Court Orders BLM to Preserve Science Research Areas for Sage-grouse

Research Areas on 22,000 Acres of Public Lands Essential to Science-based Management of Sage-grouse Habitat.

May 5, 2025 – A network of scientific research areas will be preserved in sage-grouse habitat on public lands in eastern Oregon after a federal court found that Oregon Natural Desert Association is likely to win its lawsuit challenging the federal government’s rollback of a key component of the largest conservation plan in the nation’s history.

Read ONDA’s account of the court’s order and the history of this litigation

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