Sagebrush country is part of who we are in the West.
Together, we are catalyzing proactive, voluntary, and community-led sagebrush rangeland conservation.
We are enacting cross-boundary management and restoration of sagebrush rangelands for people, wildlife, and the economy.
Our Goals
➢ Promote conservation solutions for people and wildlife across sagebrush rangelands and across fence-lines
➢ Catalyze conversations to design on-the-ground projects and grow conservation implementation capacity that work for wildlife and communities
➢ Communicate about successful conservation efforts and learn from these achievements
➢ Bring people together to spark and accelerate effective and lasting conservation
➢ Bridge science and implementation through technical transfer: The process of transferring science, data, technology, best practices, and other technical information to end-users who influence land management.
Our Work
We take great pride in western public lands that are our American heritage. To keep these lands productive for all users, we focus our work on these key areas to address major threats to sagebrush habitat:
Reduce the Risk of Wildfire and Invasive Weeds
Supporting the Bureau of Land Management’s Restoration Landscapes
In 2023 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) established 21 Restoration Landscapes: designated areas to provide investments in ecosystem restoration and the economic resilience of communities. The BLM and the IWJV have signed an intra-agency agreement to establish new capacity positions in many of these landscapes.
Sagebrush News
On the Arizona Strip, Now is the Time for Fire and Fuels Work
Collaborative fuels treatments on the Arizona Strip are helping partners manage the landscape for fire and robust populations of wildlife.
Five Interesting Ways to Use Virtual Fences
Managing cattle on rangelands is a complex challenge, and conventional fencing can be costly and inflexible to change. Virtual fencing has the potential to provide a more precise, adaptable, and cost-effective tool for livestock management.
Bringing Conservation Communicators Together Through the Storyteller’s Circle
A three-day workshop at Wyoming’s Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge focused on effective storytelling around habitat conservation efforts by providing continued learning through topic-based sessions and guest speaker presentations.
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