sage-grouse.syndicate
coordinates investment in sage-grouse — indicator of the sagebrush sea. leks, nesting cover, and intact shrub-steppe decide whether the bird and the biome persist under energy, grazing, and cheatgrass pressure.
purposeensure sage-grouse populations persist as the flagship of intact sagebrush ecosystems across the western u.s.
placewestern united states sagebrush sea — wyoming basin, great basin, colorado plateau margins, and other core and priority habitat areas (including gunnison basin endemics).