Workshop – Montana’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan: Partner Input on Threats and Conservation Actions

Montana’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan: Partner Input on Threats and Conservation Actions

Kimberly Szcodronski and Kristina Smucker  

Wednesday, March 5^th  9am – 12pm

Cost: $10; Max Capacity: 50

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is leading efforts to revise Montana’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), which is due to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in October 2025. SWAPs identify Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats, describe threats that impact those species and habitats, and identify conservation actions to address those threats. We are striving for Montana’s SWAP to be a collaborative effort that helps to inform conservation work for all partners who work on wildlife and habitat conservation in Montana. To accomplish that, we are engaging with our conservation partners between December 2024 and August 2025 by providing draft SWAP products that are ready for review and feedback. We would like to use the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society conference as an opportunity to meet in-person with our partners. In this workshop, we will: 1) update partners on our progress on the SWAP revision, 2) provide an overview of threats and conservation actions in the SWAP, and 3) form breakout groups to review and update the threats and conservation actions.

Kimberly Szcodronski is the State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Kristina Smucker is the Nongame Wildlife Bureau Chief for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.