Pinyon Mesa Pinyon-Juniper Removal Implementation Project

Habitat restoration
Pinyon Mesa Pinyon-Juniper Removal Implementation Project
Status
Planned

States

Colorado

Subject

Invasive species
Sagebrush

Pinyon Mesa Pinyon-Juniper Removal Implementation Project

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY25$176,880Mesa Canyon, CO

Project Description

The Colorado West Land Trust will target approximately 765 acres of conifer removal using a combination of mastication for Phase II conifer encroachment and chainsaws/hand tools for Phase I conifer encroachment. This effort will enhance and restore critical habitat for 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.

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Partners

Colorado West Land Trust

Contact

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

Initiatives

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Proven Projects for Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was directly appropriated $455 million over five years in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds. These funds will help address climate change and restore ecosystems to provide long lasting benefits to the American people.
Initiative
Protecting Wildlife

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental United States, comprising one-third of the land mass of the continental lower 48. It is the lifeblood of...
Program