Hero for a Day 2014: Marking Fences to Save Montana Sage Grouse

Name: Hero for a Day 2014: Marking Fences to Save Montana Sage Grouse
Uploaded: 2014-07-22T12:25:57+00:00
Duration: 4 min 12 s
Channel: FieldandStream
Description: In Billings, Montana, volunteers with the Sage Grouse Initiative hung visibility markers on three miles of fencing to help prevent the low-flying birds from colliding with the wires, a major cause of mortality for sage grouse. Volunteers also planted sage brush to provide nesting habitat, food, and cover to help the dwindling species rebound. <br />

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In Billings, Montana, volunteers with the Sage Grouse Initiative hung visibility markers on three miles of fencing to help prevent the low-flying birds from colliding with the wires, a major cause of mortality for sage grouse. Volunteers also planted sage brush to provide nesting habitat, food, and cover to help the dwindling species rebound.

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