Sage advice for managers: A new, collaborative science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome

Sue Miller; Jeanne C. Chambers; Michele Crist; Susan Ellsworth; Kenneth E. Mayer

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Sage advice for managers: A new, collaborative science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome

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Authors:

Sue Miller, Jeanne C. Chambers, Michele Crist, Susan Ellsworth, Kenneth E. Mayer

Year:

2019

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 34. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 20 p.

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Abstract

The two-part Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome published by the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station is a new, multiscale approach to management of sagebrush ecosystems. The product of an extensive collaboration between State and Federal agencies and universities, it employs science on ecological resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive species (like cheatgrass), along with Greater sage-grouse habitat requirements, to improve conservation planning and help prioritize management actions. Prioritized areas and management strategies can be refined by managers and stakeholders at the local scale based on higher resolution data and local knowledge.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, sagebrush ecosystems, conservation, multiscale, management, disturbance, invasive species

Citation

Miller, Sue; Chambers, Jeanne; Crist, Michele; Ellsworth, Susan; Mayer, Kenneth E. 2019. Sage advice for managers: A new, collaborative science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome. Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 34. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 20 p.