Southeast Idaho Sagebrush Steppe Enhancement

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY22$52,131Bear Lake, Caribou, Frankin, Bannock, Oneida, Power, Bingham, Bonneville, Cassia Counties, Idaho

Project Description

This project is also a multi-faceted restoration effort to reconnect upland and riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.

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habitats and function in in core 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.

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areas in three priority landscapes within Idaho, including in the Bear Lake watershed, a crucial water resource for the larger region.

Partners

U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Governors Office of Species Conservation, Idaho Department of Fish & Game

Contact Information

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental...