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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources amp ConocoPhillips PinyonJuniper Treatment Project Utah Division of Wildlife Resources UDWR and ConocoPhillips partnered on a sagebrush restoration project near Hiawatha ID: 695351

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Earth Day Award Presentation

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources & ConocoPhillips Pinyon-Juniper Treatment ProjectSlide2

Utah Division of Wildlife

Resources (UDWR)

and ConocoPhillips partnered on a

sagebrush

restoration project near Hiawatha,

Utah.Project was designed to remove Pinyon-Juniper trees which have encroached on sagebrush habitat and reduced wildlife usage.ConocoPhillips voluntarily provided funding and logistical assistance for project implementation.Company has also provided funding for other sagebrush habitat improvement projects in western states through the Sage Grouse Initiative and Intermountain West Joint Venture projects.

Project Overview Slide3

Remove Pinyon-Juniper trees that have encroached on sagebrush habitat

Protect remaining sagebrush and other vegetation from being outcompeted by Pinyon-Juniper vegetationReseed the area with sagebrush and native species Increase amount of available forage for wildlife, such as mule deer, elk, and

sage-grouseReduce impacts to species dependent on sagebrush habitat Expand critical winter range for big game

species

Promote partnership

for sagebrush habitat restoration and improvement in Utah and other western statesProject ObjectivesSlide4

238 acres of ground cleared of archaeological resources238 Total acres of Pinyon-Juniper removed

238 acres aerially seeded with native plant speciesReseeded areas will provide forage for summer and winter range for big game species such as elk and deer.Avian species also will benefit. Additional new vegetation promote rabbit and small animal populations which in turn benefit a large golden and bald eagle population in the immediate area, as well as other raptors.

Additionally, the expanded sagebrush area will encourage use by species that use sagebrush for a portion of their life cycle. Habitat improvement across western states is critical to keeping small birds species off the endangered species list.

Project ResultsSlide5

Project Location:

Southwest

of Price, UTSlide6

Map of Project AreaSlide7

ConocoPhillips PortionSlide8

43 acres of company-owned property was included in the

projectSigned a cooperative agreement to pay for all expenses related to the project (i.e. bullhog, aerially seeding, archaeological surveys) that occurred on the property

The total monetary contribution was approximately $21,000

ConocoPhillips

ContributionSlide9

Bullhog

/Tree

MasticatorSlide10

Treated Area/Masticated TreesSlide11

Aerial SeedingSlide12

View of Project Area Post TreatmentSlide13

“ConocoPhillips has gone above and beyond industry requirements to benefit wildlife and the ecosystem by participating and contributing so generously to this project.”

– Robby Edgel (UDWR biologist)

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