2019 MONTANA COMPLETED PROJECTS 76,880 $13,933,555 TOTAL ACRES MISSION IMPACT 2019 LAND P R O T E C T I O N & ACCESS IN 2019, WE PROTECTED 6,388 ACRES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO 47,416 ACRES VALUED AT $9,750,000 Acres Acres Reported Project Brief Project Details Protected Access Value Permanent land/access project along Rocky Mountain Front Falls Creek 442 27,001 $2,460,000 conveyed wildlife/riparian habitat to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Expansion of land protection & public access complementing Tenderfoot Creek II 448 9,341 $980,000 8,220 acres of previous work in the vicinity, conveyed to Lewis and Clark National Forest Donation to RMEF that protects critical elk/mule deer/ Bearmouth 3,450 5,200 $2,760,000 whitetail winter range and riparian habitat Permanent land/access project along Rocky Mountain Front Green Mountain 620 2,056 $837,000 conveyed land to Helena-Lewis and Clark Natl Forest & benefits National Trails System Acquired & conveyed two inholdings featuring wildlife & Mill Creek Arrow Peak 470 1,595 riparian habitat to Gallatin Natl Forest west of Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness TENDERFOOT CREEK II FALLS CREEK GREEN MOUNTAIN LAND PROTECTION & ACCESS continued MOUNT HAGGIN Acres Acres Reported Project Brief Project Details Protected Access Value Multi-partner collarboration led to construction of a 2.7-mile Crazy Mountains - 0 1,265 trail opening access to Crazy Mountains, resolving long-time Porcupine - Ibex Trail I access disputes Important corridor for elk & other wildlife RMEF purchased Swan Range 638 638 $2,234,000 from a private landowner & conveyed to Lolo Natl Forest Dome Mountain WMA Addition Assisted partners with the purchase/conveyance of vital elk 160 160 (A. Nelson II) habitat north of Yellowstone Natl Park to Montana FWP Mount Haggin Wildlife Enlarged wildlife management area by acquiring & conveying 160 160 $464,000 Management Area Addition wildlife/riparian habitat to Montana FWP Provided funding to upgrade road & drainage through a private Old Stage Road Repair 0 0 $15,000 ranch that supports hunting & allows access to public land beyond it Collaborated with partners to ensure a popular road used by East Fork Blacktail Road Access 0 0 shed & big game hunters was ugraded & remained open to public access 6,388 47,416 $9,750,000 2019 TOTALS 2019 MONTANA LAND PROTECTION & ACCESS PROJECTS 2019 STEWARDSHIP HABITAT ENHANCEMENT - MANAGEMENT - RESEARCH IN 2019, WE CONTRIBUTED TO $2,641,680 TO ENHANCE 23,077 ACRES Acres RMEF Total Project Project Type Enhanced Contribution Value Crooked Creek Prescribed Burn - Unit K 6,123 $15,000 $100,000 Prescribed Fire Baggs Creek to Peterson Creek 3,992 $5,000 $33,500 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment Kootenai Mountain / Goat Mountain / 2,218 $5,700 $30,000 Prescribed Fire Pony Mountain Prescribed Burn Upper Stillwater River Watershed 1,267 $12,795 $102,295 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment - 2019 Chamberlain-Wales Prescribed Burn 1,157 $30,000 $132,500 Prescribed Fire Petty Creek Prescribed Burn #2 1,077 $19,807 $134,307 Prescribed Fire Trout Creek Conservation Easement 980 $1,250 $2,500 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment Burdette Winter Range Noxious Weed Treatment 750 $35,430 $200,430 Invasive Weed Treatment Holland Lake Noxious Weed Treatment 640 $2,700 $7,458 Invasive Weed Treatment Trapper Creek Thin and Prescribed Burn 621 $31,500 $81,000 Conifer Removal to Prevent Encroachment Horseshoe Hills West Noxious Weed Treatment Invasive Weed Treatment 595 $6,985 $50,046 and Prescribed Burn and Prescribed Fire Haymaker Prescribed Burn - Unit 9 550 $22,989 $55,855 Prescribed Fire CROOKED CREEK BAGGS CREEK CHAMBERLAIN-WALES STEWARDSHIP (Habitat Enhancement-Management-Research) continued HORSESHOE HILLS Acres RMEF Total Project Project Type Enhanced Contribution Value Blackfoot-Clearwater WM Area Conifer Encroachment 404 $20,000 $49,758 Conifer Removal and Fescue Restoration and Native Grass Enhancement East Deerlodge Valley Cooperative 330 $30,000 $83,000 Conifer Removal to Prevent Encroachment Watershed Restoration 2018 West Trout 341 Prescribed Burn 300 $9,904 $35,014 Prescribed Fire Marent Gulch Noxious Weed Treatment 2019 250 $10,000 $29,000 Invasive Weed Treatment Baldy Mountain Forest Thin 246 $0 $33,750 Zekes Meadows Fence Removal 200 $19,996 $39,996 Fence Removal, Invasive Weed Treatment and Noxious Weed Treatment Jenkins Gulch Habitat Restoration 193 $16,000 $36,091 