Resource Library by Subject - S-Sa

These resource library subjects are listed in alphabetical order.

Look for the green subject headings to guide you through the topics.

Sage Grouse

     Publication Name   Battle looms over grouse, the "spotted owl of the desert"

                         ID #   315

                   Authors   Associated Press

       Publication Date   November 2, 1999

            Produced By   Wenatchee World, The

                Summary   Newspaper article from the Associated Press, Portland, Oregon regarding the potential listing of the sage

                                 grouse and the controversy surrounding this subject.

     Publication Name   Battle looms over grouse, the 'spotted owl of the desert'

                         ID #   174

                   Authors   Associated Press reporter

       Publication Date   October 2, 1999

            Produced By   Wenatchee World, The

                Summary   News article discussing the potential listing of the Sage grouse.

     Publication Name   Four Local Working Groups Study Sage Grouse

                         ID #   270

                   Authors   McCoy, Patricia R.

       Publication Date   October 22, 1999

            Produced By   Capital Press, The

                Summary   With a potential Endangered Species Act listing of sage grouse looming on the horizon, local working

                                 groups are attempting to craft plans in an attempt to avoid listing in Idaho.

     Publication Name   Grazing removal critical to sage grouse says Kerr

                         ID #   273

                   Authors   Juillerat, Lee

       Publication Date   October 22, 1999

            Produced By   Capital Press, The

                Summary   Opinion article concerning the removal of grazing on public lands in order to protect the sage grouse.

     Publication Name   Hanford Fire, Grouse Forced Out of Habitat

                         ID #   655

                   Authors   Linda Ashton

       Publication Date   July 8, 2000

            Produced By   Yakima Herald-Republic

                Summary   Discusses the Hanford Nuclear Reservation fire and the effect it had on habitat for northwestern sage

                                 grouse, a bird being considered for federal protection.

     Publication Name   How to Conserve and Restore the High Desert Environment and Rebuild Sage Grouse Populations

                         ID #   169

                   Authors   Christopher, Kent L., and Tom J. Cade

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By   NAFA

                Summary   An update on the proposal to list Sage Grouse in Washington State under the Endangered Species Act.

     Publication Name   Sage Grouse (Centerocercus urophasianus)

                         ID #   172

                   Authors   Schroeder, M.A., Young, J.R., and C.E. Braun

       Publication Date   1999

            Produced By   The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

                Summary   Sage grouse information:  General information, distinguishing characteristics, distribution, systematic,

                                 migration, habitat, food habits, sounds, behavior, breeding, demography and populations, conservation and

                                 management, appearance, measurements, and priorities for future research.

     Publication Name   Sage Grouse as an Umbrella Species for Other Sagebrush Steppe Species

                         ID #   171

                   Authors   Rich, Terry and Barb Wales

       Publication Date   November 15, 1999

            Produced By   Idaho Bureau of Land Management

                Summary   It is our belief, and that of Idaho Partners In Flight, that the sage grouse serves as an umbrella species for

                                 a number of other species that use sagebrush habitats as their primary habitat type.  The implication is that

                                 if we mange habitat properly to conserve populations of sage grouse, we also will conserve populations of

                                 these other species.  Sage grouse require healthy rangelands with substantial cover of native shrubs,

                                 grasses and forbs.  Further, they require large blocks of this type of habitat, as much as 2500 square miles

                                  per population.  Thus, if we can provide this type of habitat in these types of blocks over a significant portion

                                  of the range of the sage grouse, not only the grouse, but other species should do fine.  Of course, we need

                                 research to examine this hypothesis, but it seems like a reasonable was to proceed in the mean time.

                                

                                 Report contains some data that pertain to the possible role of sage grouse as an umbrella species for other

                                  sagebrush steppe vertebrates.

     Publication Name   Sage Grouse Declines Worry Public Lands Users

                         ID #   271

                   Authors   McCoy, Patricia R.

       Publication Date   October 22, 1999

            Produced By   Capital Press, The

                Summary   A petition is sounding alarms across the Interior West, where some predict it could have the same affect as

                                 spotted owl listing.

     Publication Name   Sage Grouse petition coming; BLM issues draft guidelines

                         ID #   277

                   Authors   Juillerat, Lee

       Publication Date   April 21, 2000

            Produced By   Capital Press, The

                Summary   Leaders of the American Lands Alliance said they will petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use the

                                 Endangered Species Act to protect the northern sage grouse in several Western states.

     Publication Name   Summary of the Western Sage Grouse Status Conference, held in Boise, Idaho, January 14-15, 1999.

                         ID #   164

                   Authors

       Publication Date   April 1999

            Produced By   Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

                Summary   Summary of the proceedings at the Western Sage Grouse Status conference in Boise, Idaho, January

                                 14-15, 1999.

                                 Includes lists of experts with contact information.

     Publication Name   Washington State Management Plan for Sage Grouse

                         ID #   173

                   Authors   Tirhi, Michelle J.

