Trial by fire

Tim Murphy, David E. Naugle, Randall Eardley, Jeremy D. Maestas, Tim Griffiths, Mike Pellant, San J. Stiver

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Abstract

On the Ground Conservation partners across 11 western states are rallying in unprecedented fashion to reduce threats to sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem they occupy. Improvements made in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wildfire policy are a tremendous step forward but the 2012 wildfire season is a harsh reminder that more action is needed to improve our effectiveness in reducing impacts to sage-grouse. Challenges and opportunities presented here are intended to heighten awareness of the wildfire issue and to further accelerate a mutually agreed upon, spatially explicit path forward, so that all partners can quickly engage in its implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages2-10
Number of pages9
Volume35
No3
Specialist publicationRangelands
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Great Basin
  • cheatgrass
  • fuels management
  • landscape approach
  • partnerships
  • sage-grouse
  • wildfire

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