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Ashley Ahearn – The Status of Sage Grouse in the West and Washington
January 14, 2021 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Journey into Sagebrush: After the 2016 election, Ashley Ahearn left her job at the NPR station in Seattle and moved to rural Washington sagebrush country. There, she fell in love with sage grouse and was inspired to make a podcast series.
She’ll talk about what these strange, troubled birds can teach us about ourselves, our relationship with nature, and the divisions we face in our country today.
Her recent podcast ‘Grouse’, on Birdnote, vividly described their magical breeding behavior, and the causes of declining abundance throughout the West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to list sage grouse in 2015 after reaching an agreement among agencies and landowners to protect and restore essential habitat. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering uplisting the species to endangered status, after fires in September 2020 decimated the populations in Grant and Douglas counties.
If you’re inclined we recommend reading the 2020 WDFW status review
wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/02173/wdfw02173.pdf and listening to Ashley’s podcast series (www.birdnote.org/listen/birdnote-presents/grouse).
To register for this program please follow the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvduqvrz4sEtMdv5pjWqAANskeTos-c7X-