Conservation Efforts Database

Sagebrush landscape

Conservation Efforts Database

Better science through data sharing

Explore reported conservation actions across landscapes, species, and recovery programs.

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New tools for exploring data, entering and batch-uploading efforts, reviewing approvals, and the new Grasslands module. Browse every update with links to each feature.

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One database, four conservation modules

See what conservation work is being reported across the CED

The CED brings approved conservation-effort records together across the Sagebrush Ecosystem, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Cutthroat Trout, and Grasslands modules. The summaries below emphasize reported acres when that metric is available.

15,629 Approved efforts
40,912,661 Reported acres Across 13938 records with reported acreage
1900–2025 Years represented 52 start years in approved records
4 CED data modules Plus the Sagebrush Trends tool

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CED at a glance

Leading activities reported by acres across all modules

Approved, non-deleted records only. Activities without reported acreage are not represented in this acreage view. Acreage values are summed from records and are not a unique spatial footprint.

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  • Module:
  • Sagebrush
  • Gunnison Sage-Grouse
  • Cutthroat Trout
  • Grasslands
RESTORATION: Livestock & Rangeland Management Sagebrush · 22,577,706 Gunnison Sage-Grouse · 31
22,577,737 acres
RESTORATION: Post-Disturbance and/or Habitat Enhancement Sagebrush
11,061,654 acres
SAGEBRUSH PROTECTION Sagebrush · 3,570,133 Gunnison Sage-Grouse · 22,586
3,592,718 acres
RESTORATION: Conifer Removal Sagebrush · 2,976,957 Gunnison Sage-Grouse · 5,404
2,982,361 acres
RESTORATION: Non-Fire Related: Habitat Improvement / Restoration Sagebrush
420,434 acres

Current CED release

CED v6.0.0

The displayed version is read from the CED site-settings JSON file, so this page stays synchronized with the version shown throughout the application.