       Publication Date   July 1995

            Produced By   Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Olympia

                Summary   This is a comprehensive management plan designed to increase both the population size and amount of

                                 habitat for sage grouse in Washington.  Includes information on the following:  taxonomy, physical

                                 description, geographical distribution, natural history, habitat requirements, population dynamics,

                                 population status, habitat status, management activities, management direction, implementation schedule,

                                 and a review process.

     Publication Name   Washington State Status Report for the Sage Grouse

                         ID #   111

                   Authors   Hays, David W., Tirhi, Michelle J., and Derek W. Stinson

       Publication Date   March 1998

            Produced By   Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Olympia

                Summary   This is the status report that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife used as the basis for

                                 recommending the sage grouse be designated a State Threatened Species.  Includes the following

                                 information:  taxonomy, physical description, geographical distribution, natural history, habitat

                                 requirements, population dynamics, population status, habitat status, conservation status, factors affecting

                                 continued existence, and conclusions and recommendations.

     Publication Name   Washington State Status Report for the Sage Grouse, Draft

                         ID #   71

                   Authors   Tirhi, Michelle J., and David W. Hays

       Publication Date   October 1997

            Produced By   Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Olympia

                Summary   This is a comprehensive draft report on the population size and amount of habitat for sage grouse in

                                 Washington.  Includes information on the following:  taxonomy, physical description, geographical

                                 distribution, natural history, habitat requirements, population dynamics, population status, habitat status,

                                 conservation status, and factors affecting continuing existence.

     Publication Name   What is a sage grouse anyway?

                         ID #   272

                   Authors

       Publication Date   October 22, 1999

            Produced By   Capital Press, The

                Summary   Brief newspaper article describing sage grouse and reasons for population decline.

     Publication Name   Will the sage grouse be the 'spotted owl of the desert'?

                         ID #   175

                   Authors   Rightmire, Chuck

       Publication Date   September 22, 1999

            Produced By   Western Livestock Reporter

                Summary   News article discussing the potential listing of the Sage grouse.

Sage Grouse; Game Birds; Threatened and Endangered


     Publication Name   Federal Listing Likely for Sage Grouse

                         ID #   584

                   Authors   Jim Matthews

       Publication Date   October 1999

            Produced By   Petersen's Hunting Magazine

                Summary   A number of petitions are being filed to list the Sage Grouse species as either "threatened" or

                                 "endangered" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is almost certain, however, that any proposed

                                 listings will be battled in court by state and federal agencies and livestock groups.

Sage Sparrow

     Publication Name   Reproductive Ecology of the Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli), and its Relationship to the Characteristics

                                 of Native and Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Dominated Habitats

                         ID #   324

                   Authors   Fitzner, Lisa E.

       Publication Date   May 2000

            Produced By   Lisa Elaine Fitzner

                Summary   The information presented describes the breeding ecology of the sage sparrow and how predation

                                 pressure and habitat conditions have affected various aspects of reproduction.

Sagebrush Flat

     Publication Name   5 - Year Monitoring Plan for the Sagebrush Flat Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP)

                         ID #   144

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   May 22, 1996

            Produced By   N/A

                Summary   Generalized monitoring plan for the Sagebrush Flat CRMP.

     Publication Name   Columbia Basin Wildlife Areas, 1998 Sagebrush Flat CRMP Summary

                         ID #   146

                   Authors   Kent, Robert D.

       Publication Date   1998

            Produced By   N/A

                Summary   Review of the completed activities occurring on Sagebrush Flat in 1998.

     Publication Name   Coordinated Resource Management Plan for Sagebrush Flat; Final Draft

                         ID #   145

                   Authors   WDFW, WDNR, NRCS, and others

       Publication Date   February 1997

            Produced By   Washington Department of Natural Resources

                Summary   Is the coordinated resource management plan for Sagebrush Flat.  Includes:  history of the Sagebrush Flat

                                 coordinated resource management area, resource inventory, pygmy rabbit information, sage grouse,

                                 ferruginous hawk, sage thrasher, northern grasshopper mouse, striped whipsnake, sage sparrow,

                                 Brewer's sparrow, loggerhead shrike, sagebrush vole, Washington ground squirrel, vesper sparrow, and

                                 the short-horned lizard.  Discusses rangeland plant communities, range condition, a forage summary,

                                 actions to achieve objectives, a management plan, a monitoring plan, references, and a glossary.

Salmon

     Publication Name   A Course Screening Process for Evaluation of the Effects of Land Management Activities on Salmon

                                 Spawning and Rearing Habitat in ESA Consultations

                         ID #   190

                   Authors   Rhodes, Jonathan J., McCullough, Dale A., and F. Al Espinosa Jr.

       Publication Date   December 1994

            Produced By   Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

                Summary   The Coarse Screening Process provides objective, measurable criteria to evaluate the consistency of

                                 single and combined land management activities with the legal and policy goals set forth in the Endangered

                                  Species Act and by National Marine Fisheries Service.  Although Salmon populations are affected by a

                                 variety of activities throughout the migratory