Sage-grouse

Plans for managing greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands work to sustainably balance conservation with other authorized uses, including oil & gas development.

Plans for managing greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands set objectives for vegetation conditions, describe management tools to balance conservation with other uses and establish thresholds for adaptive management.

Current planning uses the latest data from states and new science to adjust the boundaries of habitat management areas (HMAs) on nearly 67 million acres of greater sage-grouse habitat on BLM-managed public lands.

Healthy habitat can shield sage-grouse from predators like badgers, coyotes and raptors, but grouse are not fully adapted to foxes, skunks and ravens which follow human activity into sagebrush areas.

Expressing your thoughts in your own way helps the BLM understand various perspectives on the issues in the draft environmental analysis. The comment period is open through June 13, 2024.