Encompassing over 175 million acres, America’s “Sagebrush Sea” is the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the lower 48 states. A predominately shrubland system, this landscape ranges over deserts, valleys, mountains, and mesas from the Canadian border to our southwestern deserts. The sagebrush ecosystem – the ancestral homeland of many Tribal Nations – supports critical agricultural and recreation…

This United States Geological Survey news article "Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design" was originally found on https://www.usgs.gov/news