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A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.

A greater sage-grouse walks to a night roost in sage-steppe habitat on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

White-tailed jackrabbits primarily live in the sage steppe on and around Seedskadee NWR. Occassionally, they can be found in the wet meadows adjacent to the sage steppe. This one was lying on the ed

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A greater sage-grouse walks to a night roost in sage-steppe habitat on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse walks to a night roost in sage-steppe habitat on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

During the summer months, many greater sage-grouse frequent wet meadows and riparian habitats that bisect the sage steppe. These areas provide water, insects and a variety of wet meadow vegetation.

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

Each spring, remote areas in Oregon's sagebrush steppe attract scores of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) for elaborate mating rituals. These areas - called leks - provide wildlife biol

A white-tailed jackrabbit runs through the sage steppe on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

An adult male mourning dove feeding in the sage-steppe on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A white-tailed jackrabbit in the sage steppe at Seedskadee NWR backlit by the setting sun. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique plant and wildlife species, and is very important to the overall ecological health of eastern Oregon. Many birds and mammals depend on sagebrush ecosystems in

A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming move from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habita

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the r

The tracks of both mountain cottontail rabbits and white-tailed jackrabbits left behind in the snow indicate lots of travel. Both species are cyclic in the sage steppe habitats on Seedskadee NWR and W

A golden eagle flies low over the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A golden eagle flies low over the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee NWR

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Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee NWR

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Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee NWR

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Sage steppe winter at Seedskadee NWR

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Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe winter at Seedskadee NWR

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Sage steppe winter at Seedskadee NWR

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Sage steppe winter at Seedskadee NWR

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Sage steppe winter at Seedskadee NWR

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Sage steppe at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

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Winter scene in Sage Steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Scenic sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

Sage steppe at sunset on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Sage steppe at sunset on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Rain in the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming

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Sage steppe at sunset on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Sage steppe in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

Sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe at sunset on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Greater sage-grouse southwest Wyoming

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Greater sage-grouse southwest Wyoming

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Greater sage-grouse southwest Wyoming

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Sage steppe in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

Sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe at sunset on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

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Sage steppe in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Greater sage-grouse southwest Wyoming

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Greater sage-grouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Greater sage-grouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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Greater sage-grouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

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