Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances in Montana's Northern Great Plains and Musselshell Plains

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$120,263 

Fergus, Garfield, Petroleum, Musselshell & Golden Valley counties, Montana

FY23

$97,977

Fergus, Garfield, Petroleum, Musselshell & Golden Valley counties, Montana

FY24

$134,930

Fergus, Garfield, Petroleum, Musselshell & Golden Valley counties, Montana

Project Description

Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) on 48,897 acres,1,500 acres of annual grass treatments, 1,000 acres of conifer removal and 400 acres or two miles of mesic habitat restoration.

Partners

Bureau of Land Management, Pheasants Forever, The Nature Conservancy, private landowners

Contact Information

Programs

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