In March, government scientists released two sobering reports about the status of the sagebrush steppe — a 160-million-acre landscape covering portions of 14 western states. According to the U.S.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – New research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the sagebrush steppe ecosystem that ...

It may not be as iconic as the Rocky Mountains or as lush as the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, but the sagebrush steppe might be the most American environment of all. Located in the U.S ...

It’s time to envision, identify, and preserve an “emerald necklace” of trails and open lands encircling Boise from its southeast, south, southwest, west, to its northwest. Boise airport officials are ...

BURNS -- Some of the West's most promising rangeland research is taking place in an industrial kitchen where scientists might be mistaken for pastry chefs. They spend their winters tweaking ...

BOISE -- Scientists in Idaho are hoping drones can help them look at the sagebrush steppe from a new perspective. They are using the unmanned aircraft to map wildlife habitats and gather information ...

BOISE, Idaho — A new plan to save sagebrush habitats in Western states that support cattle ranching, recreation and 350 wildlife species — including imperiled sage grouse — is a paradigm shift in ...

Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis) has been expanding into sagebrush (Artemisia L. spp.) steppe over the past 130 yr in Idaho, Oregon, and California. Fuel ...

Research assistants Chelsea Merriman, standing, and Adrian Rus place markers that can be seen from the air in a research plot of sagebrush. Three subspecies of sagebrush, grown from seeds from a ...

Natural gas extraction and field development are pervasive throughout the sagebrush steppe of Wyoming. We conducted this study to determine how roads associated with natural gas extraction affect the ...

POCATELLO — The Habitat Improvement Team — a committee of natural resource, land management and tribal trustees — has awarded more than $900,000 to five conservation projects that will restore rivers ...

POCATELLO — The Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust is pleased to announce its acceptance of a generous $10,000 grant from the Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation. The grant will go toward the land trust’s ...