BLM plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation on public lands [Video]

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The greater sage-grouse is the largest grouse in North America and it lives in sagebrush habitats across the western United States and southern Canada. Over the years their habitat has declined. A draft plan from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would strengthen conservation and management on public land.

“The majesty of the West and its way of life are at stake. Sagebrush lands are places where people work and play, and they are the headwaters for the West’s major rivers,” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning. “Joint efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse and its habitat led to the largest collaborative conservation effort in our history, and we are building on that work, together with our partners, to ensure the health of these lands and local economies into the future.”

The draft …