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Sagebrush Ecosystem Focus of G&F Workshop June 16-21 in Rock Springs
05/02/2003
WGFD
CHEYENNE – Ever present and often taken for granted, but yet somewhat mysterious and misunderstood, the importance of the West’s sagebrush ecosystem is gaining including a June 16-21 regional workshop in Rock Springs.
All interested parties are invited to “Improvement and Management of Sagebrush Communities in Wyoming” sponsored by the Game and Fish Department. The workshop includes field trips and features some of the foremost experts on the trademark vegetative community common in western basins.
“There is a rapidly growing recognition of the importance of sagebrush ecosystems and their need for better management,” said Bill Gerhart, G&F assistant supervisor of terrestrial habitat.
He said similar workshops in Colorado and Nevada drew overwhelming turnout and review.
The workshop covers a myriad of sagebrush community topics with 34 presentations including species identification, response to fire, grazing, weather and management, sagebrush ecology, wildlife requirements – including a session on sage grouse -- and management perspectives of land management and wildlife agencies.
Although sage grouse have received considerable publicity, Gerhart says sagebrush-grassland communities are vital to many species including pygmy rabbits and neotropical migrant birds such as vespar and Brewer’s sparrows. “Sagebrush-grassland communities are often crucial winter range for pronghorn and mule deer and have an important influence on cutthroat trout watersheds,” he said.
The registration fee, including an opening reception, break-time refreshments and field trip lunch, is $200 in May and $250 in June. Interested parties can register and view the agenda at http://gf.state.wy.us/services/education/w...hops/sagebrush/ by going to “wildlife workshops” under the “What’s Hot” file. Registration forms and agendas are also available by calling (800) 842-1934 or (307) 777-4600 outside Wyoming.
For specific information about the workshop contact Steve Kilpatrick, the G&F’s habitat coordinator in Jackson, at (307) 733-2321.
-WGFD-
05/02/2003
WGFD
CHEYENNE – Ever present and often taken for granted, but yet somewhat mysterious and misunderstood, the importance of the West’s sagebrush ecosystem is gaining including a June 16-21 regional workshop in Rock Springs.
All interested parties are invited to “Improvement and Management of Sagebrush Communities in Wyoming” sponsored by the Game and Fish Department. The workshop includes field trips and features some of the foremost experts on the trademark vegetative community common in western basins.
“There is a rapidly growing recognition of the importance of sagebrush ecosystems and their need for better management,” said Bill Gerhart, G&F assistant supervisor of terrestrial habitat.
He said similar workshops in Colorado and Nevada drew overwhelming turnout and review.
The workshop covers a myriad of sagebrush community topics with 34 presentations including species identification, response to fire, grazing, weather and management, sagebrush ecology, wildlife requirements – including a session on sage grouse -- and management perspectives of land management and wildlife agencies.
Although sage grouse have received considerable publicity, Gerhart says sagebrush-grassland communities are vital to many species including pygmy rabbits and neotropical migrant birds such as vespar and Brewer’s sparrows. “Sagebrush-grassland communities are often crucial winter range for pronghorn and mule deer and have an important influence on cutthroat trout watersheds,” he said.
The registration fee, including an opening reception, break-time refreshments and field trip lunch, is $200 in May and $250 in June. Interested parties can register and view the agenda at http://gf.state.wy.us/services/education/w...hops/sagebrush/ by going to “wildlife workshops” under the “What’s Hot” file. Registration forms and agendas are also available by calling (800) 842-1934 or (307) 777-4600 outside Wyoming.
For specific information about the workshop contact Steve Kilpatrick, the G&F’s habitat coordinator in Jackson, at (307) 733-2321.
-WGFD-
