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Bird Conservation on Private Lands CRP-SAFE, State Acres For Wildlife

Bird Conservation on Private Lands CRP-SAFE, State Acres For Wildlife. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Historical Distribution in the Western United States. Gillette 2014. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse. A Year in the Life of CSTG. Leks —Least important habitat type.

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Bird Conservation on Private Lands CRP-SAFE, State Acres For Wildlife

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  1. Bird Conservation on Private Lands CRP-SAFE, State Acres For Wildlife

  2. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Historical Distribution in the Western United States Gillette 2014

  3. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse

  4. A Year in the Life of CSTG Leks—Least important habitat type. Nesting—Most important habitat type. Brood rearing—Defined by insect abundance. Fall—Less important habitat, cover from predators, switch to berries... Winter—Fruit bearing shrubs and aspens.

  5. State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement(SAFE) Different goals than general CRP Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse(CSTG) primarily Limited acres Focused eligibility

  6. SAFE Nationwide 1,250,000 total acres 36 states plus Puerto Rico Leading states by allocation acres: Idaho—131,100, 2 programs CSTG--106,100 Upland Gamebird—25,000 Texas—125,200, 3 programs Washington—100,100, 5 programs South Dakota—97,800, 3 programs Kansas—97,000, 2 programs Iowa—93,350, 4 programs Nebraska—81,900, 2 programs Colorado—52,050, 4 programs Minnesota—48,700 1 program Ohio—42,600, 7 programs Douglass Co. WA—50,087 Bailey Co. TX—44,492 Power Co. ID—41,833

  7. Active SAFE Contracts

  8. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Lek Searches CSTG management plan Private Land funds for officer time Landowner search requests Shoshone-Bannock Tribes MOU

  9. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Occupied leks “there are leks on my land, but you will never know where” 2008, 121 2012, 491 Wyoming “When are you coming out to find the leks on my land.” Utah

  10. Future of CSTG SAFE ~20,000 acres available for SE Idaho. General CRP reductions in current Farm Bill. Fewer acres with diversity vs. more acres near monocultures Brewer’s Sparrow vs. Savannah Sparrow Wintering raptors Monitoring Land use within 1.2 mile buffers of CSTG leks.

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