Photo Credit: Christopher Watkins
This page provides links to a variety of resources that individuals interested in sage-grouse may find useful. Links to professional journals with articles available for download, numerous literature reviews, and a bibliography covering the range of sage-grouse are provided. There are several technical documents and tools for collecting and managing data, and an updated list of funding opportunities for those working directly with these birds and/or habitat listed here. Information on sage-grouse genetics and listing status with the Fish & Wildlife Service are also provided.
Current Research & Literature Reviews
Ecological Society of America Publications
Great Basin Bibliography
Greater Sage-grouse research (including energy development & West Nile Virus impacts) by Dr. David E. Naugle, et al
Gunnison Sage-grouse webpage and research site created by Dr. Jessica Young
Habitat Restoration for Gunnison and Greater Sage-grouse - A Literature Review (Sedgwick, J.A. 2004)
Livestock Grazing Management Literature Addressing Grazing Management for Sage-Grouse Habitat
Sage-grouse Bibliography (Rowland, M..M. and M.J. Wisdom, 2002)
Searchable Ornithological Research Archive (SORA)
Society for Range Management Publications
Wildlife Society Publications
Wyoming Sage-grouse Research Reports
Documents & Tools
BLM - Guidance for Addressing Sagebrush Habitat Conservation in BLM Land Use Plans (2004)
BLM - Guidance for the Management of Sagebrush Plant Communities for Sage-Grouse Conservation (2004)
BLM - Management Considerations for Sagebrush (Artemisia) in the Western United States (2002)
BLM - National Sage-grouse Strategy (2004)
Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances For Greater Sage- and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse In the West Central Sage-Grouse Planning Area, Draft
Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances For Non-Federal Property Owners (CCAA)
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances Handbook (2003)
Conservation of Greater Sage-grouse on Public Lands in the Western U.S.: Implications of Recovery and Management Policies
Gunnison Sage-grouse Range-wide Treatments Database – Instruction Form. (For more information, contact Amy Seglund, amy.seglund@state.co.us)
Keying In On Big Sagebrush
Monitoring of Greater Sage-grouse Habitats and Populations
Sage-grouse Habitat Management Guidelines
SAGEMAP - A GIS Database for Sage-grouse and Shrubsteppe Management in the Intermountain West
USDA Plants Profile for Artemisia tridentata
USFS - Sage-grouse Habitat Restoration Symposium Proceedings RMRS-P-38
USFWS - Greater sage-grouse general information
Wyoming Sage-Grouse Lek Viewing Guide
Funding Opportunities
BLM Challenge Cost-Share Grants (CCS)
Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative (CSI)
FSA - Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) - State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE)
Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) – Cost-Share Program
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation – Grants Program
North American Grouse Partnership - Grouse Habitat Restoration Fund
NRCS – Conservation Innovative Grants (CIG)
NRCS – Conservation Security Program (CSP)
NRCS - Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
NRCS – Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
NRCS – Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
NRCS - Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
USFWS - Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
USFWS - Funding opportunities for sage-grouse conservation
USFWS – Grants-At-A-Glance
USFWS - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
USFWS - Private Stewardship Grants Program
Genetics Research
Research by Krissy Bush, PhD Thesis Project
Research by Sara Oyler McCance: A Bird Of A Different Feather: DNA Research Reveals New, Yet Familiar Species
Research by Sara Oyler McCance: Evaluation of Genetic, Behavioral, and Morphological Distinctness of Greater Sage-Grouse in the Bi-State Planning Area
Research by Sara Oyler McCance: Genetic Survey Of Sage-Grouse Throughout Their Range
Listing Status
Summary of Sage-Grouse petitions submitted to USFWS (as of Mar 12, 2007)
USFWS - Listing Information for Greater Sage-grouse
USFWS - News Release - Conservation Status of Greater Sage-Grouse to be Reviewed (Feb, 2008)
USFWS - News Release - Conservation Status of Mono Basin Area Population of Greater Sage-Grouse Warrants Review (April 28, 2008)
USFWS - News Release - Gunnison Sage-grouse not to be listed as endangered, removed from Candidate list (Apr, 2006)
