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 Sagebrush ConservationWhat We DoNewsInitiatives The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental United States, comprising one-third of the land mass of the continental lower 48. This landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.What We DoOur Projects and InitiativesFor many years, the Fish and Wildlife Service has been conducting research, collaborating with partners, and supporting a landscape-wide conservation strategy to support a healthy sagebrush **sagebrush**  The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species. Learn more about sagebrush ecosystem in the west.Starting in FY22, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law **Bipartisan Infrastructure Law**  The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative. Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has committed $10 million per year ($50 million over 5 years) to the Service to expand work with partners to restore and conserve strategic areas within the sagebrush ecosystem. These funds build on existing collaborative efforts by the Service and our public and private partners to conserve the sagebrush ecosystem and the significant biological, cultural, and economic resources it supports. These projects will combat invasive grasses and wildfire, reduce encroaching conifers, safeguard precious water resources for neighboring communities and wildlife, and promote community and economic sustainability. Read more about the Director's Priorities and BIL initiative: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Proven Projects for Wildlife**Find a Sagebrush Restoration Project Near You****Explore the Data Dashboard** **for FY22, FY23, and FY24 Projects**Screenshot of Sagebrush Dashboard landing page, with map outlining sagebrush biomeImage DetailsGrassy field with river meandering through with title written over imageImage DetailsThe Grassland & Sagebrush Conservation Portal is an ArcGIS Online platform that provides access to maps, apps, data, documents, and other resources for practitioners working in grassland and sagebrush biomes.More About What We DoLatest Stories and TopicsStoriesa group of people standing on a bridge over water holding a blue signLand ManagementBipartisan Infrastructure Law Having Positive, Lasting ImpactsA note from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Annual Report. Also, read the full report and listen to the Nature's Infrastructure Podcast.Apr 4, 2024A stream from above filled with bundles of logsHabitat RestorationRecovering From Wildfire With a Little Inspiration From BeaversAfter a catastrophic wildfire, riparian areas in central Washington are being restored using tools inspired by some of nature’s most prolific architects.Jan 27, 2024sagebrush up closeHabitat RestorationSagebrush Habitat Improvements after 2 years of BIL FundingApproximately $10 million dollars/year have been invested in the sagebrush ecosystem for the last two years, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. And more than that, if you include funding for new positions that support sagebrush work. These BIL funds are being leveraged to make...Nov 20, 2023old sawed log surrounded by grass on a sunny dayLand ManagementFinding Balance with Fire in Montana’s Sagebrush CountryAcross the West, as biomes slowly wax and wane with the passage of time, decisive action in our lifetimes informed by the wisdom of locals—and aided by working coalitions like the Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership—can help to keep habitats and landscapes in balance, working for wildlife and...Sep 15, 2023verdant sagebrush landscape with mountains in the backgroundHabitat RestorationOver $10.5M from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for SagebrushThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $10.5 million in fiscal year 2024 funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support 59 strategic projects in Western states focused on habitat restoration and on-the-ground science.Sep 12, 2023people working along a streambank in a field of sagebrush with