BOSH Project Restores the Sagebrush Sea in Idaho at a Grand Scale

The Bruneau-Owyhee Sage Grouse Habitat (BOSH) Project has been under way for six years now, and approximately 140,000 acres of land have been treated to reduce juniper encroachment and open up the sage-steppe habitat for sage grouse, song birds, spotted frogs and more.
This is the largest sage grouse habitat restoration project in the Western United States in Owyhee County, Idaho. A strong partnership of state and federal agencies, wildlife advocacy groups and private landowners are supporting the project in an "All Hands, All Lands" approach that transcends property boundaries.
Scientific research has confirmed that when juniper trees spread across the landscape, all other plant species and the wildlife that depend on them suffer. Our story details the impacts. But when the landscape is opened up, native plants and wildlife thrive.
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[@roytallericoGunner]

This should be a priority for Utah.

[@guyh.4553]

Why the h*** is MSU doing field work rather than University of Idaho?????? WTF!

[@IdahoRange]

I understand and relate to your frustration. However, it is likely because a graduate student was interested in this type of project and got a grant to fund the study. There are not enough rangeland students to cover all the jobs or research projects. Many of the rangeland professionals in this video graduated from University of Idaho.

[@JohnDoe-hu9ve]

You all are cutting down trees that were mature when my great grandfather was a toddler. And sage grouse were running under them then. You would get a lot more respect if you were truthful and just fessed up that this whole thing is about cattle and water management and not sage grouse.