Pheasants Forever, Inc.

This Project Takes Place Along the Yellowstone River Riparian Corridor the Yellowstone River Basin Is One of the Most Important Rivers in America From a Wildlife Standpoint, Historical, Cultural and Environmental Importance the Yellowstone Is an American Gem Major Water Quality Issues in the Yellowstone River Basin Yrb Are Sediment, Trace Elements, and Stream Habitat Degradation Residential Expansion Into Rural Areas Affect the Yellowstone River Riparian Corridor in the Proposed Project Area Pompey S Pillar National Monument and Yellowstone Wildlife Management Area Are Riparian Cottonwood Floodplain With Marginal to Good Abandoned Agricultural Fields Being Restored to Native Habitat Habitat Restoration Projects Control Sediment and Enhance the Floodplain Ecosystem Irrigation Water Has Been Greatly Reduced With Our Land Use Changes, Which Has Had a Positive Effect on the River Open Spaces That Are Open to the Public With Quality Habitat Set an Example for River Health or Wildlife Population Management Wild Turkeys Thrive in the Riparian Floodplain the Bottoms Can Provide Great Winter Cover for Sharp Tailed Grouse and Ring Necked Pheasants an Oil Spill Just Upstream of Billings in 2011 Was Devastating But a Clean and Functional River Systems Are Resilient Enough to Survive Devastating Events Quality Grasslands on the Secondary Floodplain Mitigates Flood Events, Improving the Resilience of Public Land Holdings Such as Pompey S Pillar National Monument and Yellowstone River Wma Statement of Need This Proposal Builds Upon Past Partnerships to Enhance and Restore Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands Along the Yellowstone River Corridor in Montana This Partnership Includes Four Strategic Partners That Are Signatories on a Cooperative Habitat Agreement That Has Been in Effect Since 2009 Pheasants Forever, Inc With Subsidiary Habitat Forever Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Yellowstone Chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Bureau of Land Management the BLM Montana Dakotas Wildlife Program Intends to Advance the Department of Interior S Priorities to Address the Climate Crisis and Restore Balance on Public Lands and Waters This Proposal Has a History and Will Continue to Protect and Increase Biodiversity, Increase the Lands Resilience to Climate Change, Help Leverage Natural Climate Solutions, and Contribute to Conserving at Least 30 Percent of Our Lands and Waters by 2030 We Have and Will Continue to Support State Wildlife Agencies Like Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to Meet State Wildlife Populations Objectives Restoring and Enhancing Public Lands That the Public Enjoys Enhances Economic Opportunities Related to Wildlife Outdoor Recreation for Urban, Rural, and Indigenous Communities in the Project Geography E G Billings, Montana