Grazing for Fuels Management and Sage Grouse Habitat Maintenance and Recovery

On the Ground
- Properly applied grazing management may reduce fire frequency in annual grass-invaded sagebrush communities.
- Grazing can be a cost-effective tool for reducing fire potential and protecting sage grouse habitat from burning.
- Squaw Valley Ranch has been able to reduce fire frequency through preventive practices, which include intensive, appropriate livestock management on private lands.
- Publicly managed lands associated with the ranch have experienced large and frequent fires, a hindrance to improving or maintaining sage grouse habitat.