ODFW to update sage-grouse management plan

ONTARIO — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is planning to update the sage-grouse management plan, and the public will soon be able to ask questions and weigh in on the matter. Wildlife officials will consider and incorporate that feedback into the final draft of the Oregon Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy at a September meeting in Ontario. Read the full ODFW release below:

(From the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)

ODFW staff will host a webinar on July 17 at 2 p.m., to introduce the public to the updated ODFW sage-grouse management plan. The Oregon Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy was last updated in 2011. 

The public is invited to learn about proposed changes to the plan and provide input. Staff will incorporate public feedback into the final draft that will be presented to the Fish and Wildlife Commission on Sept. 12, 2025, at the Ontario meeting.

A recording of the webinar will be available for those unable to attend.

For more information about the updated sage-grouse plan and upcoming webinar, visit: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/sagegrouse/cas_update.asp

According to the ODFW, over 150 new sage-grouse leks (breeding grounds) have been discovered within Oregon over the past 12 years.

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