Coalition Building in the Blackfoot Watershed – Salma Huque

My research project this academic year, in collaboration with fellow Ucross researcher Owen Luo, is to estimate the economic benefits of the Blackfoot Challenge’s public-private partnerships on the local community. The Blackfoot Challenge is a Western Montana nonprofit working with private landowners to undertake collaborative conservation and stewardship solutions. In contrast to the physical conservation Read more about Coalition Building in the Blackfoot Watershed – Salma Huque[…]

Investigating Producer Responses to Grasshopper Outbreaks on Western Rangelands

UHPSI research assistants, Alexia Zolenski and Jack Newman, are investigating producer (farm and ranch) responses to grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks in central and eastern Montana and eastern Oregon. Every year, grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks cause significant economic damage and defoliation to western rangelands. Simultaneously, the strategies employed in managing these outbreaks, from pesticide Read more about Investigating Producer Responses to Grasshopper Outbreaks on Western Rangelands[…]

Assessing Economic Benefits of Natural Resource Stewardship Investments in Western Montana

UHPSI Research Assistants Owen Luo and Salma Huque are working with the Blackfoot Challenge to quantify the economic benefits of their conservation investments in the local community. The Blackfoot Challenge is a non-profit based in Ovando, Montana that brings together private landowners and public agencies to protect natural resources in the Blackfoot River Watershed. Their Read more about Assessing Economic Benefits of Natural Resource Stewardship Investments in Western Montana[…]