A partnership to protect the greater sage grouse in Wyoming.
A partnership to protect the greater sage grouse in Wyoming.
The Upper Green River Conservancy Co-Op Conservation Bank™ (UGRC) is an innovative partnership of ranchers, energy companies, conservation stakeholders and impact investors working together to ensure the protection of core sage grouse habitat in the ecologically and energy-rich Upper Green River watershed in southwestern Wyoming.
Under this ground-breaking Co-Op Conservation Bank model, UGRC partners with ranchers to develop and certify Greater sage grouse credits (“GSG Credits”) on privately owned ranchlands that occupy critical sage grouse habitats. UGRC GSG Credits receive certification from the State of Wyoming in accord with the State’s 2018 Compensatory Mitigation Credit Provider Approval Process. The purchase of GSG Credits by energy companies and other organizations pursuing development in UGRC’s Service Area provides developers the ability to achieve net conservation gains in line with the principles of Wyoming’s Greater Sage-Grouse Core Area Protection policy.
To learn more about the history and ecological importance of the Green River basin, please see: The Green River Basin: A Natural History.
To learn more about sage grouse management in Wyoming, please see: Wyoming Game and Fish Department Sage-Grouse Management.
Our team features a mix of individuals with in-depth experience across conservation banking, finance, government relations, operations, ranching, real estate and wildlife conservation.
Our team features a mix of individuals with in-depth experience across conservation banking, finance, government relations, operations, ranching, real estate and wildlife conservation.
Updates to Wyo. Stat. § 9-19-203, Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Credits. Case Text, 2022.
Gordon: “Important” to make up for destroyed grouse habitat. WyoFile, January 2019.
BLM Releases Record of Decision for Normally Pressured Lance Natural Gas Project. BLM, August 2018.
Conservation Opportunities for Wyoming Private Landowners. Wyoming Stock Growers Association, August 2017.
Private Capital for Working Lands Conservation. Conservation Finance Network, April 2017.
Ag Secretary Says Private Investment is Needed to Help the Sage Grouse. Billings Gazette, September 2016.
Banking on Sage Grouse Habitat. USDA NRCS.
Upper Green River Conservancy Overview. August 2018.
UGRC Oil & Gas Quarterly Update. June 2018
UGRC Oil & Gas Quarterly Update. January 2018.
UGRC Oil & Gas Quarterly Update. October 2017.
UGRC Oil & Gas Quarterly Update. July 2017.
UGRC Oil & Gas Quarterly Update. April 2017.
UGRC Habitat Credit Market Demand Summary. January 2017.
We are committed to working with partners to advance a model co-op conservation bank in Wyoming’s Upper Green River watershed.
Please contact us with questions, or if you would like to learn more.