Events & Webinars

Healthy mesic habitat benefits ranchers and wildlife in the west.Water Is Life: Introducing SGI’s Mesic Habitat Conservation Strategy

April 5, 2017

The NRCS-led Sage Grouse Initiative is proud to announce a new conservation strategy that empowers private ranchers and partners to protect and enhance the wet green places that sustain working lands and wildlife.

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sagebrush conservationWebinar: Landscape to Local – A multi-scale evaluation of voluntary efforts to reduce fragmentation and enhance management of rangelands for sage-grouse

When: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | 11:00am MST

Host: Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan

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beaver-dam-analogueWebinar: Cheap and Cheerful Stream and Riparian Restoration | Beaver Dam Analogues As Low-Cost Tool

When: March 22, 2017 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST

Host: USDA NRCS Science and Technology

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Webinar: Off-Site Water for Riparian Health and Livestock Performance

When: February 14, 2017 | 9-10 am PST

Host: NRCS West Technology Center

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woodland-expansion-collageFree Live-Broadcast Symposium: Impacts of Woodland Expansion at the Society for Range Management Conference

When: Jan. 31, 2017 in St. George, Utah

Featuring 20 presentations on reducing woodland expansion!

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Symposium: Identifying and Managing Threats to Great Basin Greater Sage-Grouse Populations

When: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 8:30am to 5:00pm

Where: Peppermill Resort, Reno, Nevada

Host: The Wildlife Society

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Webinar: Living with Beavers | Tools for Coexistence

When: January 24, 2014 | 9-10am PST

Host: NRCS West Technology Center

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Webinar: Engaging Communities In Sagebrush Restoration – Idaho Fish and Game Southwest Region Volunteer Program

When: Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 11:30am to 12:30pm PST

Host: Great Basin Fire Exchange & Idaho Fish and Game

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Sagebrush country extends into the distance on the Kennedy Ranch in Utah's Bear Valley.Webinar: Rangeland Management Strategies and Tools – Promoting Resiliency and Addressing Invasive Species

When: Thurs., Jan. 12, 9:30 to 11:00AM MST

Host: Western Governors’ Association

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Fencing improvements have allowed the Kennedys to better manage livestock grazing while also improving range health.Webinar: Writing and Monitoring Grazing Plans – Available tools, site specific planning and the economics of southern forage management

When: Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 at 2:00 pm EST

Hosts: USDA NRCS Science and Technology

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