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Sagebrush Innovation

Boise State develops research that positively impacts lives and breaks down traditional barriers so researchers and students can collaborate on big problems.

Discover the complexity of sagebrush

Thanks to break-through research at Boise State, we are learning just how important sagebrush is in estimating how climate change is impacting our ecosystem – both for humans and animals. For the first time ever, Boise State researchers have been able to sequence the sagebrush genome which is 2.3 times larger than the human genome and far more complex.

Interdisciplinary Sagebrush Research

Solving real problems

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Groundbreaking sagebrush research

Boise State researchers create first-ever sagebrush genome sequence

Boise State researchers create first-ever sagebrush genome sequence

Mapping the genetic footprint of big sagebrush

Mapping the genetic footprint of big sagebrush

Tapping the secrets of sagebrush genetics for restoration and sustainability

Tapping the secrets of sagebrush genetics for restoration and sustainability

Sage wisdom

Sage wisdom

Mapping Idaho herbivores’ ‘salad bar’ from the sky

Mapping Idaho herbivores’ ‘salad bar’ from the sky

The School Bus in the Sagebrush

The School Bus in the Sagebrush

Boise State students restore local trails through Service-Learning program

Boise State students restore local trails through Service-Learning program

Leader of the Weed Warriors

Leader of the Weed Warriors

Meet Boise State’s ‘Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology’

Meet Boise State’s ‘Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology’

Student earns national award to research sagebrush conservation with satellite imagery

Student earns national award to research sagebrush conservation with satellite imagery

Nature or Nurture? Researchers Say Both Important for Imperiled Sagebrush Ecosystems

Nature or Nurture? Researchers Say Both Important for Imperiled Sagebrush Ecosystems

Idaho Universities Receive $20 Million to Study How Native Plants, Animals Respond to Changing Landscapes

Idaho Universities Receive $20 Million to Study How Native Plants, Animals Respond to Changing Landscapes

Impacting the region

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students from undergraduate to post-doctoral worked on the sagebrush genome

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faculty from Boise State researching sagebrush in the West

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million acres of sagebrush steppe in the American West

Restoring a western icon

Sagebrush is the target of one of the largest restoration seeding efforts in the world. Innovative research taking place at Boise State helps scientists understand the genetic footprint of the plant.

The seeding efforts highlight its importance as a critical component of the ecosystem and will serve to restore its place as an icon of the American West.