Agreement Number
NR21-13G013
Awardee Name
Heart of the Rockies
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Montana
Involved States/territories
Arizona
California
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$886,255.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Farmland Agricultural
Forestry
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates
Wildlife habitat
Conservation Practice(s)
Animal Mortality Facility
Fence
Prescribed Grazing
Structures for Wildlife
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
Project Background
This project will accelerate innovation by developing a community of practice to implement nonlethal predator control techniques across diverse social and ecological contexts. Through a diverse partnership, the project will evaluate the effectiveness of techniques across occupied grizzly bear and wolf habitat, examining potential for new NRCS conservation practices and developing collaborative strategies and producer guidelines for nonlethal predator control.
Project Scale
Regional
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Gary Burnett