Enhance sage grouse critical habitat by assessing range condition and signing habitat conservation strategy letters with private landowners. Project will improve 40,000 acres of habitat by removing 5 miles of page wire fencing and converting it to a wildlife friendly fencing to enhance sage grouse habitat, and retrofitting 50 miles of existing fencing to facilitate easier pronghorn movement.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Northern Great Plains
Project Title: Enhancing Habitat and Connectivity for Pronghorn and Sage Grouse by Improving Fences (AB, MT)
Organization:
Alberta Conservation Association
Project ID:
2501.21.070878
Description:
Award Amount:
$150000.00
Location:
South-eastern Alberta and northern Montana in an area known as the Northern Sagebrush Steppe