Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Gunnison Sage Grouse Habitat Improvement and Management Project

Habitat management
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Gunnison Sage Grouse Habitat Improvement and Management Project
Status
Planned

States

Colorado

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Gunnison Sage Grouse Habitat Improvement and Management Project

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY25$144,000Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Lands & Pinecrest Ranch, CO

Project Description

This project will benefit sage-obligate birds (e.g., Gunnison sage-grouse) and occur on Tribal land owned and managed by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. This project will restore and enhance 116 wet meadow acres and support grazing management of both upland and wet meadow habitats across 6,876 acres. 

Partners

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

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...
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