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Breeding & Nesting 32 Jeffrey Gillan Jeffrey Gillan Unproductive nesting habitat: Insufficient grass and forb understory (Owyhee Planning Area) Unproductive nesting habitat: Insufficient understory plants (West Central Planning Area) Sage-Grouse Habitat in Idaho
Late Brood-Rearing (July-Sept.) As the summer months get hotter the grasses and forbs on rangelands start to dry out. During this time the hen and brood will move out of their nesting habitat to follow the availability of forbs and insects. They will either move to areas higher in elevation where conditions are more moist or to areas where water collects. They can frequently be seen Habitat Feature Sagebrush canopy cover Sagebrush height Proximity of sagebrush cover Perennial grass and forb canopy cover Riparian and wet meadow plant community Riparian and wet meadow stability Forb availability in uplands and wetland areas Habitat Use Cover Cover Cover Cover & Food Food Cover and Food Food Productive Habitat 10% - 25% 15-30 inches Sagebrush cover is adjacent (< 100 yards) to brood-rearing area ≥ 15% Wetland plant species dominate wet meadow or riparian area Some bare ground may be evident but vegatative cover dominates the site Succulent forbs are readily available in terms of distribution and plant structure in agricultural fields, wet meadows, and riparian areas adjacent to sagebrush cover. Table 2 details the habitat characteristics during this period. Some sage-grouse have been observed traveling as far as 50 miles to reach their summer ranges. Table 2: Late broodrearing habitat characteristcis (Source: Connelly et al. 2000 & Sather- Blaire et al. 2000) Sage-Grouse Habitat in Idaho Late Brood-Rearing 33
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Page 11 and 12: IDFG U.S. Forest Service Lukasz Luk
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Page 15 and 16: Impacts to Habitat The greater sage
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Page 19 and 20: BLM Cattle grazing in the sagebrush
Page 21 and 22: Oct General Habitat Use Periods Use
Page 23 and 24: Gene M. Gray by fires or roads, are
Page 25 and 26: Habitat Feature Sagebrush canopy co
Page 27 and 28: Insufficient sagebrush cover 5% Jef
Page 29 and 30: Productive sagebrush cover 15% Jeff
Page 31 and 32: Excessive sagebrush cover 45% Jeffr
Page 33 and 34: Jeffrey Gillan Jeffrey Gillan Shrub
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Page 39 and 40: Fall & Winter (September-March) Fal
Page 41 and 42: Sagebrush Steppe Plants The plants
Page 43 and 44: Mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia t
Page 45 and 46: Paul Makela © Gary A. Monroe the o
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Page 49 and 50: Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) N
Page 51 and 52: Forbs Below is a list of the forbs
Page 53 and 54: with a healthy understory of grasse
Page 55 and 56: Conservation Planning In July 2006,
Page 57 and 58: Final Thoughts A particularly chall
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