Wyoming Sage-steppe Mesic Habitat Restoration III
| Funding Year | Amount | Location |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 | $355,000 (BIL funding, not including anticipated partner match) | Albany, Johnson, and Fremont counties, WY |
Project Description
This project is composed of 3 sub-projects: Sybille Canyon, Crazy Woman Creek, and Diamond Springs. These projects will improve livestock grazing management infrastructure to protect, maintain, and enhance wet meadows within the 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 landscape. This work will benefit approximately 12,200 acres of sage-steppe habitat.
Partners
Private landowners, USDA-NRCS, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Water for Wildlife, Conservation Districts
In 2022 and 2023, we completed habitat restoration projects to slow water drainage and protect soil and sagebrush habitat (see image above).
In 2024, we will be investing resources and time to reduce the impact of invasive annual grasses in crucial areas of Wyoming (see image below).
