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Jeremy MaestasNRCS State Habitat Biologist -Oregon
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Greater
Greater
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Potential risk factors for sage-grouse in Oregon
Wildfire Invasive weeds Juniper expansion Prescribed fire Vegetation treatments (e.g., sagebrush removal) Improper livestock grazing Predation Realty (e.g., land use changes) Energy development and transmission Recreation West Nile Virus
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Oregon’s Strategic Approach
Pick “low-hanging fruit” first
• Targeted Threat: Juniper Expansion
Focus resources in the right places
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Maximizing Biological ROIPhase I (early)
Phase II (mid)
Phase III (late)
~212,000 acres Phase I & II juniper on private land within 3 miles of leks
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Oregon’sSage-
Grouse Initiative
Targeted Sage-
Grouse Areas
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Objective: Treat one quarter of the problem (53,000 ac) on private lands by the end of 2012
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National Sage-Grouse Initiative
PURPOSE: Strategically focus resources to alleviate threats to sage-grouse and improve the sustainability of working ranches
March 2010, $16 million in EQIP and WHIP made available to 11 western states
“Implement the right practices, in the right locations, at the appropriate scale”
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Oregon Results – FY10 28 landowner contracts
$2.3 million obligated
20,656 acres of juniper removal
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Remove/Mark Problematic Fences
Retrofit Troughswith Escape Ramps
Remove Conifers
Improve Grazing Management
Restore Vegetationin Degraded Areas
40,000 Ac
640,000 Ac
11,000 Ac
941,000 Ft (180 mi)
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FY10 Range-Wide Accomplishments –$18.5 M obligated
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FY11 Funding
$3.5 million available in Oregon (EQIP and WHIP)
Strong interest so far (~50 apps)
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Effectiveness Monitoring BLM, NRCS, ODFW, U of
I, landowners
150 radio-marked birds
Treat 27,000 ac public & private over next 5 yrs
Provides science to inform ESA listing decisions
Warner Mountain Core Area Study
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Questions?
http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/sage-grouse/index.html