Wyoming Game and Fish Sage Grouse Management

 
Wyoming Sage Grouse

Sage Grouse Update Newsletter
    Newsletter 1 - February 18, 2011
    Newsletter 2 - March 16, 2011  
    Newsletter 3 - May 13, 2011
    Newsletter 4 - June 21, 2011
    Newsletter 5 - September 7, 2011
    Newsletter 6 - November 7, 2011


Wyoming Sage Grouse Map Viewer
    Click Here to View The Wyoming Sage-grouse Map Viewer

Sage-Grouse Updated Core Area Maps and Shapefiles Version 3
  Sage Grouse Breeding and Connectivity Areas Version 3

          Sage Grouse Executive Order Check Off List  

          Sage Grouse Core Breeding Areas - Version 3 - Shapefiles

          Sage Grouse Core Breeding Areas - Version 3 - UTM Zone 12 NAD 1983 - Shapefiles

          Sage Grouse Core Breeding Areas - Version 3 - Connectivity - Shapefiles
  Sage Grouse Core Areas with Land Ownership and Township and Range Lines
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  Sage Grouse Core Areas with Land Ownership and Township, Range, and Section Lines 
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          Sage-Grouse Core Area Transmission Corridor - Shapefiles   (Please note:  WGFD did not create this file and is providing it out of convenience)
         


Sage Grouse Protection and Stipulations for Development 
  Executive Order - Greater Sage Grouse Core Area Protection - June 2nd, 2011   
  Sage-Grouse Implementation Team Development Stipulations June 28, 2010 
  Density Disturbance Calculation Tool Manual

US Fish and Wildlife Service Says Core Sage Grouse Habitat Areas Must Remain Protected - Even From Wind Development
  Cheyenne - Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week said that wind energy development in Wyoming's core sage grouse habitat areas, even for research purposes, would "negate the usefulness of the core area concept" and would bring into question whether adequate regulatory mechanisms are in place in the state to protect the species.
   WGFD Wind Sage Grouse Letter 
   USFWS Wind Sage Grouse Letter

Most Requested Sage-Grouse Documents
  WGFD Protocols for Treating Sagebrush 

  Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework - August 2010 

  Final Wyoming Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan July 2003 
  Hunting & Sage-Grouse: A Technical Review of Harvest Mgmt on a Species of Concern in WY 
  Fence Marking to Reduce Greater Sage-grouse Collisions and Mortality near Farson, Wyoming - Summary of Interim Results
  Wyoming Sage-Grouse Lek Viewing Guide

Sage Grouse Job Completion Reports   2004 Job Completion Reports   2005 Job Completion Reports   2006 Job Completion Reports   2007 Job Completion Reports Final Local Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans   Northeast Wyoming Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - August 15, 2006   Bates Hole/Shirley Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - January 10, 2007   South-Central Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - March 14, 2007   Upper Green River Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - May 24, 2007   Southwest Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - July 17, 2007   Wind River/Sweetwater River Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan - August 3, 2007   Big Horn Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan  - August 31, 2007   Upper Snake River Basin Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan  - January 16, 2008 Working Groups General News     Wyoming Local Sage-Grouse Working Group Charter    Wyoming LWG Map     Working Groups Page Links      Bates Hole/Shirley Basin Working Group      Big Horn Basin Working Group      Upper Snake River Basin Working Group       Northeast Working Group       South Central Working Group      South West Working Group       Upper Green River Working Group      Wind River/Sweetwater Working Group Funding Sources for Sage-Grouse Projects            Funding Opportunities for Sage-Grouse Conservation Efforts Other Sage Grouse Documents         Sage Grouse Bibliography         2004 Western Grouse Workshop Proceedings         Monitoring of Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats and Populations         Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage Grouse and Sagebrush Habitats         WAFWA Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Strategy 2006         Evaluating Habitat Aeration Treatments         Habitat Conservation Benefits Resulting From a Leafy Spurge       Sage-Grouse Habitat Management Guidelines for Wyoming - July 24, 2007       Wyoming Sage-Grouse Research Reports and research articles listing

Fire Management in Xeric Sagebrush Habitats
    Recommendation - Fire Management in Xeric Sagebrush Habitats
    Prescribed Fire as a Management Tool in Xeric Sagebrush Ecosystems:  Is it Worth the Risk to Sage-Grouse