Habitat management

Sweetwater Pinyon-Juniper Removal

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY24$ 43,326Lyon, Nevada 

Project Description

In cooperation with the Smith Valley Conservation District this project will remove encroaching pinyon and juniper of light to medium density over a minimum of 60 acres to reduce this threat to the bi-state sage grouse, mule deer, and other 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 ecosystem dependent species.

Partners

Smith Valley Conservation District, Private Landowner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife

Contact

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Nevada State Coordinator, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
Partners for Fish and Wildlife,
Ecological Services
Area
NV

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...
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