Sage-grouse

Popping their inflatable neck pouches looks physically demanding. They are typically winding down about an hour after sunrise.

One for 350: Managing sagebrush landscapes

The nearly 67 million acres of sagebrush habitat on BLM-managed public lands are home to more than 350 species of animals, insects and plants.
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A male Greater sage-grouse displays to attract female attention

Rites of Spring

For much of the year, greater sage-grouse stay out of sight under the cover of sagebrush and native grasses that also serve as their food.

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A seed from ventenata grass attached to a shirt cuff

Unhealthy competition

Invasive species are a leading risk to native wildlife everywhere, including the greater sage-grouse and hundreds of other s

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A sagebrush seedling in dry cracked ground

The Heart of Sagebrush

Sagebrush grows year-round, even in the winter. Its branches hold blowing snow in the landscape to water spring and summer growth, even in periods of drought.
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The winter sun shines over sagebrush and drifted snow

Sagebrush in winter

Photos courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Tom Koerner)  
 

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