Habitat management, Habitat restoration

Summit Lake Sagebrush Spring(s) into Action

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$70,000

Humboldt, Nevada

Project Description

The project will protect and restore two large, degraded springs (Tule and Slide Springs) within the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation. Spring ecosystems are vulnerable to overgrazing by domestic and wild ungulates, and fencing springs and associated wet meadows can facilitate the necessary protection, rest, and recovery from grazing pressures. An enclosed fence will be installed around each spring to control access by horses and cattle.

Partners

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

Contact

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...