This data set contains simple, landscape-scale greater sage-grouse habitat types for Idaho and constitutes a current approximation of sage-grouse habitat in the state. The data can be used for general conservation and restoration planning purposes, but additional data or field verification are needed for applications at finer scales. The habitat types include: (1) key sage-grouse habitat areas and (2) three habitat restoration types: (a) R1 - perennial native and non-native grasslands with high restoration potential; (b) R2 - annual grass dominated areas (either shrubland or grassland) with low restoration potential and (c) R3 - conifer encroachment areas with high restoration potential. A new data set will be developed annually to update the planning map and chart landscape-level changes in sage-grouse habitat over time.

Credits: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Sage-grouse Local Working Groups, and other cooperators/contributors

For more information contact us at blm_id_stateoffice@blm.gov.