grizzly bear movements land exchanges conservation easements community forest bonds community forest...
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Grizzly Bear Movements
•Land Exchanges
•Conservation Easements
•Community Forest Bonds
•Community Forest Legislative Initiative
•Land Use Planning
•Land Acquisition
Tools considered and/or implemented in the Swan Valley
We are a diverse array of local, regional, state and national interests working together to maintain the rural and wild character of Montana’s Swan Valley.
•Maintaining a working landscape
•Conserving biological diversity
•Providing appropriate public access
•Protecting and restoring habitat connectivity
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Plum Creek Timber Co., Montana Logging Association, Pyramid Mountain Lumber Co., Friends of the Wild Swan, Montana Land Reliance, Vital Ground Foundation, Trust for Public Land, The Nature Conservancy, Swan Ecosystem Center, Missoula County Commissioners, Lake County Commissioners, Friends of the Wild Swan, Montana Wilderness Association, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Flathead National Forest.
Swan Lands Coodinating Committee
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Facts on NwC in 2009
Budget: $250K/yr
Staff: 7 people, only two are full time Maureen Bookwalter and Adam Lieberg
Main Projects in 2009:
Plum Creek Lands/Montana Legacy Project (see above)
FS Projects – Lead multiparty monitoring team on the F.S. Holland-Pierce Hazardous Fuels project.
Hiring and training local residents for several widlife/habitat monitoring projects
Identifying critical wildlife crossings on the highway
Collecting grizzly hair for DNA project that tracks population trends
Track surveys for rare carnivores
Mapping restoration priorities for TNC, FS and MT DNRC
Teaching field courses for university students from around the country
Landscape and Livelihood – 8 week field semester through University of MT
Wildlife in the West – 4 week field semester
other shorter courses….
Swan Valley Bear Resources – a local response team to grizzly bear conflicts….lots of work right now to help local livestock owners build predator proof fencing….