Trial by Fire

•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 i...

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Published in:Rangelands 2013-06, Vol.35 (3), p.2-10
Main Authors: Murphy, Tim, Naugle, David E., Eardley, Randall, Maestas, Jeremy D., Griffiths, Tim, Pellant, Mike, Stiver, San J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cheatgrass
fuels management
Great Basin
landscape approach
partnerships
sage-grouse
wildfire
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Summary:•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.
ISSN:0190-0528
1551-501X
DOI:10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00009.1