Sentences with phrase «sage grouse habitat»

«How well does the greater sage grouse habitat protects other species?.»

RENO, Nev. (AP)-- Newmont Mining Corp. officials signed an agreement Tuesday with the U.S. government and the state of Nevada to protect some of the most critical sage grouse habitat in the West in exchange for assurances it will be allowed to develop...

To avoid that outcome, federal officials are trying what some call «a 21st century approach to conservation,» which essentially offers state governments and private landowners incentives to preserve and restore sage grouse habitat in exchange for avoiding restrictive regulation.

In a related action, the DOI also cordoned off nearly 10 million of acres of public land as sage grouse habitat and prohibited any economic activity on the land, such as mining or fracking.

But, when examining how well the protected area established for sage grouse covers other species that depend on sage grouse habitat, it leaves a lot to be desired.»

Core sage grouse habitat protected 46 percent of the habitat where the lizards dwell, he says.

The Wyoming pocket gopher, which is only native to Wyoming and is roughly the size of a guinea pig, was a prime example of a secondary species that did not fare all that well under the umbrella of sage grouse habitat, Carlisle says.

Scientists who conducted the survey for the western agencies say that while sage grouse habitat almost certainly declined due to human interference, the 16 million number isn't backed by reliable data and the historic population of sage grouse is unknown.

The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for managing about half of the remaining sage grouse habitat.

I have since worked in multiple conservation - oriented positions as a technician and group leader on projects involving forest management, urban tree management, endangered salmonids, Harlequin duck breeding surveys, urban Red - tailed hawks, Golden Eagle banding, and Sage grouse habitat restoration.

Recently, the Trump Administration has taken steps to rescind this public lands withdrawal for sage grouse habitat.

DOI officials believe that the unprecedented efforts and partnerships created to protect critical sage grouse habitat is sufficient to adequately protect and grow the species.

These lands were proposed to be withdrawn as sage grouse habitat, but this massive withdrawal of public lands would have also significantly impacted the economies of communities who relied on this land for mining, grazing, timbering, etc..

Keystone XL will cross through America's agricultural heartland, the Missouri and Niobrara Rivers, the Ogallala aquifer, sage grouse habitat, walleye fisheries and more.