In the high divide high elevation montane sagebrush provides abundant and diverse assemblages of forbs, shrubs, and grasses that are a major food source for big game species, greater sage-grouse,…

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Award ID
F25AC01852
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$47,786

Award facts

Assistance listing
15.631 Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Completion date 28% complete
Funding agency
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Place of performance
Montana, USA

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Description

As the agency reported it.

In the high divide high elevation montane sagebrush provides abundant and diverse assemblages of forbs, shrubs, and grasses that are a major food source for big game species, greater sage-grouse, and sagebrush obligate songbirds. Douglas-fir and juniper trees are expanding beyond their native ranges and have already taken over hundreds of thousands of acres of historically productive grasslands and other diverse habitats while increasing the risk of high severity wildfires. Mechanical removal of juniper and douglas fir expansion have shown an increase of sage grouse and sagebrush songbird abundance as recently revealed by research in this project area where post conifer removal resulted in a two time increase in next success and fledgling production for brewers sparrow three times the abundance of vesper sparrows, and immediate recolonization of habitat by sage thrashers. Conifer expansion is also limited forage resources for big game vegetative diversity is loss within our sage steppe. This project will remove conifer expansion within core sage grouse habitat and improve forage opportunities for big game along the documented the pattee creek mule deer migration route (figure 2, attached).

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Who received award F25AC01852?

F25AC01852 was awarded to The Nature Conservancy by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on October 1, 2025.

How much is award F25AC01852 worth?

$47,786 has been obligated on F25AC01852.

Which agency awarded F25AC01852?

DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded F25AC01852, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 (Fish and Wildlife Service).

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