California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) buckwheat The increased frequency and intesity

The increased frequency and intesity of wildfires

Purple Urchin

A healthy coastal prairie is home to a wide variety of native plants

During the late summer

California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) buckwheat The increased frequency and intesityThe sagebrushes (Artemisia sp.) that are the dominant shurbs across much of the Great Basin are an important source of food and shelter for the Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). During the late summer, Sage Grouse fatten up on insects, represented here by the Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle (Paracotalpa granicollis). During the winter, Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and other sagebrush species, are the primary source of food for the