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Idaho-Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Areas for the Idaho and Southwestern Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Conservation Areas are seamless and cover the extent of the Idaho-SW Montana GRSG EIS. They include non-habitat as well as habitat/Sage-Grouse Management areas identified in Administrative Draft Proposed Plan (ADPP) as well as Alternatives A-F. The Sage-grouse Conservation Areas are intended to be used for summarizing sage-grouse habitat and form the geographic basis for evaluating disturbance density and adaptive management strategies. The Idaho Governor's Conservation Areas were used as the foundation for this layer.
Idaho-Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Areas, based on the polygons for the Idaho and SW Montana Administrative Draft Proposed Plan (ADPP) Habitat Management Areas (Alternative G) and the Idaho Governor's Conservation Areas. The ADPP habitat layer was subdivided into geographic areas using the Idaho Governor's Conservation Areas. Then those areas were expanded to include all land within the Idaho and SW Montana GRSG sub-regional boundary. The Conservation Areas are: Idaho Southeastern Conservation Area, Idaho Southwestern Conservation Area, Idaho Desert Conservation Area, and Idaho Mountain Valleys Conservation Area. The area in Utah managed by the Sawtooth National Forest was grouped with the Idaho Southeastern Conservation Area. SW Core and General Management areas were grouped into SW Montana Conservation Area.
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