Sagebrush Flat WLA Pygmy Rabbit Habitat Enhancement

Sagebrush Flat WLA Pygmy Rabbit Habitat Enhancement

Project Description

Sagebrush Flat State Wildlife Area is a critical area for Washington’s sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush obligate wildlife. This project will enhance the native plant community through creating a mosaic of sagebrush stand ages, treating invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species , and planting native plants. Decadent sagebrush is a heavy, continuous fuel for wildfire on the landscape. Wildfires is more difficult and costly to control. More varied ages of sagebrush lend to a more mixed severity patchy burn. The project area is nested in a matrix of agricultural lands and rural communities that often do not have wildland fire response as quickly as other areas. This project will positively contribute to public safety hazards like prolonged smoke from wildfire events with ample available heavy fuels. 

Partners

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife