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Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team to Meet January 30, 2018

By Peggy TrenkJanuary 29, 2018NewsSage Grouse

The Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team (MSGOT) will meet on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 11:00 am. – 2:00 pm. in Room 152 of the State Capitol Building in Helena, MT.

The primary focus of this meeting will be efforts to develop a mitigation marketplace to incentivize habitat conservation for Great Sage-grouse. The Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program will give an informational presentation intended to promote MSGOT’s substantive discussion and public comment.

Interior Chief to Review Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan

By Peggy TrenkJune 8, 2017NewsSage Grouse, Zinke

Source: Matthew Daly, Associated Press June 7, 2017

WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he is ordering a review of federal efforts to conserve the imperiled sage grouse to ensure that officials in 11 Western states where the bird lives are fully consulted.

While the federal government has a responsibility under the Endangered Species Act to protect the ground-dwelling bird, “we also have a responsibility to be a good neighbor and partner,” Zinke said.

Governor Bullock’s Executive Order on Sage Grouse

By TSRAFebruary 17, 2016Public PolicyBullock, Executive Order, Public Policy, Sage Grouse

In 2015 Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order implementing a plan to protect Sage Grouse populations in Montana. To view the full text of his executive order, click here.

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Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team to Meet January 30, 2018

Interior Chief to Review Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan

Governor Bullock’s Executive Order on Sage Grouse