A marsh bird study in central North Dakota again received a generous boost in funding from a pipeline company that transports natural gas across the state.

This is the second year Alliance Pipeline will contribute $10,000 to a study that will evaluate the distribution of wetland bird species and the influence that surrounding landscapes, such as grasslands and crop fields, have on them.

Alliance is partnered in the study with the ND Game and Fish Department, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and Ducks Unlimited.

The study, which is in its third year, will provide wildlife managers valuable information to better manage wetland bird populations in the future.