One Nation, Under God

Articles written by Kelsey Molloy


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 2 of 2

  • Ranchers Make NRCS's Sage Grouse Initiative Successful

    Kelsey Molloy, NRCS and MACD|Dec 30, 2015

    Since 2011, Phillips and Valley County ranchers have participated in the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) as well as implementing other actions both individually and together as a community to improve sage grouse habitat. By doing so, they have made improvements on their ranches, helped out wildlife and contributed to the historic decision by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the Greater Sage-grouse as an endangered species. Over 1,100 ranchers across the West have voluntarily signed up f...

  • New partnership allows NRCS to provide free fence markers for sage grouse

    Kelsey Molloy|Jun 4, 2014

    Thanks to a new partnership with several agencies including Bureau of Land Management and Montana Association of Conservation Districts, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will now be able to offer free fence markers to interested landowners. Fence markers are used to reduce the risk of sage grouse collision with fences. NRCS can assist landowners in determining high risk areas where fence markers would be most useful in preventing collisions. In some parts of the greater sage-grouse range fence strikes occur with about 1 fence...