Habitat management, Habitat restoration

Mason Mountain Riparian/Wet Meadow Restoration and Infrastructure Removal 

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY24$ 24,000  Elko, Nevada 

Project Description

Interior Redband Trout have been negatively impacted by improper grazing practices, drought, and annual invasives, and anthropogenic developments. This project will reduce invasive annual grass encroachment, improve riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.

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corridors, increase water retention, improve hydrological function, increase habitat permeability for the trout, pronghorn antelope and improve spring breeding and late-summer brood rearing habitat for greater sage-grouse.

Partners

Nevada Department of Wildlife, private landowner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Ecological Services 

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental...