<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:USDA-NRCS@public.govdelivery.com">USDA-NRCS@public.govdelivery.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:50 AM<br>Subject: Report: Maintaining Sagebrush-Covered Landscapes Keeps Water on the Land for Ranchers and Wildlife</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Working Lands: Wildlife Blogs<br><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:561.818px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h1 align="left" style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:18px;color:rgb(147,165,97);font-weight:normal">Report: Maintaining Sagebrush-Covered Landscapes Keeps Water on the Land for Ranchers and Wildlife</h1><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Removing invading conifer trees improves the health of sagebrush ecosystems, providing better habitat for wildlife and better forage for livestock. And now, new science shows these efforts may also help improve late-season water availability, which is crucial for ecosystems in the arid West.</p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"></p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">According to a new report, a sagebrush-dominated watershed holds water in snow drifts an average of nine days longer than one dominated by juniper trees.</p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"> </p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwODEwLjYyNDcxNzkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDgxMC42MjQ3MTc5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzM0MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF0cmljaWFfZGVhbmdlbGlzQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXBhdHJpY2lhX2RlYW5nZWxpc0Bmd3MuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://blogs.usda.gov/2016/08/04/report-maintaining-sagebrush-covered-landscapes-keeps-water-on-the-land-for-ranchers-and-wildlife/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(147,165,97)">Read more</a>: <a href="http://blogs.usda.gov/2016/08/04/report-maintaining-sagebrush-covered-landscapes-keeps-water-on-the-land-for-ranchers-and-wildlife/">http://blogs.usda.gov/2016/08/04/report-maintaining-sagebrush-covered-landscapes-keeps-water-on-the-land-for-ranchers-and-wildlife/</a></p><p style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwODEwLjYyNDcxNzkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDgxMC42MjQ3MTc5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzM0MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF0cmljaWFfZGVhbmdlbGlzQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXBhdHJpY2lhX2RlYW5nZWxpc0Bmd3MuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&104&&&http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S2S-Junipers-Water-FINAL-HIGH-RES-072716.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(147,165,97)"><br></a></p><p align="left" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(93,84,84);line-height:17px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwODEwLjYyNDcxNzkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDgxMC42MjQ3MTc5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzM0MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF0cmljaWFfZGVhbmdlbGlzQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXBhdHJpY2lhX2RlYW5nZWxpc0Bmd3MuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&105&&&http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S2S-Junipers-Water-FINAL-HIGH-RES-072716.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(147,165,97)">Download the report</a>: <a href="http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S2S-Junipers-Water-FINAL-HIGH-RES-072716.pdf">http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S2S-Junipers-Water-FINAL-HIGH-RES-072716.pdf</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;width:100%"><div><p><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"></span></p>
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