In the sagebrush prairies of eastern Montana, livestock fence can create a formidable obstacle for wildlife. For sage-grouse, livestock fences near breeding areas blend into the landscape and create a … Read more
Hayley Connolly-Newman
Hayley is the Sage Grouse Project Coordinator at NWF's Northern Rockies Regional Center. Her efforts focus on improving sage grouse habitat in Eastern Montana, particularly reducing grouse fence collisions. She received her M.S. from University of Montana focusing on road ecology and wildlife habitat corridors.
New Partnerships Save Sage-Grouse In Montana
It’s a common assumption that marking fences to increase visibility for upland prairie birds is straightforward and easy. When clipped to the top wire of a fence, the lightweight markers … Read more
Montana Teens Help Save Sage Grouse
Greater sage grouse populations across the West have been in decline for decades, and this September the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide whether to formally list … Read more
Big Hurdles for Greater Sage Grouse
The image of a barbed wire fence stretching across a field of prairie grasses and sage brush has been the inspiration for paintings, poems, and the general allure of the … Read more
My Public Lands Story
Guest post by Hayley Connolly-Newman On September 27th, thousands of people from across the country celebrated National Public Lands Day. In Montana, public lands enthusiasts joined rallies, volunteered on various … Read more
Smart Renewable Energy on Public Lands
Guest post by Hayley Connolly-Newman Earlier this month, the EPA issued guidelines which would reduce coal generated power in each state by 6 percent over the next 15 years. This … Read more
Montana supports Public Lands and Renewable Energy
Guest post by Hayley Connolly-Newman This week, Senator John Walsh signed on as co-sponsor of the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act (S. 279). This demonstrates several things to Montanans. … Read more
Can Congress Renew Hope for Renewable Energy Development?
As the second session of the 113th Congress develops, it is my great hope that Congress can leave its abysmal bill passage record in the past. In 2013, Congress signed just … Read more
Renewable Energy and Public Lands
Guest post by Hayley Connolly-Newman I was recently a participant in a National Wildlife Federation lobby day fly-in to Washington D.C. Not only was jetlag having effects of what felt … Read more
