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GREATER SAGE-GROUSE DIRECTIVES

The following directives have been identified by BLM Librarians as relevant to the BLM's Greater sage-grouse conservation initiative.

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Washington Office Instruction Memoranda

IM Number

Subject

Date

WO-2020-027

Update to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook documenting the Mule Deer and Sage Grouse Categorical Exclusion (CX) Directed by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Interim Guidance)

06-04-2020

WO-2018-026

Implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Revisions or Amendments – Oil & Gas Leasing and Development Prioritization Objective - Obsolete

12-27-2017

WO-2018-025

Implementation of the Habitat Objectives Table from the 2015 Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plans and Amendments - Obsolete

12-27-2017
WO-2018-024 Setting Priorities for Review and Processing of Grazing Authorizations and Related Livestock Grazing Monitoring - Obsolete 12-27-2017
WO-2018-023 Incorporating Thresholds and Responses into Grazing Permits/Leases - Obsolete 12-27-2017

WO-2018-022

Process for Evaluating Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Adaptive Management Hard and Soft Triggers - Obsolete

12-27-2017

WO-2018-021

Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse (including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment) Habitat Assessment Policy - Obsolete

12-27-2017

WO-2016-148

Preliminary Target Allocation Directives for Fiscal Year 2017 and Accomplishment Reporting Guidance for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 for Vegetation and Habitat Protection Project Work in Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete 

08-25-2016

WO-2016-145

Tracking and Reporting Surface Disturbance and Reclamation - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-144

Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse (including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment) Habitat Assessment Policy - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-143

Implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Revisions or Amendments - Oil & Gas Leasing and Development Sequential Prioritization - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-142

Incorporating Thresholds and Responses into Grazing Permits/Leases - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-141

Setting Priorities for Review and Processing of Grazing Authorizations in Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-140

Process for Assessing, Coordinating, and Implementing Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Adaptive Management Hard and Soft Triggers - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-139

Policy for Resource Management Plan Effectiveness Monitoring for Renewable Resources with Additional Guidance for Plans Implementing the Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy - Obsolete

09-01-2016

WO-2016-115

Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Treatments within Sage-Grouse Habitat - Obsolete

06-24-2016

WO-2016-058

Completing Implementation Planning Targets for Land Use Plans and Amendments Associated with the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy - Obsolete

03-16-2016

WO-2016-040

Travel and Transportation Management Planning Schedules, Project Plans to Implement Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment or Revision Decisions - Obsolete

02-12-2016

WO-2016-038    Change 1

Change 1 to the Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Conservation and Related Activities Funding Policy, Allocation, Directives, and Guidance for Fiscal Year 2016 Instruction Memorandum (Internal) - Obsolete

04-08-2016

WO-2016-038

Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Conservation and Related Activities Funding Policy, Allocation, Directives, and Guidance for Fiscal Year 2016 (Internal) - Obsolete

02-03-2016

WO-2016-004

Fiscal Year 2016 Directed Allocations in Fuels, Wildlife, and Burned Area Rehabilitation (Internal) - Obsolete

10-14-2015

WO-2014-134

Completion of Wildfire and Invasive Species Assessments in Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete 

08-28-2014

WO-2014-114

Sage-grouse Habitat and Wildland Fire Management (Internal) - Obsolete

07-18-2014

WO-2014-100

Gunnison Sage-grouse Habitat Management Policy on Bureau of Land Management-administered Lands in Colorado and Utah - Obsolete [Note: This IM pertains to a different species of sage-grouse which was federally listed as a threatened species in 2014.]

05-30-2014

WO-2013-128

Sage-grouse Conservation in Fire Operations and Fuels Management (Internal) - Obsolete

05-23-2013

WO-2012-074

Use of ePlanning to Support the National Greater Sage-grouse Planning Strategy - Obsolete

03-01-2012

WO-2012-044

BLM National Greater Sage-grouse Land Use Planning Strategy - Obsolete

12-27-2011

WO-2012-043

Greater Sage-grouse Interim Management Policies and Procedures - Obsolete

12-22-2011

WO-2011-138

Sage-grouse Conservation Related to Wildland Fire and Fuels Management (Internal) - Obsolete

06-13-2011

WO-2010-149

Sage-grouse Conservation Related to Wildland Fire and Fuels Management - Obsolete

06-21-2010

WO-2010-084

Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Treatments within Sage-grouse Habitat - Obsolete

03-24-2010

WO-2010-071 

Gunnison and Greater Sage-grouse Management Considerations for Energy Development (Supplement to National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy) - Obsolete

03-05-2010

WO-2010-022

Managing Structures for the Safety of Sage-grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, and Lesser Prairie-chicken - Obsolete

12-02-2009

WO-2009-088

Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Data Call for Fiscal Year 2008 (Internal) - Obsolete

