Conservation District constructs wildlife escape ramps

Phillips Conservation District recently hired members of the Malta FFA Chapter to construct wildlife escape ramps, utilizing funds from a Montana DNRC 223 grant awarded to Phillips Conservation District for sage grouse related projects.

Wildlife escape ramps are placed in livestock watering tanks as a means for trapped wildlife to escape possible drowning. Stock tanks benefit wildlife, but sometimes certain species of wildlife can become trapped and drown. Wildlife escape ramps are an easy, affordable way to avoid this problem. The ramps can also improve the water quality by eliminating...