A Sagebrush Conservation Design to Proactively Restore America’s Sagebrush Biome

This report, released by federal agencies, introduces a spatially explicit model that assesses sagebrush ecological integrity to plan a strategic, threat-based landscape conservation design. The report indicates a staggering 1.3 million acres of sagebrush rangeland are being lost annually. While climate change poses a threat, the diverse group of experts concluded that invasive grasses and wildfires significantly contributed to the loss of sagebrush rangeland.