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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Nevada group seeks balance for 'Mother Sage' Two years ago, a handful of Nevada ranchers and government agencies got together to create a conservation think tank whose purpose was to find common solutions toward healthy sage lands and economically viable cattle operations. Credit: Dan Hottle/USFWS By Dan Hottle August 2, 2017 Gregg Simonds of Squaw Valley Ranch is passionate about the muse that lured him out into the rugged West more than 20 years ago. "Mother Sage," he affectionately calls the iconic sagebrush. "She's the keystone species out here, she's my sense of place and why I became a member of this group." Sagebrush is "the keystone species out here, she's my sense of place, and why I became a member of this group," said Gregg Simonds, who along with neighboring Nevada ranchers and government agencies, is working for common solutions toward healthy sage lands. Credit: Dan Hottle/USFWS Two years ago he helped draw together a handful of like-minded, neighboring Nevada ranchers and government agencies to find common solutions toward healthy sage lands and economically viable cattle operations. Continue to full story...   Pescadero community restores historic Butano Creek floodplain The tiny farming community of Pescadero, is rich in natural habitat, where nearby Pescadero Creek, the longest stream in San Mateo County, empties out into the ocean at Pescadero State Beach. Community volunteers and conservation agencies came together recently to repair the tributary Butano Creek, restoring part of the Pescadero Marsh floodplain, helping native fish and reducing flooding. Credit: Steve Martarano/USFWS   By Steve Martarano August 8, 2017 The tiny farming community of Pescadero, California, population 643, is one of those places where time seems to stand still. Watersheds, however, do not. That's why a number of agencies and community volunteers came together recently to repair Butano Creek, ultimately restoring part of its floodplain while helping native fish and reducing flooding. Continue to full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825