03-12-2009

WO-2008-204

Offsite Mitigation - Obsolete

09-30-2008

WO-2008-142, Change 1

2008/2009 Wildfire Season and Sage-grouse Conservation - Obsolete

05-19-2009

WO-2008-142

2008 Wildfire Season and Sage-grouse Conservation - Obsolete

06-19-2008

WO-2007-062

Range-wide Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Connectivity Mapping and Analysis Workshops - Obsolete

02-08-2007

WO-2006-030

Greater Sage-grouse Information Request for Fiscal Year 2005 (Internal) - Obsolete

10-24-2005

WO-2005-024

National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy (Internal) - Obsolete

11-16-2004

WO-2004-187

Estimating the Budget for Bureau of Land Management's Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Efforts (Internal) - Obsolete

06-07-2004

WO-2004-180

Greater Sage-grouse Information Request for Land Use Planning Areas (Internal) - Obsolete

05-13-2004

WO-2004-136

Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitat Conservation (Internal) - Obsolete

03-17-2004

WO-2003-209

National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy Development (Internal) - Obsolete

07-03-2003

 

State Office Instruction Memoranda

State /
IM Number

Subject

Date

California

    

CA-2012-009

 Addition of the Bi-State DPS of the Greater Sage-grouse to the California-BLM Sensitive Species List - Obsolete 03-16-2012

Colorado

    

CO-2015-025

2015 Bureau of Land Management Sage-Grouse Habitat Protection, Conservation and Restoration Strategies for Firefighting Efforts (Internal)

07-28-2015

CO-2013-033

Gunnison Sage-grouse Habitat Management Policy on Bureau of Land Management-Administered Lands in Colorado (Internal) - Obsolete  (Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

07-15-2013

CO-2010-028

Gunnison Sage-grouse (GUSG) and Greater Sage-grouse (GRSG) Habitat Management Policy on Bureau of Land Management Administered Lands in Colorado (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

08-17-2010

Idaho

    

ID-2018-002

Greater Sage-grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal)

11-6-2014

ID-2017-018

Disclosure and Use of Greater Sage-Grouse and Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse Lek Data in Documents (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

09-28-2017

ID-2017-002

Greater Sage-grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal)

10-24-2016

ID-2016-030

Land Use Plan (LUP) Crosswalk with LUP Amendments, including the Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (ARMPA) - Obsolete (Attachment linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

09-13-2016

ID-2016-024

Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (ARMPA) - Project Conformance Review Process (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

07-27-2016

ID-2016-011

Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment and Interim Land Use Plan Amendment Guide - Obsolete

03-14-2016

ID-2016-006

Greater Sage-Grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal) - Obsolete

01-12-2016

ID-2015-039

Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat and Wildland Fire Objectives (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment 1, attachment 2, attachment 3, attachment 4 and attachment 5 linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

06-16-2015

ID-2015-013

Greater Sage-Grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal) - Obsolete

12-24-2014

ID-2014-011

Greater Sage-Grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal) - Obsolete

11-20-2013

ID-2013-036

Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat and Wildland Fire Objectives (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment 1, attachment 2, attachment 3, attachment 4 and attachment 5 linked separately (Internal)) - Obsolete

06-27-2013

ID-2013-010

Greater Sage-Grouse, Habitat Planning Map Annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Data Call (Internal) - Obsolete

11-26-2012

ID-2009-006

Policy Statement on the Implementation of the Conservation Plan for the Greater Sage-grouse in Idaho - Obsolete

11-06-2008

ID-2008-051

2008 Wildfire Season and Sage-grouse Conservation (Internal) - Obsolete

06-06-2008

Montana/

Dakotas

    

MT-2017-037

Montana/Dakotas Range Improvement Projects and Sage-Grouse Conservation (Internal)

06-19-2017

MT-2016-028

Sage-Grouse Funding Project Submission (Internal) - Obsolete  

02-16-2016

MT-2016-035

Implementing Sage Grouse Monitoring (Internal) - Obsolete

03-25-2016

MT-2015-067

2015 Bureau of Land Management Sage­Grouse Habitat Protection, Conservation and Restoration Strategies for Firefighting Efforts (Internal)

07-10-2015

MT-2011-026

Data Call for the Annual Review of the Greater Sage-grouse (Internal) - Obsolete

02-11-2011

MT-2010-017

Guidance for Greater Sage-grouse Management and Conservation in Resource Management Plan (RMP) Revisions in Management Zones 1 and 2 within the Montana/Dakotas BLM (Internal) - Obsolete

11-30-2009

MT-2009-049

2009 Wildfire Season and Sage-grouse Conservation (Internal) - Obsolete

06-23-2009

MT-2008-062

Fire, Sage-grouse and Key Sage Habitats (Internal) - Obsolete

08-04-2008

MT-2005-018

National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy (Internal) - Obsolete

