In 2011 the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) was approached by a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the development of a Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCAA) with Assurances for greater sage-grouse in Harney County, Oregon.� Over the next 3 years the Service participated in a unique collaborative process and overcame many obstacles to develop a CCAA that was immediately replicated and adopted by the remaining six sage-grouse counties in Oregon.� During these negotiations there were often points of disagreement, these disagreements were overcome by finding common ground and compromising on the decision.� Some of these disagreements included the type and level of inventory and monitoring that would be required in the agreement, issues surrounding predation, and simply having a common understanding the primary threats to sage-grouse.� This collaborative effort not only led to the development of six similar agreements it also built relationships between a unique set of partners that has resulted in many other successful conservation and research efforts.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.