Utah Climate Resilience Projects for Mesic Habitat Restoration and Enhancements

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$475,453

Juab, Tooele, Duchesne, Carbon, Sanpete, Utah, Iron, Rich counties, Utah

FY23

$232,398 

Juab, Tooele, Duchesne, Carbon, Sanpete, Utah, Iron, Rich counties, Utah

FY24

$75,000

Juab, Tooele, Duchesne, Carbon, Sanpete, Utah, Iron, Rich counties, Utah

Project Description

This project will advance mesic habitat restoration within larger watershed scale habitat restoration projects in Utah to increase climate and drought resiliency.

 Partners

Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative, Utah Blue Ribbon Fisheries Advisory Council, Utah Division of Water Quality, Utah Grazing Improvement Program, Trout Unlimited, Utah Habitat Council, BLM, NRCS, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources/Department of Natural Resources, U. S. Forest Service

Contact Information

Programs

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