Tree-age: DST for wildlife practices. A decision support too to help target brush management and other wildlife practices to benefit rangeland management

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,029,120 Project Grant to Playa Lakes Joint Venture under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to develop a decision support tool for wildlife practices. The three-year award beginning March 31, 2021 will fund Playa Lakes Joint Venture's TREE-AGE project to create a decision support tool to help target brush management and other wildlife practices to benefit rangeland management. The tool aims to optimize environmental benefits on eligible land by helping farmers, ranchers, and non-industrial private forest land owners select wildlife practices suited to their property. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program seeks to promote agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality through voluntary conservation practices with $1M in funding directed to developing a digital resource to advance these goals.

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