2022 Yellowstone River Salt Cedar Project

To mitigate the negative impacts to the riparian health of the Yellowstone River caused by existing salt cedar (a non-native perennial – category 2 – MT) populations.  Salt cedar displaces the native plant communities by creating monocultures, consuming large quantities of water which causes habitat loss and compromises the natural regeneration of native riparian plant cycles.  By controlling and reducing the salt cedar population, it will increase the amount of available water to support beneficial usage for all urban/agricultural/recreational purposes, improves the habitat quality for area resident and migratory wildlife species by minimizing the competition with native plant communities.