The Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program is soliciting public comment on the proposed use of the Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Stewardship Account to benefit sage grouse and conserve important sage grouse habitat. The Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team (MSGOT) requests public comment on two scoping notices.
The Schultz Ranch LLC and Gran Prairie LP submitted an application to enter into a 20-Year conservation lease that was reviewed and awarded funding at the October 27, 2022 MSGOT meeting. MSGOT approved modifications to the original application during its meeting on June 29, 2023. The lease was previously scoped in July 2023; the new scoping notice reflects the changes made to the application.
The Schultz Ranch LLC and Gran Prairie LP 20-Year Conservation Lease conserves a total of 8,031 acres of sage grouse habitat near Winnett, Montana in Petroleum and Fergus County.
The Haywire Ranch submitted an application to enter into a 15-Year conservation lease that was reviewed and awarded funding at the October 27, 2022 MSGOT meeting. MSGOT approved modifications to the original application during its meeting on June 29, 2023. The lease was previously scoped in July 2023; the new scoping notice reflects the changes made to the application.
The Haywire Ranch 15-Year Conservation Lease conserves a total of 4,268 acres of sage grouse habitat near Winnett, Montana in Petroleum County.
All public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2024.
All Conservation Lease Public Scoping Notices can be found on the Sage Grouse Stewardship Fund Grants webpage: https://sagegrouse.mt.gov/Grants
View Scoping Notices and Comment
Submit Comments
Please submit public comments via the mail to:
Therese Hartman
Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program
1539 11th Ave., Helena, MT 59620.
OR
Submit comments electronically to:
Contact: Therese Hartman
Position: Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program
Email: THartman@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-1467
Website: https://sagegrouse.mt.gov/
Tags: Scoping Notice