Sage-Grouse Working Group

The APLIC Sage-Grouse Working Group was formed to:

• Compile, share and support research related to sage-grouse and utility structures
• Participate in the development of Best Management Practices regarding sage-grouse and power lines.

Recent Meeting Documents

• Spring 2010 APLIC meeting, Arlington, VA, April 14, 2010
  • Agenda
• Fall 2010 APLIC meeting, Jupiter, FL, November 17, 2010
  • Agenda
  • Meeting notes
  • Utah Wildlife in Need Sage-Grouse/Tall Structure Research Needs, presentation

Tall Structure Literature Review

In 2010, Utah State University, Utah Wildlife in Need, Rocky Mountain Power, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released a comprehensive literature review of sage-grouse and tall structures.

• Final project report: Contemporary Knowledge and Research Needs Regarding the Potential Effects of Tall Structures on Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus and C. minimus) 
• Utah State University tall structures website

Tall Structures Research Protocols

In June 2011, Utah Wildlife in Need (UWIN) released research protocols to assess the impacts of tall structures on sage-grouse.  This effort was a partnership among UWIN, Utah State University, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Rocky Mountain Power, Northwestern Energy, Idaho Power Company and APLIC, and numerous sage-grouse experts participated in the development of this document.

• Final project report:  Protocol for Investigating the Effects of Tall Structures on Sage-grouse (Centrocercus spp.) Within Designated or Proposed Energy Corridors

Other Research

• University of Nevada 2010 Progress Report (Falcon-Gondor line):  Dynamics of Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Populations in Response to Transmission Lines in Central Nevada