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Jackson-bound natural gas pipeline will cleave 'core' sage grouse habitat | Environmental | jhnewsandguide.com
A Lower Valley Energy pipeline extension that will deliver natural gas to Jackson Hole will bisect land Wyoming has designated “core habitat” for sage grouse, an icon of the western sagebrush steppe.
The pipeline also will cut through land the state is considering designating as a new sage grouse “core” area.
Pronghorn graze in Lupine Meadows in Grand Teton National Park in mid-June. The pipeline will cut through habitat used by the Sublette Pronghorn Herd, which includes some animals that migrate to the national park every summer. BLM officials say the pipeline was not “unique or unusual.” KATHRYN ZIESIG/NEWS&GUIDE FILE
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