COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – On Wednesday, Sept. 21, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper will convene local leaders, stakeholders, and industry representatives at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge for a roundtable discussion on collaborative efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse. Participants will highlight success stories, challenges and next steps to conserve this iconic bird and the sagebrush ecosystem and to achieve sustainable economic development.
The meeting marks the one-year anniversary of Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announcement that the greater sage-grouse does not warrant protection of the Endangered Species Act because of historic conservation and partnership efforts. The long-term decline of the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush habitat sparked an unprecedented collaborative, science-based conservation effort across 11 western states that continues today.
The FWS reached the determination after evaluating the bird’s population status, along with collective efforts by Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, state agencies, private landowners and other partners to conserve its habitat.
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
John Hickenlooper, Governor, State of Colorado
What:
One-year anniversary roundtable discussion regarding ongoing efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse and sagebrush habitat
When:
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
12:00 pm. MDT – Media check-in
12:15 p.m. MDT – Roundtable discussion
Where:
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Pat Schroeder Visitor Center
6550 Gateway Road, Commerce City, CO 80022
Media:
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP here.
Source: Department of Interior
