On August 20-21, 2024, sagebrush experts and partners joined the NC CASC for a workshop in Boulder, Colorado. The workshop provided an opportunity for partners across a range of agencies, institutions, and geographies to discuss research and synthesis needs in the eastern sagebrush biome in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. The sagebrush steppe is a priority ecosystem for the North Central region according to the NC CASC’s 2023-2028 Strategic Science Plan; learn more about our priority management issues and ecosystems here. 

Read the Sagebrush Workshop Report to learn more about the workshop objectives and outcomes, and check out our other sagebrush-related initiatives below: 

Annotated Bibliography: Socioecological Transformation in the Sagebrush Ecosystems of the North Central US Region. This bibliography was created as part of the 2024 Rapid Climate Assessment Program by two different project teams; learn more about their experience conducting this assessment from their blog posts here: 

• Transformation of Sagebrush Ecosystems by Katie Bardsley
• The Social Side of Sagebrush by Lauren Barrett

Training for Sagebrush Conservation Practitioners. The NC CASC collaborated with the South Central, Northwest, and Southwest CASCs, as well as Boise State University, to create a training series for sagebrush conservation practitioners. Learn more, access presentation slides, and view recordings at the link above.