Cooperative Agreement F25AC00678

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $695,000 to the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) to assist in controlling invasive annual grasses in sagebrush landscapes. The WWPC will administer 10-15 site-specific private landowner agreements to treat approximately 9,134 acres of invasive annual grasses, which will benefit an estimated 100,000 acres of surrounding sage-steppe habitat. The goal is to enhance native plant communities and improve sage-steppe grassland habitat for a variety of game and non-game species, while also promoting cooperative conservation between agricultural lands and wildlife resources. This 5-year project, running from January 2025 to January 2030, aims to foster a spirit of cooperative conservation and deliver Department of the Interior priorities through on-the-ground habitat restoration and conservation efforts.