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Diverse people and communities care about the sagebrush biome.�� It is a part of our life and our being.��� To conserve it, we need to work together.� To work together, we need some shared understanding of the condition of the sagebrush biome, threats to the biome, and opportunities to restore and conserve the biome.� We need communication and listening. We need to take the time to ensure a shared understanding of words, concepts, problems, and concerns.�� �We need science and high quality information that we collaboratively agree helps us. We need some ability to link biome-wide science and data to local science and data.� We need data sharing catalogs and decision support tools to help us make sense of available science and data.� We need to remember that science and information does not appear in a gift wrapped box-instead, people find, develop, organize, interpret, and use science through personal passions, organizational missions; and personal and organizational relationships.� The social organization changes as the science, organization of science, and science delivery changes. �The Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy (IRFMS, May 2015) initiated efforts to meet these needs through development of the�Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome, the Geospatial Framework, and the�Actionable Science Plan.� Recently, Department of Interior Secretarial Order 3353, �Greater Sage-grouse Conservation and Cooperation with the Western States�, recommitted to IRFMS and recommended increased access to information and improved mechanisms for increased cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, and industry to accomplish conservation and restoration of the sagebrush ecosystem, while considering economic tradeoffs.� This session will discuss the continuation of IRFMS related efforts as well as new, related efforts which will build on the IRFMS efforts and work towards implementation of the SO3353 recommendations.