Got Sage-Grouse? Need Habitat?
Sustaining sage-grouse habitat is critical for their survival.
For information or assistance to develop a project, contact: Heather Talley, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; heathertalley@utah.gov
More information can be found at:
- Sagebrush treatments and their impacts on sage-grouse (powerpoint presentation) http://sgrp.usu.edu/learningtools
- Sagebrush Seed and Plant Transfer Guidelines http://sgrp.usu.edu/files/uploads/pdfs/mahalovich%20and%20mcarthur%20guidelines.pdf
- Technical Note: Greater sage-grouse response to sagebrush management in South Central Utahhttp://sgrp.usu.edu/files/uploads/SGTechNoteFinal.pdf
- Gunnison sage-grouse use of Conservation Reserve Program fields in Utah and response to emergency grazing: A preliminary evaluation http://sgrp.usu.edu/files/uploads/pdfs/gunnisonwsb.pdf
- Information from Idaho Fish & Game Sage-grouse Conservation http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/plans/sage_grouse/
Interested in sage-grouse habitat projects on private land? These biologists (listed below) work jointly with the Division of Wildlife Resources and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and can help design and implement sage-grouse habitat work. Funding is also available for habitat improvement projects on private lands.
Contact Utah Farm Bill Biologists
Nathan Long
NRCS/UDWR Biologist
515 E 5300 S
Ogden, UT 84405
Phone: 801-476-2740
nathan.long@ut.usda.gov
Kendall Bagley
NRCS/UDWR Biologist
Richfield Service Center
340 North 600 East
Richfield, UT 84701
Phone: (435) 896-6441
FAX: (435) 896-9339
kendall.bagley@ut.usda.gov
Nile Sorenson
NRCS/UDWR Biologist
Cedar City Field Office
2390 West Highway 56
Suite 14
Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone: (435) 529-2429
FAX: (435) 586-0649
Nile.sorenson@ut.usda.gov
Ted Donaldson
Farm Bill Program Biologist
NRCS/UDWR Field Office
540 West Price River Drive
Price, UT 84501
Phone: (435) 637-0041
FAX: (435) 637-3146
tdonaldson@utah.gov
Jim Spencer
NRCS Biologist
Roosevelt Field Office
240 West Highway 40, 333-4
Roosevelt, UT 84066
Phone: (435) 722-4621
FAX: (435) 722-9065
Jim.spencer@ut.usda.gov