Science Publication
Trial by Fire: Improving Our Ability to Reduce Wildfire Impacts to Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush Ecosystems Through Accelerated Partner Collaboration
Citation
Murphy, T., D.E. Naugle, R. Eardley, J.D. Maestas, T. Griffiths, M. Pellant, and S.J. Stiver. 2013. Trial by fire: Improving our ability to reduce wildfire impacts to sage–grouse and sagebrush ecosystems through accelerated partner collaboration. Rangelands 35:2–10.Abstract
Conservation partners across 11 western states are rallying in unprecedented fashion to reduce threats to sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem they occupy.
Improvements made in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wildfire policy are a tremendous step forward but the 2012 wildfire season is a harsh reminder that more action is needed to improve our effectiveness in reducing impacts to sage-grouse. Challenges and opportunities presented here are intended to heighten awareness of the wildfire issue and to further accelerate a mutually agreed upon, spatially explicit path forward, so that all partners can quickly engage in its implementation.
