Assessing the impact of invasive annual grasses and wildfire on native pollinators within the 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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Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY24

$312,817

Rangewide

Project Description

This project will provide critically needed baseline information on native bee communities of the sagebrush biome. Insect pollinators-particularly native bees-are critically important in the maintenance of terrestrial plant and animal communities, yet our understanding of how contemporary threats influence this group and the pollination services they provide is virtually unstudied with the sagebrush biome. Our investigation will quantify how bee communities respond to widespread threats to sagebrush-wildfire and invasive annual grasses-and provide foundational knowledge needed for undertaking informed management decisions to improve the resilience of the biome. 

Partners

Oregon State University

Contact Information

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Conservation Coordinator
Science Applications
Additional Role(s)
WAFWA Western Monarch and Native Insect Pollinator Working Group,
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign,
Sagebrush BIL Executive Team,
Wildlife Conservation Initiative,
Cascades to Coast Landscape Collaborative,
Regional Representative on Service's History Committee
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Environmental Policy
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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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