What is SageSTEP?
SageSTEP (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) is a regional experiment to evaluate methods of sagebrush steppe restoration in the Great Basin. Sagebrush communities have been identified as one of the most threatened land types in North America, and as much as half of this land type has already been lost in the Great Basin. Many of the sagebrush communities that remain are in poor health (the sagebrush plants are old and unproductive and other native plants are scarce in the understory). SageSTEP scientists are studying the effects of land management options to provide resource managers with improved information to make restoration management decisions with reduced risk and uncertainty.The project is fully interdisciplinary, with ecological, economic, and social components. For summaries of SageSTEP studies and objectives, visit our About the Project page.
What's New?
Upcoming SageSTEP Manager Workshop
May 25-26, 2010
Tooele, Utah
and the West Desert
Save the Date Announcement
Registration Form
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SageSTEP News Issue 11, Winter 2009/2010Using a Human Footprint Map to Assess the Extent of Human Actions Across Sagebrush Landscapes Click here to view the newsletter (PDF, 561KB) |
Ecology and Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse: A Landscape Species and Its Habitats
Thirty-eight federal, state, university, and nongovernmental experts have collaborated to produce new scientific information about Greater Sage-Grouse populations, sagebrush habitats, and relationships among sage-grouse, sagebrush habitats, and land use. Click here for more information.
Piñon-Juniper Webzone
This is a new website that provides reference materials for piñon and juniper species in the Intermountain West including Texas. The site provides access to four popular publications, as well as an extensive reference list and photo gallery. Click here to enter the Piñon-Juniper Webzone.
PowerPoints Online: ESA Organized Oral Session and Learning Together: SageSTEP Progress Report Manager Workshop
PDFs of PowerPoints from the OOS, Ecological Knowledge to Enhance Stewardship and Restoration of Sagebrush Steppe Communities, August 5, 2009 can be viewed and downloaded. Also, presentations and other information from the SageSTEP Nevada-Idaho Managers' Workshop June 10-11, 2009 in and near Winnemucca, Nevada are available. Click here for more info.
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Piñon and Juniper Field Guide: Asking the Right Questions to Select Appropriate Management ActionCopies are available free of charge. Click here for more information. |
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Guide for Quantifying Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great BasinCopies of the Fuels Guide are available free of charge. Click here for more information about the guide and how to order copies. |