01-07-2005

Nevada

    

NV-2016-038

Direction for Reporting a Proposed Activity within Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Management Areas; and Requesting a Disturbance Cap Variance and/or a No Surface Occupancy Stipulation Exception, as described in the Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (Internal) - Obsolete

06-23-2016

NV-2015-017

Revised Direction for Proposed Activities within Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete

02-05-2015

NV-2014-022

Revised Direction for Proposed Activities within Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete

07-15-2014

NV-2013-009

Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Greater Sage-Grouse Interim Management Policies and Procedures - Obsolete

12-03-2012

NV-2012-058

Revised Direction for Proposed Activities within Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat - Obsolete

08-10-2012

NV-2011-075

Directions for Using the Sage-Grouse Form for Proposed Activities within 75% Greater Sage-Grouse Breeding Areas (Internal) - Obsolete

08-19-2011

NV-2010-035

Direction for Completion of the Restoration Mapping (R-mapping) for Sagebrush and Greater and Bi-State Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete

05-06-2010

NV-2006-035

Request for Comment on Draft Agreement for Use of Insecticides within Sage-grouse Habitat in Nevada for Mormon Cricket and Grasshopper Suppression (Internal) - Obsolete

03-10-2006

Oregon/

Washington

    

OR-2016-021

Oregon Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment Implementation Conformance Review (Internal) - Obsolete

05-24-2016

OR-2013-034

Greater Sage-Grouse Programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement for Rangeland Management on Bureau of Land Management Lands in Oregon - (Internal) - Obsolete

09-30-2014

OR-2009-038

Modification of Guidance Found in the Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon: A Plan to Maintain and Enhance Populations and Habitat (Oregon State Strategy) - Obsolete

06-01-2009

OR-2008-014

Wind Energy Testing and Monitoring Proposals in Sage-grouse Habitat - Obsolete

10-30-2007

OR-2007-073

Sage-grouse Guidelines - Obsolete

07-25-2007

OR-2007-053

OR/ID/NV Cooperative Shrub-Steppe Restoration Partnership - Healthy Lands Initiative (Internal) - Obsolete

04-19-2007

OR-2004-087

Greater Sage-grouse Information Request for Land Use Planning Areas in Oregon for Use by the Oregon Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Team (Internal) - Obsolete

06-18-2004

OR-2004-049

Appointment of District Sage-grouse Data Teams (Internal) - Obsolete

03-12-2004

Utah

    

UT-2016-018

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Response to the National Asset Prepositioning Strategy for High Priority Sage Grouse Habitat, FA-IM-2016-020, Action Item #4 (Internal) - Obsolete

05-16-2016

UT-2012-047

GIS Dataset Verification for Use in the Greater Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment No Action Alternative (Internal) - Obsolete 

04-16-2012

UT-2005-025

National Sage-grouse Strategy Implementation (Internal) - Obsolete

12-20-2004

UT-2004-064

Greater Sage-grouse Information Request for Land Use Planning Areas (Internal) - Obsolete

05-06-2004

UT-2000-056

Sagebrush/Sage-grouse Strategy and Interim Guidance - Obsolete

05-10-2000

Wyoming

    

WY-2016-024

Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Management Policy on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Administered Public Lands Including the Federal Mineral Estate (Internal) - Obsolete

08-15-2016

WY-2015-049

BLM Sage­Grouse Habitat Protection/Conservation/Restoration Strategies for Firefighting Efforts (Internal)

08-07-2015

WY-2015-029

Implementation of the Greater Sage-Grouse Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) for Range Management on BLM Lands in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

03-04-2015

WY-2013-035

Step-by-step Cooperative Strategy for Use of Web-based Density and Disturbance Calculation Tool (DDCT) (Internal)  - Obsolete

06-11-2013

WY-2013-033

Wyoming Sage-grouse 9-Plan RMP Amendment Technical Team (Internal)  - Obsolete

06-03-2013

WY-2012-019

Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Management Policy on Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Administered Public Lands Including the Federal Mineral Estate (Internal) - Obsolete

02-10-2012

WY-2010-013

Oil and Gas Leasing Screen for Greater Sage-grouse - Obsolete

12-29-2009

WY-2010-012

Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Management Policy on Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Administered Public Lands Including the Federal Mineral Estate - Obsolete

12-29-2009

WY-2004-057

Statement of Policy Regarding Sage-grouse Management Definitions, and Use of Protective Stipulations, and Conditions of Approval (COAs) (Internal) - Obsolete

08-16-2004

WY-2004-054

Conservation Planning for Sage-grouse in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

08-03-2004

WY-2002-014

Request for Comments on Framework Assessment of Sage-grouse Habitat on Public Lands in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

