SCH Number 2026040001

Project Info

Title

Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) Removal to Restore Sagebrush Ecosystems, Groundwater, and Climate Resilience in the Modoc Region

Description

On March 30, 2026, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) executed a $320,265 grant with Nature Based Solutions: Wildlife Corridors funding to the Mule Deer Foundation for the Project. The Project is designed to benefit pronghorn migration corridors and greater sage-grouse habitat identified in the Modoc ecoregion of the California State Wildlife Action Plan. The project includes restoring 773 acres of sage-steppe habitat through mechanical removal of western juniper while retaining heritage individuals; increasing forage availability, improved visibility, and enhancing habitat permeability within pronghorn migration corridors and winter range; and improving habitat suitability for greater sage-grouse and other sage-steppe dependent Species of Greatest Conservation Need identified in the California State Wildlife Action Plan.

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