About the Sagebrush Ecosystem Program

In November 2012, Governor Brian Sandoval issued Executive Order 2012-19 establishing the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Council (SEC) recognizing the critical importance of this expansive landscape to the citizens and natural resources of the Silver State, as well as to the 11 western states.

Today, the Sagebrush Ecosystem Program (SEP), is an integrated, multi-disciplined, multi-agency effort made up of the governor-appointed SEC and the Sagebrush Ecosystem Technical Team (SETT) with a shared goal of sustaining and enhancing Nevada’s sagebrush ecosystems and the species that depend on them while supporting the State’s economy through responsible land stewardship and resource management. The sagebrush ecosystem, in addition to being home for much of the state's plants and wildlife, is an integral part of Nevada's culture and economy. The SEP is focused on providing solutions and actions to the myriad of threats challenging the condition of the ecosystem and the plants, animals, and people dependent upon the health and resiliency of this landscape. 

The SETT envisions resilient, healthy, and intact sagebrush ecosystems that thrive alongside industry and resource management practices important to Nevada’s economy. In coordination with state and federal natural resource agencies, the SEC oversees policy decisions, operations of the SETT, and the Nevada Conservation Credit System (CCS), while the SETT implements the CCS, restoration activities, and other actions pursuant to the mission of the Program. Download the Semi-Annual Report to learn more about the current activities of the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Program.