USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) teamed up with the Intermountain West Joint Venture and more than 30 partner organizations to expand the field delivery, science, and communications capacity for the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI).
The partnership, known as the SGI Strategic Watershed Action Team (SWAT), was established with the shared vision of achieving wildlife conservation through sustainable ranching. Through SWAT, partner organizations have hired new range conservationists and wildlife biologists, plus a cultural resources specialist, to help get more Farm Bill conservation on the ground.
Located in critical geographic “pinch points” for conservation delivery, these partner positions are based in NRCS field offices and work under the direction of NRCS staff – assisting landowners one-on-one who voluntarily chose to participate in SGI. Partner positions are employed by conservation districts, state wildlife and agricultural agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.
Contact Jacob Northuis
Listed as:
Federal And State Agency Landowner Specialists- Biologists / Ecologists
Contact Jacob Northuis
SGI Strategic Watershed Action Team
Farm Bill Biologist
Rexburg, ID 83440
Phone: (208) 283-0808
Service Area
Services provided in:
- Ada County, Idaho
- Adams County, Idaho
- Bannock County, Idaho
- Bear Lake County, Idaho
- Bingham County, Idaho
- Blaine County, Idaho
- Boise County, Idaho
- Bonneville County, Idaho
- Butte County, Idaho
- Camas County, Idaho
- Canyon County, Idaho
- Caribou County, Idaho
- Cassia County, Idaho
- Clark County, Idaho
- Custer County, Idaho
- Elmore County, Idaho
- Franklin County, Idaho
- Fremont County, Idaho
- Gem County, Idaho
- Gooding County, Idaho
- Idaho County, Idaho
- Jefferson County, Idaho
- Jerome County, Idaho
- Lemhi County, Idaho
- Lincoln County, Idaho
- Madison County, Idaho
- Minidoka County, Idaho
- Oneida County, Idaho
- Owyhee County, Idaho
- Payette County, Idaho
- Power County, Idaho
- Teton County, Idaho
- Twin Falls County, Idaho
- Valley County, Idaho
- Washington County, Idaho