MFBF has been committed to the goal of Montana’s Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program since its inception. The program seeks to protect sage-grouse habitat through compensatory mitigation, in which private landowners are compensated for restoration, enhancement, and preservation projects to sage-grouse habitat. Such projects create credits that developers can then purchase to offset the damages their permitted-projects cause to sage-grouse habitat. It’s important to note that only projects that require a permit from a state agency have to adhere to the stipulations of the Program.
Balancing Conservation and Rural Development
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1/14/2019
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