Defending the Core of the Core in the High Divide

Habitat management
Defending the Core of the Core in the High Divide

States

Montana

Defending the Core of the Core in the High Divide

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY25$41,213Beaverhead County, MT

Project Description

This project will support the continued development of wet meadow resource improvement projects through active restoration (e.g., beaver dam analogs, zeedyk) or passive restoration (e.g., grazing management, water harvesting off low-standard roads) within the High Divide of SW Montana.

Partners

The Nature Conservancy, Private Landowners, Beaverhead County and Bureau of Land Management, Youth Employment Program

Contact

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