Technical Abstract: Grasslands with heterogeneous vegetation structure and composition support a greater number of plant and animal species. To increase habitat diversity for wildlife, improve overall grassland health, and help recover declining grassland bird populations, management strategies should maintain or maximize inherent vegetation heterogeneity. We outline a scale-dependent approach to facilitate grassland management decisions that maintain or improve vegetation heterogeneity. Our approach can help land managers identify appropriate scales at which to address vegetation heterogeneity, suggest important management considerations at each scale, and identify land management practices that can improve vegetation heterogeneity at each scale.