Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network

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SAGEMAP (the Sagebrush And Grassland Ecosystem Map Assessment Project) A collection of spatial data layers needed for research and management of sage grouse and shrubsteppe systems. Comprehensive list of recent documents pertaining to sage grouse and shrubsteppe management.
Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage Grouse and Sagebrush Habitat Connelly, J.W., M. A. Schroeder, A. R. Sands, and C. E. Braun. 2000. Guidelines to manage sage grouse populations and their habitats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28 (4):967-985.
Shrubsteppe Landscapes in Jeopardy: Distributions, Abundances, and the Uncertain Future of Birds and Small Mammals in the Intermaoutain West (8 MB) Dobkin, D. S. and J. D. Sauder. 2004. Shrubsteppe Landscapes in Jeopardy: Distributions, Abundances, and the Uncertain Future of Birds and Small Mammals in the Intermountain West. High Desert Ecological Research Institute, Bend, OR 206 pp. (also available with no appendices - 1 MB)
Management Considerations for Sagebrush (Artemesia) in the Western United States - Version 1.0: A selective summary of current information about the ecology and biology of woody North American sagebrush taxa. Bureau of Land Management. 2002. Management Considerations for Sagebrush (Artemesia) in the Western United States - Version 1.0: A selective summary of current information about the ecology and biology of woody North American sagebrush taxa. Bureau of Land Management. Washington, D.C. 73 pp.
Birds in a Sagebrush Sea Paige, C., and S. A. Ritter. 1999. Birds in a sagebrush sea: managing sagebrush habitats for bird communities. Partners in Flight Western Working Group. Boise, ID. 52 pp.
Procedures for Regional Assessment of Habitats for Species of Conservation Concern in the Sagebrush Ecosystem Wisdom, M. J., M. M. Rowland, L. H. Suring, L. Schueck, C. Wolff Meinke, B. C. Wales, and S. T. Knick. 2003. Procedures for regional assessment of habitats for species of conservation concern in the sagebrush ecosystem. March 2003 Report, Version 1, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, OR 97850
Under the Sage Grouse Umbrella: Will management for Sage Grouse help protect other birds and mammals in the sagebrush steppe? Rich, T. and B. Allen. 2001. Under the Sage Grouse Umbrella. Bird Conservation 14:10
Countering misinformation concerning big sagebrush Welch, Bruce L; Criddle, Craig. 2003. Countering Misinformation Concerning Big Sagebrush. Research Paper RMRS-RP-40. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 28 p.
Fact-Sheet: Loss of Sagebrush Ecosystems and Declining Bird Populations in the Intermountain West: Priority Research Issues and Information Needs USGS. 2002. Fact Sheet: Loss of Sagebrush Ecosystems and Declining Bird Populations in the Intermountain West: Priority Research Issues and Information Needs. USGS FS-122-02. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 2 pp.
Teetering on the edge or too late? Conservation and research issues for avifauna of sagebrush habitats. Knick, S. T., D. S. Dobkin, J. T. Rotenberry, M. A. Schroeder, W. M. Vander Haegen, and C. Van Riper III. 2003. Teetering on the edge or too late? Conservation and research issues for avifauna of sagebrush habitats. Condor 105:611-634.
A guide for identifying the four subspecies of big sagebrush. M. R. Frisina and C L. Wambolt. 2004. A guide for identifying the four subspecies of big sagebrush. RANGELANDS 26(1):12-16.

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