WEST Webinar | A Decade Later: New Findings on Wind Energy Development and Greater Sage-Grouse

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WEST biologists have studied how wind energy affects greater sage-grouse for nearly 10 years. Recent research provides updated insights into the relationship between sage-grouse populations and wind energy development.

In collaboration with the University of Wyoming and the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center, our team completed the first sage-grouse and wind energy study built on both pre- and post-construction GPS data: three years before, five years after, plus long-term lek survey results from south-central Montana.

Join our upcoming webinar as WEST experts and collaborators share findings on survival, resource selection, and lek trends—and how the results can support science-based siting, avoidance and minimization strategies, and inform management decisions in sage-grouse landscapes.

Wednesday, May 6th | 1:00 PM MDT

Register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ed157dea-63ad-4678-bda8-0605dd5f2b70@4f83a97d-54a7-4a43-b3ad-1451c96adb91

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