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Foreword The greater sage-grouse is a species in decline across the western United States, including Idaho. As implied by the name, greater sage-grouse depend on sagebrush dominated landscapes for their forage, cover, nesting habitat, and ultimate survival. The deterioration of sagebrush landscapes in the West has been a crucial factor in the decline of the greater sage-grouse, which is currently a candidate species under the federal Endangered Species Act. State and federal government land managers, researchers, private landowners, and concerned citizens are leading efforts to conserve this species in Idaho. This book is largely an illustrated synthesis of the 2006 Conservation Plan for Greater Sagegrouse in Idaho, produced by the Idaho Sage-grouse Advisory Committee. Although the information in the 2006 Conservation Plan is based on scientific research, this guidebook is meant to extend what is known about sage-grouse and their habitat to land owners and managers but is not meant to be cited as a science document itself. The intent of this guidebook is to help land owners and managers recognize characteristics of productive and unfavorable sage-grouse habitat throughout the different life stages, prompting better informed approaches to management and conservation. The focus is clearly on ranching, as opposed to other land use activities, because livestock grazing is the major land use that occurs on sage-grouse habitat. The guidebook provides information to recognize and evaluate sage-
grouse habitat, but does not recommend specific grazing or land management practices. Those who manage and live within sagebrush landscapes can play a significant role in conserving sagegrouse and the habitat they depend on. This book is just a small part of the larger commitment that is being made to conserve this species.
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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
Page 35 and 36: Jeffrey Gillan Above: Productive gr
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
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
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Page 55 and 56: Conservation Planning In July 2006,
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Final Thoughts A particularly chall
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