Other projects

Native Youth for Habitat Restoration

This project provides habitat restoration training and education for native youth from the Duck Valley Reservation.

Youth will participate and learn about all components of habitat restoration from seed collection, seed cleaning, propagation, and installation, while helping to enhance existing BLM restoration site in the Morley Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.

Ferruginous Hawk Nest Monitoring

We are conducting long-term ferruginous hawk nest monitoring in and around the NCA. These efforts are facilitated by internships provided through the MILES Undergraduate Research and Internships program. 

By identifying and regularly motioning nest sites, this project is contributing to USFWS and USGS research on ferruginous hawk ecology, as well as facilitating BLM educational field trips and banding activities.

National Public Lands Day

In late September 2021, our incredible BLM NCA staff, led by Ecologist Ann Marie Raymondi, hosted a native plant installation project at Dedication Point, not only to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD - 24th of September, 2021), but also the 75th Anniversary of the BLM. Over 700 native shrubs and forbs were planted by over 25 volunteers as part of a multi-year restoration project at the NCA’s most visited site. The large amount of rainfall the area received in the days following the NPLD planting gave an important head start to all the new plants.

Native Perspectives 

This project introduced students from the Duck Valley Reservation to the NCA. The BOPP coordinated a field trip to Dedication Point and Celebration Park, where students, tribal elders, and BLM and BOPP staff discussed the wildlife and landscape features that make the NCA unique.

During the field trip, tribal elders and students had the opportunity to discuss native perspectives on concepts like conservation and sustainability.