Restoring Wet Meadows in Montana's Sagebrush Sea

In Montana, low-tech rock and brush structures are having a large-scale impact in restoring the Sagebrush Sea. The Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership, of which The Nature Conservancy is a part, is building these low-tech structures to create wet meadows that provide crucial forage for wildlife such as pronghorn, deer, elk and sage-grouse. Wet meadows capture rain and snow, replenishing groundwater supplies crucial for the Sagebrush Sea’s eight million human inhabitants across the American West.
We lose over one million acres of sagebrush habitat in the West each year to invasive species, expanding subdivisions, climate change and other impacts. In the face of this loss, wet meadows are increasingly important. The Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership is sharing how to build these cost-efficient rock structures, along with structures made of branches that mimic beaver dams, with local landowners and land managers.
Learn more and find out how you can be a part of conserving the Sagebrush Sea. Visit smsp.tnc.org.
Thanks to all the Southwest Montana Sagebrush Sea partners who make this work possible:
Bureau of Land Management
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Nature Conservancy
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
USFWS Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program
Heart of the Rockies Initiative
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Beaverhead Conservation District
Montana DNRC
Montana FWP
Youth Employment Program
Intermountain West Joint Venture
This video is based upon work supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement numbers [NR190325XXXXC002 and NR200325XXXXG002] and the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services FAIN # [F19AP00154]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this video are those of the producer(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or its funding sources. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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