big, blue skyHabitat RestorationStitching the Landscape Back TogetherIn 2021, the Biden Administration committed $10 million per year over the next five years under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for sagebrush ecosystem restoration. To implement this funding for priority projects such as mesic habitat...Aug 17, 2023View All NewsWork With UsImage DetailsWe work alongside other agencies, partners, non-profits, Tribes, landowners, programs, and the public to strategize, fund, and collaborate on sagebrush **sagebrush**  The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species. Learn more about sagebrush conservation. Individual state fish and wildlife agencies have been, and continue to be, central to the implementation of work in sagebrush.The Sagebrush Ecosystem is one of several programs that is receiving investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law **Bipartisan Infrastructure Law**  The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative. Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that helps local, state, and Tribal communities tackle the climate crisis and environmental restoration needs while advancing environmental justice, creating jobs, and boosting local economies.View Careers & InternshipsProjects and ResearchSagebrush ecosystem projects with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law **Bipartisan Infrastructure Law**  The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative. Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure LawProject NameLocationFY22 FundingFY23 FundingFY24 FundingAddressing Invasive Annual Grass in Sage-Grouse Core Areas in IdahoID492,000328,000150,146Idaho Mesic Rangeland Resources Enhancement: A Statewide Strategy to Increase the Pace and Scale of DeliveryID120,00080,000202,122Idaho Conifer Treatments; Increasing the Pace and Scale of Regional Landscape StrategiesID144,00096,00075,000Upper Snake Sagebrush Steppe EnhancementID183,148156,852N/ASoutheast Idaho Sagebrush Steppe EnhancementID52,131N/AN/ASupporting Shoshone Paiute and Shoshone Bannock Tribal Partnerships in the Sagebrush SteppeIDN/AN/A99,000Supporting the Candidate Conservation Agreement on Idaho National Laboratory Partnerships in the Sagebrush SteppeIDN/AN/A121,000Supporting Sagebrush Core Area Recovery Through Disturbance ResponseIDN/AN/A45,000Oregon Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances Initiative to Protect and Enhance Sagebrush Ecosystems on Private LandsOR250,000250,000125,000Assessing, Protecting, and Restoring Mesic Habitats in the Pueblo and Trout Creek MountainsOR360,000N/AN/ASoutheastern Oregon Collaboration to Address Primary Threats to Sagebrush LandscapesOR119,200119,200171,190Barbwire Juniper Removal ProjectOR120,039120,039150,000Burns-Paiute Tribe Jonsboro Upland Native Plant RestorationOR56,142N/AN/ACompleting Removal of Encroaching Juniper from the Lower Guano Creek Area on Hart Mountain National Wildlife RefugeOR114,000143,858N/ASurvey of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and DNA Barcoding of Sagebrush Biome Wild Bees in Southeast OregonORN/A57,000N/ABaker Sage-Grouse Landscape Implementation Team Initiative to Enhance Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat in Northeastern OregonORN/AN/A100,000Increasing Native Seed Collection and Storage Capacity for Restoration of Core Sagebrush Areas in Central OregonORN/AN/A140,303Developing Stream Crossing Reclamation Plans for Degraded Crossings of Springbrooks through Wet Meadows in Completed Juniper Control Areas on Hart Mountain National Antelope RefugeORN/AN/A15,000Easement Support for Sage Grouse Habitat ProtectionWA186,000N/AN/AProcess-Based Stream Restoration in Smith DrawWA31,515N/AN/AMoses Coulee Post-Fire Sage-Steppe Restoration: Phase IIWA183,323N/AN/AColumbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit RecoveryWAN/A209,100N/APost-Fire Restoration of Stream and Riparian Habitat Condition on East Foster Creek Douglas County, WashingtonWAN/A100,000N/AWashington Shrub-steppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative: Defining Shared Spatial PrioritiesWA175,000N/AN/AShrub-Steppe