sagebrush

noun

sage·brush | \ ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh

Definition of sagebrush

: any of several North American hoary composite subshrubs (genus Artemisia) especially : one (A. tridentata) having a bitter juice and an odor resembling sage and often covering vast tracts of alkaline plains in the western U.S.

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Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Breeding ground 'hubs' help keep sage grouse healthy. In Idaho, 1 sits near CJ Strike," 6 June 2018 Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Breeding ground 'hubs' help keep sage grouse healthy. In Idaho, 1 sits near CJ Strike," 6 June 2018 Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Breeding ground 'hubs' help keep sage grouse healthy. In Idaho, 1 sits near CJ Strike," 6 June 2018 Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Breeding ground 'hubs' help keep sage grouse healthy. In Idaho, 1 sits near CJ Strike," 6 June 2018 Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Breeding ground 'hubs' help keep sage grouse healthy. In Idaho, 1 sits near CJ Strike," 6 June 2018 Forty minutes north of Las Vegas, Creech is a constellation of windswept airstrips surrounded by sagebrush and cactus groves. — New York Times, "The Wounds of the Drone Warrior," 13 June 2018 Experts generally attribute the decline to road construction, development and oil and gas leasing. Sage grouse survival is completely dependent on sagebrush, which covers large open areas in parts of the U.S. West. — Washington Post, "Sage grouse DNA study maps crucial mating grounds in US West," 5 June 2018 Sage grouse habitats are being infiltrated by cheatgrass, an invasive species that grows thick—unlike native sagebrush, which grows spotty—which can fuel massive wildfires that destroy their homes. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Why Scientists Turned This Taxidermy Bird Into a Robot," 1 June 2018

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