This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227) provides $323,011 to Salish Kootenai College (SKC) to investigate the impact of bison on Montana grasslands. The key objectives are to examine the biogeochemical cycling of soil with bison dung and identify plants consumed by bison using DNA analysis. This research, which will be conducted by SKC undergraduate students, aims to increase institutional capacity at the tribal college and expand knowledge to support tribal management of the bison range on the Flathead Reservation. The project is scheduled to run from December 15, 2024 to December 14, 2027.
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