PROJECTS

Wyoming-USDA Big Game Conservation Partnership

USDA is expanding its partnership to support the voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations from Wyoming to Idaho and Montana.

The Wyoming-USDA Big Game Conservation Partnership was signed in 2022 by WY Governor Mark Gordon and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. This partnership reorients conservation dollars and incentives to working lands that are essential to conserving wildlife and migrations. The Big Game Partnership provides a package of opportunities to producers through the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.

With much success, the program has expanded to Montana and Idaho and is now a permanent program Under the Working Lands for Wildlife.

Fact Sheet: USDA Migratory Big Game Initiative (PDF) November 2023
Fact Sheet: USDA-Wyoming Big Game Conservation Partnership (PDF) April 2023
Map: Wyoming Big Game Priority Areas for FY2023 (jpg)
Video: USDA Formalizes Big Game Partnership with Wyoming
Farmers.gov: Wyoming Big Game Conservation Partnership Pilot
Farmers.gov blog: Saving Time, Money and Wildlife through Conservation Practices

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OUR MISSION

The East Yellowstone Collaborative supports the conservation and economic resilience of working lands across the Absaroka Front. We value the essential role private lands play in sustaining wildlife habitat and landscape stewardship.