02-20-2002

WY-2001-047, Change 1

Framework Assessment of Sage-grouse Habitat on Public Lands in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

07-13-2001

WY-2001-047

Framework Assessment of Sage-grouse Habitat on Public Lands in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

06-14-2001

WY-2001-007

Review of Guidelines for Managing Prescribed Fire in Sage-grouse Habitats in Wyoming (Internal) - Obsolete

11-21-2000

 

 

Washington Office Information Bulletins

IB Number

Subject

Date
WO-2017-022 Land Description Criteria for Processing Sagebrush Focal Area Withdrawal Actions and Other Points of Clarification (Internal) 01-12-2017

WO-2015-079

Availability of Bureau of Land Management Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Efforts Data Provided to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Efforts Database

09-14-2015

WO-2015-055

Availability of the Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework as a BLM Technical Reference 6710-1

06-05-2015

WO-2008-091

Process for Distribution of Key Sage-grouse Habitat Map (Internal) 

07-18-2008

WO-2008-059

Greater Sage-grouse Data Call - Obsolete

03-20-2008

WO-2003-109

Briefing Package for Draft National BLM Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy (Internal)

07-10-2003

WO-2001-129

Sage-grouse Publication (Internal)

07-18-2001

WO-2001-094

Availability of Publication Entitled, "Guidelines to Manage Sage-grouse Populations and Their Habitats" (Internal)

04-11-2001

WO-2001-049

Request for Nominations for a BLM Sagebrush Conservation Strategy Group and Update on Interagency Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Planning (Internal) - Obsolete

01-22-2001

WO-2000-138

Review of Draft Management Guidelines for Sagebrush (Artemisia) in the Western U.S. (Internal) 

07-07-2000

WO-2000-015

Conference on Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete

10-22-1999

 

Fire and Aviation Information Bulletins

IB Number

Subject

Date

FA-IB-2017-009

Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Data for Wildland Fire Management Decision
Making and Reporting of Acres Burned (Internal)

03-27-2017

FA-IB-2016-007

Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Data for Wildland Fire Management Decision Making & Reporting of Acres Burned, Attachment 1, Attachment 2  (Internal) 

04-15-2016

 

State Office Information Bulletins

State / IB Number

Subject

Date

Colorado

    

CO-2016-023

Data Request for Five Year Record of Project Applications within Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment 1 (Internal) - Obsolete)

06-20-2016

Idaho

    

ID-2017-014

Authorized Actions Within an Existing Right-of-Way (ROW) in Designated Sage-Grouse Habitat (Internal) 

06-16-2017

ID-2016-010

Plan Maintenance for the Idaho and Southwestern Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (GRSG ARMPA) - Obsolete (Attachment 1 - Obsolete)

04-25-2016

ID-2015-001

Idaho Southwestern Montana Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Administrative Draft Proposed Plan (ADPP) (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 (Internal) - Obsolete)

01-14-2014

ID-2013-023

Interim Framework for Evaluating Proposed Activities Within Greater Sage-Grouse (GSG) Preliminary Priority and Preliminary General Habitats on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land in Idaho (Internal) - Obsolete (Attachment 1 (Internal) - Obsolete)

07-09-2013

ID-2012-033

Data Call for Fuels Break and Land Use Authorization Data in Support of the Idaho and Southwestern Montana Sub Regional Sage-Grouse Planning Effort (Internal)

08-28-2012

ID-2012-001

Sage-grouse Priority and General Areas in Idaho (Internal) - Obsolete

10-03-2011

Nevada

    

NV-2017-021

Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Designations and Wildland Fire Reporting Requirements (Internal)

07-11-2017

Oregon/

Washington

    

OR-2003-209

Draft National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy (Internal) 

07-23-2003

Utah

    

UT-2017-010

Implementing BLM Utah’s Greater Sage-Grouse Adaptive Management Triggers (Internal) - Obsolete

04-03-2017

UT-2011-015

FY 2011 Greater Sage-grouse Data Call for Annual Status Review (Internal)

02-15-2011

UT-2010-007

Initiation of Utah BLM Sage-grouse Policy Working Group and Identification of Team Members (Internal) 

12-18-2009

Wyoming

    

WY-2010-022

Transmittal of the Publication "Grazing Influence, Management, and Objective Development in Wyoming's Greater Sage-grouse Habitat" (Internal)- Obsolete (Attachment 1 (Internal) - Obsolete)

08-24-2010

WY-2003-002

Sagebrush/Sage-grouse Habitat Maps (Internal)

10-22-2002

WY-2002-044

Review of Draft Wyoming Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan (Internal)

08-05-2002

WY-2001-028

Qualitative Assessment and Map Sagebrush/Sage-grouse Habitat in Wyoming (Internal)

03-02-2001