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Flint Creek Valley Conservation Partnership RCPP Project

map of the Flint Creek Valley Conservation RCPP project areaThe Flint Creek Valley Conservation Project will help sustain the agricultural economy and rural heritage of the Flint Creek Valley, one of the last naturally intact valleys in western Montana. Project partners aim to conserve a critical wildlife migration corridor between the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and strengthen the valley’s agricultural economy by providing conservation easement services and support to the area’s producers. 

Project duration: 2021 - 2026.

FY 2021 Information
  • News Release: USDA Awards New Partnership Projects in Montana to Help Mitigate Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources while Supporting America’s Producers April 2021
  • NRCS uses the Conservation Assessment Ranking Tool (CART) for all application assessment and ranking. Learn more about CART.

Who can participate?

Granite County landowners in the project area.

  • Detailed map of the Flint Creek Valley Conservation RCPP project area (PDF; 1.2 MB)

Benefits to the Land

  • Conserving a critical wildlife migration corridor between the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE)
  • Strengthening the valley’s agricultural economy

Partners

  • Five Valleys Land Trust (lead partner)
  • Montana Natural Resource Damage Program
  • Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
  • Trout Unlimited
  • Five Valleys Audubon Society
  • Climate Trust
  • Montana Association of Land Trusts

Contact

Kelley Barkell
EQIP Specialist
Phone: 406-587-6849
Email: Kelley.Barkell

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