Intermountain West and important to many–from Tribal Nations and recreationists to pinyon jays and mule deer. However, concern…
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Science to Action: Takeaways from IWJV’s “Storing Carbon in Sagebrush Rangelands” Report
Carbon sequestration is a topic circulating widely throughout the conservation community. Rangelands are coming into the carbon spotlight due to their sweeping extent and because they store relatively more carbon in soils than forests. The importance of keeping carbon out of the atmosphere is widely understood, but breaking down knowledge on how to protect carbon already stored…
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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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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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Hope After Rangeland Fire
Note from the IWJV Coordinator, Dave Smith: The turning of the page into a new year brings an array of human emotions – reflection, gratitude, anticipation, a resolve to improve, and, most of all, hope. In 2021, coming off perhaps the most difficult year in a century, hope exists at so many levels. There is…
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Words from a Botany Intern in Sagebrush Country
Last summer, Britney Zell perhaps got more than she bargained for while interning for the Chicago Botanic Garden. This internship took her to Nevada’s sagebrush country to work on restoration projects where she experienced frozen hands and faces and pants slick with mud. “They just make for a little extra group bonding,” Zell said. Through…
