The revised map is available online at https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Habitat/Sage-Grouse-Management/Sage-Grouse-Implementation-Team. Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Sept. 19 through a Google form, email to bob.budd@wyo.gov or letters addressed to Bob Budd, Hathaway Building, Suite 161, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
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CHEYENNE — The Sage Grouse Implementation Team (SGIT) has modified the draft sage-grouse core area map after considering public comment. The updated map, Draft 3, is now available for public review and comment. The public may submit comments up until 5 p.m. on Sept. 19.
The Bureau of Land Management is in the process of reviewing and modifying its 2015 sage-grouse management plans as ordered by a Federal District Court. For the past several months, SGIT has been updating the State of Wyoming’s sage-grouse core map and will present the map as part of the proposed Wyoming alternative for the BLM to consider in their modified sage-grouse management plan.
“External groups will likely attempt to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the sage-grouse as endangered or threatened. The efforts the State of Wyoming is making through this mapping process is vital to present evidence that a listing is not warranted.”
SGIT will review the comments and make a recommendation to Gov. Mark Gordon on a final map. Gov. Gordon will formally submit the updated sage-grouse core area map as part of the Wyoming alternative to the Bureau of Land Management for their selection.