Document Library

Key documents in use by the IBMP
• IBMP Partner Statutory Authorities & Jurisdictions Reference Tool
• Nov 2024-Oct 2025 IBMP Operations Plan
• Current IBMP Adaptive Management Plan (see AM page)
• Partner Protocols (living document; describes how Partners interact)


• IBMP Annual Reports
  Select One 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009/10 2008/09
  
  
• IBMP EIS and Adaptive Management Documents
  Select One ** For detailed history see Adaptive Management page 2016 (Jun) ERRATUM, DECISION NOTICE: Yr-round Habitat for YELL Bison EA, Nov 2015 2016 (May) 2016 IBMP Adaptive Management Plan 2016 (Jan) MT Gov's note to IBMP re: EA Decision On Year-Round Habitat For Yell Bison 2015 (Dec) Governor Bullock's EA Decision On Year-Round Habitat For Yellowstone Bison 2011 IBMP Adaptive Management Plan 2011 (Dec) NEPA/MEPA Sufficiency Analysis for AM Adjustments 2008 IBMP Adaptive Management Plan 2007 Department of Interior Adaptive Management Technical Guide 2005 (Sep) IBMP Status Review 2005 IBMP Adaptive Management Memo 2000 (Dec 22) IBMP State of MT ROD Preamble 2000 (Dec 22) IBMP State of MT ROD 1950_CG_IBMP_ROD Separation Letter 2000 (Dec 22) IBMP ROD Maps 2000 (Dec 20) IBMP Federal ROD 2000 (Aug) Final EIS Executive Summary (41 Mb) 2000 (Aug) Final EIS Volume 1 (132 Mb) 2000 (Aug) Final EIS Volume 2 (18 Mb) 2000 (Aug) Final EIS Volume 3 (61 Mb)
  
  
• Operations Plans
  Select One Nov 2024-Oct 2025 IBMP Operations Plan 2024 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2023 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2022 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2022 Winter Operations Plan 2021 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2021 Winter Operations Plan 2020 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2020 Winter Operations Plan 2019 (Oct) Status of Yell Bison Population 2019 Winter Operations Plan 2018 (Sep) Status of Yell Bison Population 2018 Winter Operations Plan 2017 (Sep) Status of Yell Bison Population 2017 Winter Operations Plan 2016 (Sep) Status of Yell Bison Population 2016 Winter Operations Plan 2016 Bison Removal Recomendations from NPS (NOT final Ops Plan) 2015 NPS report: Monitoring and Research on Bison and Brucellosis 2015 Winter Operations Plan 2015 Winter Bison Population Disease Model 2015 Winter Bison Spatial Distributions 2014 Winter Operations Plan 2014 Bison Harvest Plan 2013 Winter Operations Plan 2013 Bison Harvest Plan 2011 (Sep) YELL surveillance plan for Yellowstone bison 2009-10 Operating Procedures 2008-09 Operating Procedures 2007-08 Operating Procedures
  
  
• Bison Ops Updates (Risk Management Action Reports)
  Select One 2024 Mar 28 Bison management report 2023 Apr 17 Bison management report 2023 Mar 31 Bison management report 2023 Mar 18 Bison management report 2023 Mar 3 Bison management report 2023 Mar 3 Bison management report 2023 Feb 17 Bison management report 2023 Feb 3 Bison management report 2022 Apr 19 Bison harvest report 2022 Apr 7 Bison management report 2022 Feb 25 Bison management report 2020 Apr 3 Bison management report 2020 Mar 27 Bison management report 2020 Mar 20 Bison management report 2020 Mar 13 Bison management report 2019 May 6 Bison harvest report 2019 Apr 4 YELL bison management report 2019 Mar 29 YELL bison management report 2019 Mar 22 YELL bison management report 2018 May 24 Bison harvest report 2018 Apr 23 Bison harvest report 2018 Mar 23 YELL bison management report 2018 Mar 21 Bison harvest report 2018 Mar 14 Bison harvest report 2018 Mar 12 Bison harvest report (update) 2018 Mar 9 YELL bison management report 2018 Mar 8 Bison harvest report 2018 Feb 20 Bison harvest report 2018 Feb 2 Bison harvest report 2017 Mar 27 Bison harvest report 2017 Mar 16 YELL bison management report 2017 Mar 8 Bison harvest report 2017 Mar 3 YELL bison management report 2017 Mar 1 Bison harvest report 2017 Feb 17 YELL bison management report 2017 Feb 15 Bison harvest report 2016 Aug 2 2015/16 Bison harvest report FINAL(UPDATED 8/2/16) 2016 Apr 11 Bison harvest report 2016 Mar 16 Bison harvest report 2015 Apr 24 Bison harvest report 2015 Apr 17 Bison harvest report 2015 Mar 6 Bison harvest report 2015 Feb 27 YELL bison management report 2015 Feb 23 Bison harvest report 2015 Feb 17 Bison harvest report 2015 Feb 13 YELL bison management report 2015 Feb 5 Bison harvest report 2015 Jan 30 YELL bison management report 2015 Jan 22 Bison harvest report 2015 Jan 16 YELL bison management report 2015 Jan 13 Bison harvest report 2015 Jan 5 Bison harvest report 2014 Dec 22 Bison harvest report 2014 Dec 1 Bison harvest report 2014 Nov 24 Bison harvest report 2014 Nov 18 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 31 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 24 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 17 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 10 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2014 Mar 10 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 3 Bison harvest report 2014 Mar 3 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2014 Feb 24 Bison harvest report 2014 Feb 18 Bison harvest report 2014 Feb 10 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2014 Feb 10 Bison harvest report 2014 Feb 03 Bison harvest report 2014 Jan 27 Bison harvest report 2014 Jan 23 Bison harvest report 2014 Jan 14 Bison harvest report 2014 Jan 13 Bison harvest report 2014 Jan 6 Bison harvest report 2013 Dec 30 Bison harvest report 2013 Jun 10 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 Jun 6 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 May 28 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 Apr 23 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 Apr 15 Bison harvest report 2013 Apr 9 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 Mar 25 Bison harvest report 2013 Mar 19 Bison harvest report 2013 Mar 13 Bison harvest report 2013 Mar 12 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2013 Feb 19 notes from Partner Winter Operations telecon 2012 week of 15 Apr 2012 week of 8 Apr 2011 May 16-31 2011 May 1-15 2011 Apr 16-30 2011 Apr 1-15 2011 Mar 16-31 2011 Mar 1-15 2011 Feb 16-28 2011 Feb 1-15 2011 Jan 16-31 2011 Jan 1-15 2010 Dec 16-31 2010 Dec 1-15 2010 July 2010 May 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April
  
