Underestimating the Sagebrush Sea is a common mistake. 🌾 Too many of us overlook it, distracted by the West’s more boldly charismatic landscapes. ⛰ But our indifference is costing us. The Sagebrush Sea, found over 150 million acres across 13 U.S. western states (including Montana!), is under threat from invasive grasses, leading to more frequent wildfires and loss of habitat. But there’s hope! The Nature Conservancy, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Park Service, and Germains Seed Technology are teaming up to test solutions to fight back against invasive annual grasses in this unique landscape. 🌱 Our innovative seed coating technology hopes to give native plants a fighting chance. Learn more about our ongoing, innovative efforts: https://nature.ly/3T2DPuy
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Job alert! We're looking for a full-time permanent Rangeland Ecologist located in eastern Montana (Malta or Glasgow preferred). The Rangeland Ecologist provides range ecology and wildlife biology expertise and technical assistance to landowners, government agencies, and other conservation partners for mixed-grass and sagebrush habitat conservation. This position is the leader of a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances program managed by The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, to benefit greater sage-grouse and other grassland birds. The role is involved in a variety of other stewardship and restoration projects in eastern Montana. The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military, protected veteran status or other statuses protected by law. To apply for job ID 55457, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://nature.ly/4fpwcrt by 11:59 PM EST on August 25, 2024. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact [email protected]. 📸 Brett Kuxhausen
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We’ve crunched the numbers and it’s clear: America’s western states can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions while meeting our energy needs, and we don’t need to build in critical wildlife corridors or on vital working lands to do it. Take a listen to TNC’s Peter Gower and Chris Menges on the popular Mountain & Prairie podcast to learn how that’s possible, all while bringing new economic opportunities to oil-and-gas communities that have generated the energy that powered our nation’s growth so far. Find the Mountain & Prairie podcast episode called “Forward-Looking Approaches to the West’s Energy Transition” at https://nature.ly/4cWb4am or wherever you get your podcasts.
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We're excited for the Old Salt Festival in Helmville this weekend, June 21-23! The Nature Conservancy is a proud sponsor of the festival, which celebrates Montana land stewardship with local food purveyors and great lineup of music. The folks behind the festival, the Mannix Family Ranch and @oldsaltcoop, are among the agricultural producers we work with across Montana on sustainable grazing projects that benefit both people and nature. Get festival details at https://lnkd.in/gX_CRynx See you there!
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We're proud to sponsor the Old Salt Festival—a celebration of Montana land stewardship, food and music in beautiful Helmville, MT! The June 21-23 festival is at the Mannix Family Ranch, which is one of the many agricultural producers The Nature Conservancy works with across Montana on sustainable grazing efforts that are good for people and nature. This year's festival is June 21-23. We'll see you there! https://lnkd.in/gX_CRynx #landiskin #oldsaltfestival2024 Old Salt Co-op
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Shout-out to the awesome volunteers who removed a mile of old barbed-wire fence on Nature Conservancy in the Blackfoot Valley last week! Our friends at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers hosted the fence pull, which involved hard climbing over steep terrain. Conservation and hunting groups recognize the importance of removing obsolete barbed-wire fence that can entangle and kill wildlife or impede crucial migration routes for elk, deer and other species. Thanks to everyone who came out (and the local businesses who fueled up the volunteers) for making this important habitat safer for wildlife! Read more about the fence pull at https://lnkd.in/eAG4fTzJ 📸 Kylie Schumacher
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Headed to the Old Salt Festival in Helmville, MT June 21-23? We'll see you there! The Nature Conservancy is a proud sponsor of the Old Salt Festival—a celebration of Montana land stewardship through local food and music. We work alongside ranchers with the Old Salt Co-op, as well as others across Montana, on regenerative agriculture projects that are good for people and nature. You can find out more about the festival at https://lnkd.in/gX_CRynx. 🎵 #LandIsKin #OldSaltFestival2024
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Job alert! We're looking for a Rangeland Ecologist in the High Divide Headwaters area in southwest Montana. In this role, you'll provide technical leadership and support to achieve collaborative conservation planning, implementation, monitoring, and assessment of livestock grazing plans on ranches across private and public lands within the High Divide Headwaters geography of Southwest Montana. The major focus of this work will be to seek and test science-based methods to help keep working ranches profitable and sustainable while improving soil and habitat health and sharing economic and environmental outcomes widely within the region. This is a 5-year term position. The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. To apply for job ID 55266, submit your application using the Apply Now button at https://nature.ly/4ef8NZg by 11:59 PM EST on June 30, 2024. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact [email protected]. 📸 Jim Berkey/TNC
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Simple rock and brush structures, built along streams, can create wet meadows where wildlife and native plants can thrive. These low-cost structures can absolutely transform the land. On The Nature Conservancy’s website read about our work as part of the Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership, a network of partners that includes federal and state land managers, nonprofits, local businesses, and landowners who are dedicated to the responsible stewardship of southwestern Montana's sagebrush sea. Don’t miss the video of these structures in action! https://lnkd.in/exrbqzCi
Restoring Streams Within the Sagebrush Sea
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Love the wildlife of Montana's sagebrush country? Many animals depend on the wet meadows that line streams for food and shelter as they raise their young. The Southwest Montana Sagebrush partnership is restoring wet meadows by building simple rock and brush structures to spread out the water flow in degraded streams. Check out this short video to see the transformation this simple process can achieve. https://nature.ly/3VD7Bb3 📸 Pronghorn; Scott Copeland
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