This month, a plan was revealed to remove more than 8 million acres of sagebrush habitat from protection, which currently ensures survival of the greater sage-grouse. Here are five facts you should know about the Sagebrush Sea. | Nature | PBS

Sagebrush 101: Why the BLM plants sagebrush seedlings after wildfires 🔥➡🌱 “Sagebrush were never really resistant to fires, and when fires come through, depending on their size – the size of the fire – it’ll be 10 to 50 years before we get sagebrush back in the ecosystem,” said Susan Fritts, a botanist with the BLM in eastern Oregon. Elective course taught by Susan Fritts, BLM – video: Larisa Bogardus BLM Supplemental sagebrush sources: Releasing the world’s smallest rabbit into southern Oregon