  
• Long-term Bison Hunt Documents and Summaries
  Select One (also see Risk Management Action Reports) 2005-2013 Bison Hunt Harvest Data 2005-2009 Bison Hunt Harvest Data 2004 Bison Hunt Decision Notice 2004 (Sep) Bison Hunt Environmental Assessment
  
  
• Citizen Working Group (CWG) Documents
  Select One 2012 (Feb 24) Partners Response to CWG Recommendations 2012 (Feb 14) CWG Responses to Partner Questions 2011 (Nov 30) CWG Recommendations to Partners 2009 (Aug 11) Citizens� Working Group Concept Paper
  
  
• Bison Quarantine Facility Documents
  Select One (Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study = BQFS) 2017 (Dec) Memorandum -- Quarantine of Yellowstone Bison 2011 (May) Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study Interim Summary 2010 (May) Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study Interim Summary 2010 (Feb) Bison Quarantine Translocation EA Decision Notice 2009 (Dec) Bison Quarantine Translocation Draft EA 2009 (Apr) History and Status of Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study 2008 (Oct) BQFS Scoping Notice for Phases II & III 2008 Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study Annual Report 2007 Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study Annual Report 2006 (Jun) BQFS Phase II/III Decision Notice 2005 (Dec) Environmental Assessment, Draft BQFS Feasibility Study Phase II/III 2005 (Dec 12, though document undated) Bison Quarantine Feasibility Study Q&A Phase II/III 2005 (Jan) Bison Quarantine Phase I EA Decision Notice 2004 (Oct) Preliminary EA--Feasibility Study of Bison Quarantine Phase I 2004 (Jan, though undated) A Proposed Feasibility Study of Bison Quarantine Procedures
  
  
• Vaccination Documents
  Select One 2012 (May) GonaCon Final EA 2012 (May) APHIS GonaCon Immunocontraceptive Vaccine FONSI 2012 (Jan) APHIS GonaCon Immunocontraceptive Vaccine EA 2012 (Jan) APHIS GonaCon Immunocont. Vaccine EA Legal Notice 2010 (Mar) Remote Vaccination DEIS 2005 (Feb) Vaccination ROD 2004 (Dec) Bison Vaccination EA
  
  
• Royal Teton Ranch Fencing Documents
  Select One 2010 (Apr) Fence Decision Sign Off 2009 (Nov) Biological Assessment 2008 (Dec) Environmental Assessment Decision Notice 2008 Special Use Permit 2008 USFS Special Use Permit Decision Memo 2008 USFS Fence Decision/Authorization 2008 (Oct) Environmental Assesment 2008 (Jul) Scoping for Grazing Rights Purchase Vicinity Map
  
  
• Horse Butte Bison Capture Facility (HBBCF) Documents
  Select One 2009 (Mar) Updated Errata Sheet, Special Use Permit Renewal 2009 (Jan 20) Errata Sheet for Special Use Permit Renewal 2009 (Jan 13) HBBCF Special Use Permit Renewal Decision 2008 (Mar) Scoping Notice for HBBCF Permit Renewal 1999 (Jan) Decision Notice and Finding Of No Significant Impact 1998 HBBCF Environmental Assesment 1997 Scoping notice for HBBCF
  
  
• USDA-APHIS Bison Bull Shedding EA
  Select One 2010-2011 Weekly Project Updates 2010 (Apr) Finding of No Significant Impact 2010 (Mar) Legal Notice for Finding of No Significant Impact Summary of Comments & Responses 2010 (Feb) Yellowstone Bison Bulls Environmental Assessment
  
  
• GAO Reports
  Select One 2008 (Mar) 2007 (Mar) 1999 1997 1992
  
  
• Maps
  Select One North Management Area following 2012 Adaptive Management changes West Management Area--Local Features West Management Area--Zones and Private Property Maps from Gov's Dec2015 EA Decision on Yr-Round Habitat for Yell Bison Eagle Creek area shooting closures as of 12/9/19 McConnell fishing access area shooting closures as of 12/6/19