Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico was recently awarded a competitive grant through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Cooperative Recovery Initiative. This Initiative provides funding to national wildlife refuges to assist in the recovery of federally threatened or endangered species. This grant will allow for improvements to approximately 60 acres of wetlands and riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian habitat for a variety of endangered species and other wildlife. To complete the work, Wetland Units A & B on the Refuge are closed for the next several months to public access and all recreational activities including hunting and wildlife observation. The closure is to ensure public safety and is expected to last through the 2015/2016 hunting season. In addition to habitat improvements, the Refuge will also improve hunting and wildlife observation opportunities.
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Map of closed area
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