Sage grouse gets local protection

Sage grouse gets local protection

Private landowners drive conservation
This sage brush plain near Dove Creek was put under a conservation easement recently to protect the Gunnison sage grouse that lives there. The 788-acre property is owned by Lenore Seltenreich, who put the land under permanent protection through an easement with the Montezuma Land Conservancy.
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This sage brush plain near Dove Creek was put under a conservation easement recently to protect Gunnison sage grouse In cooperation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 502 acres were replanted with sage brush in 2011.

Sage grouse gets local protection

This sage brush plain near Dove Creek was put under a conservation easement recently to protect the Gunnison sage grouse that lives there. The 788-acre property is owned by Lenore Seltenreich, who put the land under permanent protection through an easement with the Montezuma Land Conservancy.
Courtesy photo

This sage brush plain near Dove Creek was put under a conservation easement recently to protect Gunnison sage grouse In cooperation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 502 acres were replanted with sage brush in 2011.