Assist BLM and partners within the HI-line sagebrush anchor restoration landscape restore up to 50 miles of riverscape

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $872,887.50 Cooperative Agreement to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) on September 1, 2024 under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The purpose of this agreement is to assist BLM and partners within the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Restoration Landscape to restore up to 50 miles of riverscape. NWF will increase capacity for BLM field office staff by hiring an NWF employee to utilize a science-driven approach to restoration using best management practices. This includes completing project designs, assisting with monitoring needs, coordinating direct implementation, and providing trainings relevant to riverscape health principles. The project will benefit BLM-administered resources while leveraging additional funding sources to scale the work on adjacent lands in close coordination with partners such as The Nature Conservancy, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Pheasants Forever, and the Smithsonian Institution.

The national wildlife federation will increase capacity to BLM field office staff by hiring an NWF employee who will utilize a science driven approach to restoration using best management practices. This includes completing project designs, assistance with monitoring needs, direct implementation coordination, and trainings relevant to riverscape health principles to sustain this work and the partnerships created in the focal areas identified below. Mesic restoration and improvement projects will benefit BLM administered resources while leveraging other funding sources to scale the work on lands adjacent to BLM. This includes close coordination with the nature conservancy, ranchers stewardship alliance, pheasants forever, smithsonian institute and other partners who will assist in engaging private landowners on riverscape restoration through direct implementation.