Habitat restoration, Invasive species management

Restoration of Native Sagebrush Habitats from Cheatgrass Invasion in Northwestern Colorado (Phase 1)

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$230,926

Moffat, CO

FY23$230,926Moffat, CO

Project Description

Aerial application of herbicide to treat cheatgrass on approximately 7,125 acres of privately owned sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush habitat on working ranchlands in NW CO. This project will complement ongoing, partner-driven work in this strategic landscape to benefit Greater Sage Grouse nesting and brood-rearing habitat.

Partners

Bayer, Colorado Partners for Fish & Wildlife

Contact

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Colorado Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
National Wildlife Refuge System
Area
CO

Programs

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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...
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