Wyoming Collaborative Sage-Steppe Mesic Habitat Restoration

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$250,000

Wyoming

FY23

$370,000    

Wyoming

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Project Description

This project will restore more than 10,000 acres of wet meadow/ riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.

Learn more about riparian habitat on largely private rangelands to increase species diversity and drought resilience in core sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush habitat in Wyoming using a variety of techniques ranging from off-stream water and fencing to hand-built rock structures to in-stream engineering. 

Partners

Private Landowners, Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust (WWNRT), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WYGF), Local Sage Grouse Working Groups, Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts (WACD), Local Conservation Districts, Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA), Water for Wildlife Foundation (WWF), Ducks Unlimited (DU) and more

Contact Information

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental...
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