Posts tagged: Modoc National Forest

Efforts to Improve Sage Grouse Habitat in California

Western juniper trees expanding into and displacing sagebrush and bitterbrush habitat. (USFS photo)

Western juniper trees expanding into and displacing sagebrush and bitterbrush habitat. (USFS photo)

The annual ritual dance by the chicken-sized male Greater sage grouse attracts potential mates and perpetuates the species. However, this important mating ritual is a rare experience in the Devil’s Garden, a region in northeastern California where the greater sage grouse populations are in serious decline. Read more »