Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
Brief explanation of the Conservation Strategy process
The IGBC has endorsed the NCDE Conservation Strategy, which means as a body, the IGBC Executive Committee believes it is adequate. Endorsement does not mean approval. Approval of the Conservation Strategy will occur when all the agencies who have commitments represented in the strategy have signed the implementation MOU. By signing the CS, the agencies would be agreeing to use their respective authorities to maintain and enhance the recovered status of grizzly bears in the NCDE if and when delisting occurred.
Supporting Information
- For more information about the Conservation Strategy, view this list of Frequently Asked Questions
- Press release: “NCDE Subcommittee Completes Conservation Strategy for Grizzly Bears”
- “Summary of Editorial Changes to the NCDE Conservation Strategy” (updated 5/16/19)
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Subcommittee Meetings
Upcoming meetings
Please refer to the Meeting Calendar for upcoming meetings of the Northern Continental Divide Subcommittee
Meeting summaries
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 12/2/2015
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 5/6/2015
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg Summary 4/23/2014
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 12/2/2014
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Subcommittee Membership
Updated May 2019
- Randy Arnold (chair) Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, R2
- Bill Avey (co-chair) Helena/Lewis and Clark Forest
- Jeff Mow Glacier National Park
- Jim Williams R1 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park
- Gary Bertellotti R4 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Stacy Courville Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- Dan Carney Blackfoot Tribe
- Chip Weber Flathead National Forest
- Carolyn Upton, Lolo National Forest
- Bryan Donner Kootenai National Forest
- John Waller Glacier National Park
- Mark Albers BLM Great Falls
- Jodi Bush USFWS
- Holger Bohm British Columbia FLNR:EX
- Claudia Regan United States Geological Survey
- Paul Frame Alberta Government Wildlife
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Ecosystem I&E Committee Membership
- Dillon Tabish (Chair) Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
- Lynn M. Johnson U.S. Forest Service
- Pat Shanley U.S. Forest Service
Advisors to the IGBC Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Subcommittee
- Hilary Cooley USFWS Recovery Coordinator
- Cecily Costello FWP Grizzly Bear Monitoring and Science
- Scott Jackson USFS National Carnivore Program
Policy, Management and Research Reports
NEPA process and documents
- Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
- Federal Register Notice for the Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear (5/3/2013)
- Final programmatic environmental impact statement 2006-2016
Management and research reports
- 2014 Northern Continental Divide Accomplishments
- 2005 Interagency Monitoring Plan for the NCDE
- USGS Noninvasive Monitoring Methods