SAGEMAP: A GIS database for Sage Grouse and Shrubsteppe Management in the Intermountain West The SAGEMAP project, conducted by the Snake River Field Station (SRFS) of the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center , is identifying and collecting spatial data layers needed for research and management of sage grouse and shrubsteppe systems. The datasets, which can be queried, viewed, and downloaded from our FTP site, are important for our understanding and management of shrubsteppe lands and associated wildlife. The data can be used to identify factors causing the declines of wildlife and shrubsteppe habitats, or in the decision process for listing of Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as a Threatened or Endangered species, and to help guide restoration of habitats in the Great Basin. The SAGEMAP project came about simply because we attended too many meetings where the same topics kept coming up again and again. "We do not know what maps are available" or "Where should we focus our efforts?" We finally suggested that we identify what data were needed and available, collect the GIS layers if possible, and build this website for others to access and use the information. Thus, SAGEMAP (the Sagebrush And Grassland Ecosystem Map Assessment Project) was born. (P.S. We are a bunch of scientists and our primary objective is the data and all that, but we hope that you also like the pictures!).

SAGEMAP Get GIS Data Documents Links U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR, USA Snake River Field Station, Boise, ID, USA URL: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/index.asp Last Update: 04/01/2003 Contact: sean_finn@usgs.gov USGS Disclaimer