Improve the quality, quantity and connectivity of greater sage-grouse habitat throughout the species’ Canadian range by increasing the amount of grassland habitat protected and increasing grassland connectivity by restoring and maintaining large areas of contiguous habitat. Project will restore 130 acres of cultivated land in southeast Alberta and protect 475 acres of grassland through a conservation easement in southwest Saskatchewan.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Northern Great Plains
Project Title: Protecting and Restoring Sage Grouse Habitat in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Organization:
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Project ID:
2501.19.063258
Description:
Award Amount:
$60000.00
Location:
The Milk River Basin across southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada