(LEWISTOWN, Mont.) – A double rainbow signaled the start of their day and a cloud was placed above them as a covering to soften the Sun's bright beaming. The convoy of Bureau of Land Management equipment and public servants were on a mission to plant sagebrush in Petroleum County, Montana.
"Sagebrush is essential for sage-grouse survival. The leaves account for nearly their entire winter diet," said BLM Lewistown Field Office Wildlife Biologist Matthew Comer. "Habitat loss and fragmentation from fire, cultivation and previous eradication efforts continues to be the greatest threat for sage-gro...
