Evaluation of Grazing Treatments on Lake Mason NWR for Greater Sage Grouse Population and Habitat Management

 

The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: Implement a study design and data collection will follow procedures established by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and leverage data already collected in Montana to permit (1) refuge-wide density and/or occupancy estimates for Greater sage grouse, (2) habitat composition that sage grouse require at Lake Mason, (3) establish long-trend monitoring at local and regional scales for Greater Sage Grouse, and (4) provide robust estimates despite variability in sampling intensity from year to year, 5) evaluate and process historic grazing systems data for private and federal lands surrounding the Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge.

Deleted 09/29/2014 (Archived.) F14AS00421 Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Cooperative Agreement 3 This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications 09/06/2014 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Bridget Nielsen, 406-557-6145
bridget_nielsen@fws.gov
bridget_nielsen@fws.gov $98,478.00 Awards range from $50,000.00 to $150,000.00