Summit Lake Sagebrush Spring(s) into Action Phase II

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY24$ 176,580Elko, Nevada 

Project Description

The project will restore two degraded springs and protect another spring within the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation. Fencing infrastructure will also be installed to minimize trespass grazing from feral horse and cattle thereby reducing grazing pressure that protects and allows the springs to recover their proper functioning and maximizing ecosystem services to local/migratory wildlife and the Tribe. 

Partners

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Service

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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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