Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network
About the Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network (SBCN)
The Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network is committed to the preservation and enhancement of shrubsteppe bird populations and the sagebrush ecosystems they depend on. We strive to improve coordination among individuals and institutions that conduct research on sagebrush associated birds and provide science based recommendations and decision support tools for land managers.
With representatives from a variety of non-governmental organizations and universities, as well as State, Federal, and International land management agencies, our goals are to:
- Provide support to and coordination among groups engaged in research and/or monitoring of shrubsteppe bird populations.
- Encourage the development and use of standard methods and the sharing of relevant data.
- Promote the study of factors affecting demographic parameters (survival and reproductive success) at multiple scales.
- Provide information to state and federal agencies, private landowners, the Intermountain West Joint Venture, and others engaged in conservation planning on how land management affects shrubsteppe birds.
This website is meant to provide information and products including monitoring protocols and version 1.0 of the SBCN interactive study areas map. As an up-to-date spatially-referenced inventory of available data on sagebrush associated songbirds, this tool will facilitate meta-analyses and identify significant data gaps.