Restoration for Fire and Climate Resilience on Hanford Reach National MonumentWAN/A93,786N/AShrub-Steppe Restoration and Monitoring on Hanford Reach National MonumentWAN/AN/A185,000Beaver-Powered Restoration in Rock Island Creek WatershedWAN/AN/A51,874Sagebrush Upland Improvement and Riparian Restoration in Douglas County, WashingtonWAN/AN/A165,000Low-tech Process-Based Restoration in Streams and Meadows of Douglas County Wildlife Areas in WashingtonWAN/AN/A86,042Restoration of Stream and Riparian Habitat Conditions in Douglas County, WashingtonWAN/AN/A76,093Restoration of Native Sagebrush Habitats from Cheatgrass Invasion in Northwestern Colorado (Phase 1)CO230,926230,926N/AGunnison Basin Cheatgrass Implementation ProjectCO398,139395,337N/AGunnison Sage-grouse Prioritizing Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Tool (PReSET)CON/A188,726N/ARestoration of San Luis Valley Mesic Habitat at Poncha PassCON/AN/A185,486San Miguel Basin Wet Meadow Restoration ProjectCON/AN/A261,216Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal, Inventory and Modification Work in Northwest ColoradoCON/AN/A151,800Conway Ranch Wet Meadow Enhancement ProjectCAN/A82,000N/ASage-Grouse Habitat Restoration through Wild Horse ManagementCAN/A150,000N/ABi-State Sagebrush Ecosystem Enhancement ProjectCAN/A250,000N/ABodie Hills Sagebrush Ecosystem Enhancement ProjectCAN/AN/A212,268SW Montana Sage Steppe Resiliency ProjectMT437,185468,508348,857Sagebrush Conservation in Montana's Northern Great Plains and Musselshell PlainMT309,218431,504210,000Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances in Montana's Northern Great Plains and Musselshell PlainsMT120,26397,977134,930Assessing Traditional and Emerging Grazing Strategies for Creating a Mosaic of Diverse Habitat Patches for Sagebrush Associated BirdsMT119,682100,318N/APre- and Post- Treatment Impacts of Japanese Brome Treatment on Pollinators in Sagebrush RangelandMTN/A95,000N/AManaging Sage-Steppe on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife RefugeMTN/A31,323N/ARanch and Climate Resilience on the Northern Great PlainsMTN/AN/A477,085Ventenata Occurrence and Treatment in Sage-Grouse Core and Growth areas on Lands Encompassed by the Crow ReservationMTN/AN/A150,000Utah: Climate Resilience Projects for Mesic Habitat Restoration and EnhancementsUT475,453232,39875,000Utah: Conifer Treatment Projects for Upland Habitat Restoration and EnhancementsUT461,271250,000812,952Wyoming Collaborative Sage-Steppe Mesic Habitat RestorationWY250,000370,000N/AWyoming Invasive Annual Grass Management CollaborativeWY750,000630,000584,763Seedskadee NWR Virtual Fence Rangeland HealthWYN/A52,00050,000Wind River Reservation Riparian FencingWYN/AN/A300,000Wyoming Sage-steppe Mesic Habitat Restoration IIIWYN/AN/A355,000Huston to Sommers Green River Habitat RestorationWYN/AN/A50,000North La Barge Common Allotment Virtual FenceWYN/AN/A90,000Wind River Reservation Crow Creek FenceWYN/AN/A50,000Green River Watershed Mesic Restoration CrewWYN/AN/A120,000Invasive Annual Grass Tech Transfer Partnership: Empowering Land Managers to Defend and Grow Sagebrush CoresWY200,000100,000N/ADeveloping Spring Reclamation Plans for Developed and Altered Springs and Associated Spring Brooks and Meadows in Completed Juniper Control Areas on Sheldon National Wildlife RefugeNV20,00041,000N/AImproving Climate Resilience of Sagebrush Ecosystem Communities in the Great BasinNV887,832503,786N/ASanta Rosa Paradise Priority Landscape Restoration ProjectNVN/A25,000N/ANortheastern Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Enhancement ProjectNVN/A220,000N/AIncreasing the Availability of Dry Ecotype Native Seeds and Plant Materials for the Great Basin (Nevada Seed Strategy Actions)NVN/A262,790N/AKelly Creek Conifer Thinning - Phase INV7,660N/AN/AHome Ranch Water Distribution - Phase IINV51,166N/AN/AHumboldt Ranch Sagebrush and Riparian Enhancement ProjectNV91,162N/AN/ASummit Lake Sagebrush Spring(s) into ActionNV70,000N/AN/AVya Conservation District Sagebrush and Wet Meadow Enhancements Phase INV100,000N/AN/ACottonwood Ranch Meadow Enhancement ProjectNV25,000N/AN/AO'Neil