Initial Proposal Buffalo & Coyote Creeks Conifer Encroachment Removal
July 18 2025

The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has received a request from the Southwest Montana
Sagebrush Partnership (SMSP) to perform conifer encroachment removal on approximately 940 acres in 3 locations of
state land in the Buffalo, Reservoir and Coyote Creek area of Beaverhead County. The project would be contained within the DNRC managed lands located in: Sections 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, & 25 T8S R13W.
Tags: Scoping Notice