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Grazing and Grazers Support Pollinators’ Critical Role in Ecology
August 15, 2024
Grazed pastures supported two to three times more pollinators than idled or ungrazed pastures, according to new ...
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How can we balance sage grouse and pinyon jay conservation in sagebrush country?
May 17, 2023
Two recent papers highlight that the majority of conifer removal in sagebrush country has avoided key pinyon jay habitat and further detail how we can balance managing pinyon ...
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New analysis highlights conservation challenges and opportunities on Western public lands
January 31, 2023
Recently published science applies remote-sensing tools to BLM-managed rangelands and provides an unprecedented record of how the vegetation across this enormous area has ...
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Research provides first-ever analysis of vegetation trends on BLM lands across West
January 4, 2023
Remote sensing technology offers a cost-efficient and spatially diverse method of analyzing vegetation trends on western rangelands, including the more than 233 million acres ...
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Herbaceous production lost to tree encroachment in United States rangelands
October 19, 2022
New research from University of Montana researchers affiliated with Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) quantifies the economic impacts of lost herbaceous production throughout ...
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Ask an Expert | Keeping it Grass: How the NRCS Helps Landowners Maintain Grasslands When CRP Contracts Expire
July 12, 2021
Join Andy Burr, NRCS-Kansas state biologist, to learn how the NRCS can help landowners turn expired CRP lands into grazing lands that maintain wildlife habitat and provide ...
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Sagebrush Framework in Focus: Wildlife Conservation Through Sustainable Ranching
April 22, 2021
Dig into the Framework for Conservation Action in the Sagebrush ...
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E&E News: USDA plans aim to bolster rangeland wildlife conservation
April 21, 2021
E&E News reports on the Framework for Conservation Action in the Sagebrush Biome. Reprinted with ...
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USDA-NRCS Press Release: New Frameworks Guide Conservation Action on America’s Working Rangelands
April 6, 2021
Learn about the new Framework for Conservation Action in the Sagebrush Biome through this post and a webinar on April 8th, ...
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Healthy Rangelands Store Critical Carbon Above and Below the Surface
March 31, 2021
Learn how healthy rangelands store carbon and what WLFW is doing to ensure these rangelands remain resilient and healthy into the ...
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Western Working Lands Snapshot | Grasslands
September 24, 2019
Join us for a new series focused on the natural history, wildlife, and people on the West's working lands. This innagural post focuses on ...
Sage Whiz Quiz
Sage Whiz Quiz | Ranching
July 8, 2019
How much do you know about ranching in the West? Take this Sage Whiz Quiz and test your ranching ...
Science to Solutions
Woody Invasion in the Great Plains Diminishes Water Resources
March 26, 2019
Research details impacts to water from encroaching eastern redcedar and other conifers on landscapes in the Great ...
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WEBINAR: Mapping Cross-Scale Transitions in Rangelands
February 21, 2019
WEBINAR | February 26, 2019 | 2 PM ET - Mapping Cross-Scale Transitions in Rangelands - Learn how the powerful Rangelands Analysis Platform can help improve rangeland ...
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Partnering To Conserve A Sagebrush Landscape
October 24, 2018
Innovative partnerships with private landowners and public land managers on working rangelands in Southwest Montana are conserving sagebrush ...
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WEBINAR | Rangeland Analysis Platform: Introducing a free, online tool to help manage and monitor western rangelands
September 12, 2018
RAP is a free, online tool that helps landowners and natural resource managers track vegetation through time and plan actions to improve America's grazing ...
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Range Conservation Across Continents: What Australia and America Have In Common
August 6, 2018
Field tour in Wyoming illustrates how voluntary conservation strategies working on behalf of America's sage grouse can also help Australia's ...
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NEW REPORT: Recommendations For Reducing The Spread Of Weeds & Wildfire
June 13, 2018
New report pinpoints gaps in combatting invasive grasses and wildfires across vast sagebrush rangelands in the western ...