GUNNISON, COLORADO, APRIL 11, 2007- As part of the effort to help save and protect the Gunnison Sage Grouse, officials have mowed hundreds of acres of sagebrush to open up areas for the bird to nest, feed, mate and raise their young. This patch of mowed s

GUNNISON, COLORADO, APRIL 11, 2007- As part of the effort to help save and protect the Gunnison Sage Grouse, officials have mowed hundreds of acres of sagebrush to open up areas for the bird to nest, feed, mate and raise their young. This patch of mowed sagebrush land is on the 4,000 acre ranch belonging to Craig Haase <cq>. PHOTO BY HELEN H. RICHARDSON (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)