Conifer Removal to Prevent Encroachment Spring Gulch Prescribed Burn 192 $13,000 $30,858 Prescribed Fire (formerly Beaver Creek) Lost Creek Conifer Removal 183 $10,170 $21,050 Conifer Removal to Prevent Encroachment Deadwood Gulch Aspen Restoration 180 $14,000 $45,000 Apsen Regeneration Highwood Goat Habitat Thin - Lava Peak 153 $9,000 $30,906 Warm Springs Noxious Weed 134 $6,642 $19,642 Invasive Weed Treatment and Inventory Treatment and Inventory HAYMAKER BLACKFOOT-CLEARWATER WHISKEY GULCH STEWARDSHIP (Habitat Enhancement-Management-Research) continued DEADWOOD GULCH Acres RMEF Total Project Project Type Enhanced Contribution Value Whiskey Gulch Pole Canyon Habitat Restoration 103 $16,000 $50,272 Conifer Removal to Prevent Encroachment Spruce Creek / Hinaman Creek 82 $2,998 $7,998 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment Ruby River Willow Enhancement Juniper-Conifer Removal 79 $1,667 $36,122 Phase I - Units 3,6,9,38-41 to Prevent Encroachment Deer Creek Conservation Easement 78 $5,500 $11,208 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment Effects of Wildfire on Elk N/A $20,000 $407,084 Research in The Blackfoot-Clearwater Area Coulter Ranch Fence Replacement N/A $8,466 $16,931 Fence Removal and Improvement Ray Creek Property Enhancement N/A $15,350 $40,050 North Yellowstone Elk Winter Range N/A $10,000 $49,600 Invasive Weed Treatment Noxious Weed Treatment Northern Sapphires Travel Managment / N/A $4,000 $425,000 Research Elk Movement Study Monitoring Elk Populations in Northern Forests N/A $13,000 $39,360 Research Spooner Creek Conservation Easement N/A $15,100 $174,100 Riperian Restoration Stream Restoration 23,077 $459,947 $2,641,680 2019 TOTALS 2019 STEWARDSHIP ACRES ENHANCED (by county) 0 1 - 1,000 1,100 - 2,000 2,001 - 3,000 3,001 - 4,000 4,001 + 2019 HUNTING H E R I T A G E & CONSERVATION OUTREACH IN 2019, WE CONTRIBUTED TO $1,541,875 TO REACH 24,699 PEOPLE RMEF Total Project People Project Type Contribution Value Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks 7,000 $10,000 $1,250,000 Hunter Education Hunter Education Safety Vests 2019-2020 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks TIP-MONT Program 5,000 $2,000 $2,000 Hunter Outreach & Advocacy National Smokejumper Center / Yellowstone Nature 2,500 $1,000 $1,000 Natural Resource Education Connection RMEF Elk Education Trunk Potomac Elementary and Middle School 2,500 $1,000 $1,000 Natural Resource Education RMEF Elk Education Trunk Big Sky School District Number 72 2,500 $1,000 $1,000 Natural Resource Education RMEF Elk Education Trunk Hellgate Hunters and Anglers 1,100 $9,000 $21,350 Archery Community Archery Range Support Phase 3 Anaconda Community Archery Range Upgrade 700 $1,200 $5,000 Archery Boone and Crockett Club Archery - Mobile 2019 650 $5,000 $6,000 Archery Bitterroot 2019 Youth Conservation & Education Expo 650 $2,500 $2,500 Outdoor Skills Instruction Bear Creek Days 2019 Field Camp 515 $2,000 $8,300 Outdoor Skills Instruction Hellgate Hunters and Anglers Community Archery 300 $10,000 $59,000 Archery Range Support HUNTING HERITAGE & CONSERVATION OUTREACH continued RMEF Total Project People Project Type Contribution Value Invasive Species in Riverfront Park 250 $250 $1,000 Natural Resource Education Cascade County 4H Shooting Sports 200 $1,000 $2,000 Shooting Sports Program 2019-2020 Hardin High School National Archery 155 $750 $2,750 Archery in the Schools Program Big Sky Youth Shooting Day 2019 150 $0 $0 Shooting Sports Flathead Valley Archers Introduction to Archery 105 $2,025 $3,369 Archery Carbon County 4-H Club 100 $2,300 $2,300 Archery Outdoor Archery Range Phase 2 Custer County 4-H Shooting Sports 2019-2020 75 $3,000 $31,800 Shooting Sports One Montana (1MT) Hunter 69 $30,000 $79,000 Hunter Education Advancement Program Phase 2 Mission Valley Archers 4-H Program 50 $1,200 $9,000 Archery Kid's Day on the Big Hole 2019 48 $0 $0 Outdoor Skills Instruction Montana Bowhunters Association 25 $1,200 $9,050 Hunter Education Teen Bowhunter Camp 2019 University of Montana Hunting for 25 $3,000 $14,000 Hunter Education Sustainability Immersive Course 2019 Outdoor Dream Foundation 1 $700 $5,806 Hunts CB Ranch Youth Hunt 2019 Leopold Conservation Award 2019 1 $1,000 $1,000 Natural Resource Education Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Elk Decoys 0 $9,650 $23,650 Hunter Outreach & Advocacy 24,669 $100,775 $1,541,875 2019 TOTALS 2019 HUNTING HERITAGE & CONSERVATION OUTREACH PEOPLE REACHED (by county) 1 - 225 226 - 500 501 - 750 751 - 1,000 1,001 +.