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Conservation Planning 52 Idaho Sage-Grouse Planning Areas Sage-Grouse Habitat in Idaho
Final Thoughts A particularly challenging aspect of understanding and conserving sage-grouse is the fact that they are a landscape-scale species and their habitat needs are more complex than other upland game birds. Unlike pheasants, which tend to have narrow habitat needs and probably spend their entire lives within a small area, sage-grouse roam over large areas. One study in southeastern Idaho documented a population with a range of 1,000 square miles. Sage-grouse have fairly specific habitat needs during different times of the year and seem to have little ability to adapt to large scale changes. It is clear that any action that permanently changes the basic nature of large portions of the landscape will be detrimental. While traditional ranching in Idaho may be compatible with maintaining the types of sagebrush landscapes upon which sage-grouse depend, houses or subdivisions built on or near leks, infrastructure development, or large-scale conversion to cultivated areas permanently removes vital components of the landscape. This book has introduced the biology, life cycle and habitat requirements of sage-grouse; information that can help you be a better steward. Helping to conserve sagegrouse can be simplified down to a few basic principles you can follow on your land: 1. Protect existing habitat. 2. Encourage sagebrush steppe regeneration. 3. Prevent and eliminate exotic species. 4. Think before you build or develop in the sagebrush steppe.
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Page 15 and 16: Impacts to Habitat The greater sage
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Page 31 and 32: Excessive sagebrush cover 45% Jeffr
Page 33 and 34: Jeffrey Gillan Jeffrey Gillan Shrub
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Page 37 and 38: Late Brood-Rearing (July-Sept.) As
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
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