Greater Sage-Grouse Management Zone Boundaries in Western North America

Management zone boundaries for Greater and Gunnison sage-grouse were digitized from a hand-drawn figure created by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The data represents a preliminary version of zones used in a conservation strategy for these species. It was published by the Department of the Interior and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map conservation zone boundaries using the provided geospatial polygon data for regional planning.
• Analyze the spatial overlap of management zones with other land-use datasets for habitat assessment.
• Serve zone boundary layers via REST API for integration into web-based conservation dashboards.

Strengths

• Covers the western United States and Canada, a broad geographic region.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including KML, GEOJSON, and REST API for flexibility.

Limitations

• Dataset is described as a preliminary version, which may indicate it is not final or authoritative.
• Specific row counts, feature counts, and original creation date are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Sage-grouse Conservation Planning Framework Team.

Collection Method

Digitized from a hand-drawn figure originally created for the Greater Sage-grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Western United States and Canada.