Basin Meadow Enhancement ProjectNVN/A175,000N/AEffect of Conifer Treatments and Landscape Management on Sagebrush Obligate Songbirds and Pinyon Jays in the Great BasinNV100,000252,500N/AImpacts of Mining Exploration and Development on Sagebrush Ecosystems and Wildlife: A Pilot StudyNV50,00050,000N/ANorthwestern Nevada Large Scale Rangeland RestorationNVN/AN/A303,000Virtual Fencing as a Tool to Support Flexible Livestock Grazing Management to Simultaneously Benefit Livestock Production and Wildlife HabitatNVN/AN/A150,500Mary’s River Subbasin Riparian and Migration Corridor Enhancement ProjectNVN/AN/A221,204Summit Lake Sagebrush Spring(s) into Action Phase IINVN/AN/A176,580Mason Mountain Riparian/Wet Meadow Restoration and Infrastructure RemovalNVN/AN/A24,000Berry Brook Mesic Area and Connectivity Enhancement for Sagebrush Steppe WildlifeNVN/AN/A164,904Sweetwater Pinyon-Juniper RemovalNVN/AN/A43.326Mosquito Valley Range ImprovementsNVN/AN/A67,659Fourmile Creek Wet Meadow Enhancement ProjectNV38,050N/AN/AFourmile Creek Wet Meadow Enhancement Project Phase IINVN/AN/A37,326Stream and Meadow Restoration and Sagebrush Habitat Enhancement ProjectNVN/AN/A71,913Assessing the Future Sagebrush Core Habitats: Impacts of Climate & Climate Uncertainty, Wildfire and Invasive SpeciesRangewide110,000113,548312,817Incorporating Connectivity and Wildland Fire Risk into the WAFWA Sagebrush Conservation DesignRangewide150,000N/AN/AEvaluating the Effectiveness of Conservation Actions for Greater Sage-Grouse using Hierarchical Models and the Conservation Efforts DatabaseRangewide150,000150,00095,000Sagebrush Biome Invasive Annual Grass Economic AssessmentRangewideN/A100,000N/AContinued Technical Assistance to the Sagebrush Conservation Design: Publishing the Scenarios Work and Expanding our Monitoring Tool to Include Key Ecological Indicators from Local VegetationRangewideN/A99,995119,944Understanding Greater Sage-Grouse Population Trends from the Lens of the WAFWA Conservation Design Strategy: Implications for Management of Impacted, Core, and Growth Opportunity Areas within the Sagebrush BiomeRangewide75,00075,000N/APlanning for Conservation Delivery Success: Linking Biome-wide Sagebrush Conservation Design to Local Treatment Planning by Leveraging Landscape Restoration OutcomesRangewide115,000N/AN/AIntegrating Habitat Quality and Resistance and Resilience to Inform Long-term Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration InvestmentsRangewideN/AN/A244,418Assessing the impact of invasive annual grasses and wildfire on native pollinators within the sagebrush-steppe biomeRangewideN/AN/A312,817Quantifying Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sagebrush Rangelands to Inform Management for Carbon ResilienceRangewideN/AN/A134,408Assessing the Responses of Multiple Sagebrush Songbirds to Conifer Removal in the Bi-State Area of Nevada and CaliforniaRangewideN/AN/A24,186Incorporating Genetic Structure and Diversity Into Restoration Guidelines for Sagebrush Ecosystems to Improve Resiliency and Restoration SuccessRangewideN/AN/A80,000Growing the Core: Restoring Sagebrush Steppe Habitats with Innovative Restoration TechnologiesRangewideN/AN/A100,000Mapping Renewable Energy and Transmission Infrastructures Across Sagebrush Biome and Estimating Effects on Sage-Grouse Populations for a Management Decision Support ToolRangewideN/AN/A144,277Continued Technical Assistance to the Sagebrush Conservation Design and Incorporating Riparian Resources into the Sagebrush Conservation DesignRangewideN/AN/A50,000Building and Testing a Multi-scale Adaptive Management Framework for Evaluating Restoration Effectiveness in the Sagebrush BiomeRangewideN/AN/A244,950Remaining funding is allocated for capacity building efforts across sagebrush **sagebrush**  The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species. Learn more about sagebrush country for new or existing staff positions to bolster partnerships and aid the delivery of on-the-ground conservation projects. FY24 has 1.3 million allocated for capacity building.View All Projects
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