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

44

% of sage-grouse habitat is subject to grazing, with profound impacts on the ecosystem

91

% of sagebrush invaded by cheatgrass, which renders habitat virtually worthless to sage-grouse

50

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

1

of the 15 draft plans would identify and protect sage-grouse winter habitat

0

% of priority sage-grouse habitat is proposed for special designation

0.1

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