Utah’s Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse (Plan) is designed to eliminate the threats facing the Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) while balancing the economic and social needs of the residents of Utah through a coordinated program which provides for a

• incentive-based program for private, local government and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) lands, and a

• reasonable and cooperative regulatory programs on other state and federally managed lands.

This Plan is anchored around efforts to conserve the species within eleven specifically identified Sage-grouse Management Areas (SGMAs). These SGMAs encompass the highest sage-grouse breeding density areas, which together currently support greater than 90% of the Utah aggregate population of greater sage-grouse. The SGMAs represent the best opportunity for high-value, focused conservation efforts for the species in Utah.

Sage-grouse habitat outside the SGMAs is not required for long-term conservation of the species, therefore, no specific management actions for this habitat are recommended or required in the Plan.

http://wildlife.utah.gov/uplandgame/sage-grouse/pdf/greater_sage_grouse_plan.pdf