About Janyne
The Buffalo-Skedaddle Sage Grouse Working Group needed a dedicated position to further support the collaborative conservation, management and restoration efforts of promoting long-term conservation of sage grouse, the sustainability of sagebrush ecosystems, and working rural landscapes. The partnership hired Janyne Little in July of 2020 to do just that! Little’s position provides the collective capacity of the group to scale-up on-the-ground projects through taking knowledge gained from pilot work and appropriately scaling up using concepts of adaptive management, strengthening partnerships across the 1.5 million acres that spans across Lassen County, CA and northwestern Washoe County, NV. Her position is key to expanding the mission of the Buff-Sked group and the approximate 15 local, state, and federal partners involved by providing more focused coordination and outreach to achieve effective implementation of projects for fuel breaks, green strips, juniper encroachment, and low impact stream restoration projects. Little will assist with further development & refining of project priorities of the conservation action items from the updated Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy and projects while taking others to meaningful scales. This includes working with BLM on National Environmental Policy Act clearance, various partners on funding acquisition, project planning and implementation, as well as establishing post-project effectiveness monitoring to support future management decisions. She will assist with expanding participation of the Buff-Sked group through effective outreach of group accomplishments, impacts, and future objectives. Little provides the local “glue” to assist the collaborative in achieving a functioning ecosystem and a collaborative with lasting relationships that supports key ecosystem services including an array of wildlife habitat, biodiversity, ranch sustainability, and recreation, which collectively define the landscape of northeastern California and northwest Nevada.
Little’s position is hosted by the University of California Cooperative Extension and housed in the Lassen County office located in Susanville, California. Funding for her position is provided by Lassen County, University of California-Agriculture and Natural Resources, Landscape Conservation Catalyst Fund, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and IWJV.
BLM Offices Supported: Eagle Lake and Applegate BLM Field Offices
Position Established: 2020
