Designed for structure, security, and long-term habitat resilience;
What this mix delivers
- Shrub backbone for bedding, screening, and winter survival
- Perennial grass foundation that resists cheatgrass and stabilizes soils
- Selective forb diversity for pollinators and seasonal nutrition
- Low annual reliance for long-term stand persistence
Ideal uses
- Mule deer & elk bedding and escape cover
- Big game winter range and transitional habitat
- Wildlife-focused NRCS projects
- Habitat restoration in sagebrush–mountain grassland ecotones
This mix is commonly used under:
- NRCS 420 – Wildlife Habitat Planting
- NRCS 645 – Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
- NRCS 327 – Conservation Cover (where shrub inclusion is allowed)
Always confirm final species approval with your local planner.
Species highlights
- Mountain Big Sagebrush & Antelope Bitterbrush provide critical winter browse and structure
- Bluebunch, Slender Wheatgrass, Idaho Fescue anchor the stand long-term
- Arrowleaf balsamroot & silvery lupine support pollinators and early-season nutrition
- Rubber rabbitbrush & globemallow add late-season color and insect value
Sagebrush, Mountain Big (0.25), Milkvetch, Canada (0.25), Balsamroot, Arrowleaf (0.3), Beeplant, Rocky Mountain (0.15), Wheatgrass, Slender (1.2), Rabbitbrush, rubber (0.1), Fescue, Idaho (0.6), Wildrye, Basin (0.7), Lupine, Silvery (0.2), Big Bluegrass (VNS) (0.45), Wheatgrass, Bluebunch (1.4), Antelope bitterbrush (0.3), Globemallow, Monro's (0.1). Created January 2026.
To simplify your catalog and reduce overlap, this mix consolidates and replaces:
- ID PF Diverse Native Range Grass Forb Shrub Mix B (Mountain Big Sagebrush)
- ID PF Diverse Native Range Grass Forb Shrub Mix A
- ID PF Diverse Native Range Grass Forb Mix C
This gives you one clean, mountain-appropriate shrub & big game mix instead of multiple overlapping options. If you would like to order any of the older mixes, please contact Brooke at bmorgan@pheasantsforever.org
