The objective of this agreement is to support conservation of fish and wildlife habitat on private and public lands in the blackfoot watershed via a community based approach at the landscape…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., a non-profit organization, to support conservation of fish and wildlife habitat in the Blackfoot watershed of Montana. The funding will be used to restore priority grassland and sagebrush habitats by removing invasive species and encroaching conifers, which will benefit federal trust species such as migratory birds. This landscape-scale, community-based conservation approach complements ongoing work by multiple cooperating landowners and partners to improve habitat connectivity and wildlife dispersal in the Blackfoot watershed. The award runs from April 2024 to December 2026.

The objective of this agreement is to support conservation of fish and wildlife habitat on private and public lands in the blackfoot watershed via a community based approach at the landscape scale.funding will be used to restore habitat for for federal trust species such as migratory birds by removing invasive species like encroaching conifers from priority grassland and sagebrush habitats. This agreement complements and connects ongoing work by multiple cooperating landowners and partners and ultimately will improve habitat connectivity and wildlife dispersal.