The Utah Avian Conservation Strategy (Parrish et al. 2002) published by the Utah Partners in Flight (UPIF) Program ranked a total of 24 habitat types and 231 bird species with respect to their need for conservation action. The 24 habitat categories were grouped within five major categories, Riparian, Shrublands, Grassland, Forest, and a collection of additional categories unique to conservation planning efforts in Utah. Shrublands comprise the most abundant of these habitat categories, with sagebrush communities (2.9 million ha) second only to greasewood/halogeton dominant shrublands (5.5 million ha) in total abundance statewide. Various terminologies have been suggested for referring to western shrublands. The term ‘shrubsteppe’ technically refers to shrublands that include a substantial portion of native grass (e.g., ‘steppe’)...