sage grouse habitat

The BLM released their latest federal draft plan for managing sage grouse across the West, and Wyoming officials are displeased. The timing of the lengthy process will likely push the release of the final plan after Trump’s inauguration. Wyoming’s Gordon hopes that’ll be favorable to Wyoming’s management goals – like more state oversight and less restrictions on oil and gas development.

In roughly the last two decades, sage grouse populations have declined by over 40%.

Jonah Energy is being recognized with a national Distinction in Reclamation award from the American Society of Reclamation Sciences, an international advisory group in the energy world. This is the first time an oil or gas company has received this award.

There’s a new conservation easement on a ranch just west of Pinedale, and it’s in a critical area for mule deer migration and sage grouse.

The Wyoming Game & Fish Commission is allocating nearly $550,000 to eight local sage grouse working groups to fund projects and address issues and threats to the bird. Environmental and human impacts have caused a significant loss of habitat for sage grouse in several Western and Mountain West states in previous decades.

Wednesday is the deadline for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether or not to list the Gunnison Sage Grouse, a sub-species that’s…

The Western Energy Alliance released a report this week on sage grouse protection measures used by the oil and gas industry. Though the report claims that…

A 5000-well oil and gas project proposed for the Powder River Basin is drawing sharp criticism from a wildlife advocacy group. Erik Molvar with WildEarth…

Sage grouse in Wyoming could get new protections, if a Bureau of Land Management plan is adopted.The agency is proposing to cap the amount of disturbance…

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a new plan that would give farmers and ranchers certain legal protections, if they undertake sage-grouse…