The National Greater Sage-Grouse
Planning Strategy
Lek: Swedish for “mating place”
50% of sagebrush habitat has been lost since European settlement
% of the most important remaining sage-grouse habitat is at risk of energy development
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% of sage-grouse habitat is subject to grazing, with profound impacts on the ecosystem
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% of sagebrush invaded by cheatgrass, which renders habitat virtually worthless to sage-grouse
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers approximately half of remaining sagebrush steppe in the American West.
Greater sage-grouse range
BLM lands
The BLM partitioned the planning strategy into 15 subparts.
of the 15 draft plans would require protective 4-mile lek buffers for oil and gas development
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of the 15 draft plans would identify and protect sage-grouse winter habitat
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% of priority sage-grouse habitat is proposed for special designation
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