Great Basin Fire Science Exchange – USGS Sagebrush Ecosystem and Fire Science 2026 Webinar Series

The US Geological Survey Land Management Research Program and the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange are teaming up again to bring you updates in sagebrush, fire, invasives, wildlife, and monitoring-related research.

Topic: Greater sage-grouse

Speakers: Pete Coates – Greater sage-grouse hierarchical population monitoring framework

Shawn O’Neil – Influence of future climate scenarios on habitat and population dynamics of greater sage-grouse

Greg Wann – GRSG habitat maps, trends, and thresholds

Sara Oyler-McCance – GRSG genetic synthesis

Shawna Zimmerman – Characterizing the environmental drivers of range-wide gene flow

Shawna Zimmerman – Characterizing Greater sage-grouse climate-driven maladaptation