Programs
Habitat Assessment Framework
The BLM Sage-grouse HAF Dashboard presents maps and summaries of current mid-, fine-, and site-scale assessment status range-wide. Use the Dashboard to check on the current status of an assessment area or determine where an assessment should be made. Click on the left-side bar to obtain help on using the Dashboard.
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Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework (HAF) TR6710, 2015
The “Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework” (HAF) was conceived by several managers in the early 2000s. They assembled a diverse group of habitat specialists and sage-grouse experts from state, federal, and nongovernmental organizations to develop this habitat evaluation tool. In 2006, the “Greater Sage-Grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy,” published by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, highlighted the development and implementation of the HAF. That strategy outlined a number of objectives for the HAF, which included a temporal and spatial method for evaluating sagebrush habitats for sage-grouse suitability at multiple and hierarchical landscape scales. The HAF TR 6710 provides a blueprint for landscape conservation; success will be achieved through implementation with local stakeholder involvement. The HAF is a cornerstone of the habitat monitoring component of the sage-grouse conservation strategy.
Greater Sage-grouse RMPA revisions – Applicable Instruction Memoranda