December 2015
The old saying “you can’t do it alone” rung true this week as Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico recognized its partners that are helping the Refuge restore habitat for threatened and endangered species along the Rio Grande.
The Refuge was awarded a $350,000 grant through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Cooperative Recovery Initiative, a program that provides funding to national wildlife refuges to assist in the recovery of federally threatened or endangered species.
To make this project a reality, the Refuge partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission to restore approximately 60 acres of habitat for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, as well many other riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian species.
Learn more about Sevilleta NWR: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/sevilleta/
Cooperative Recovery Initative: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/whm/cooperativeRecoveryInitiative.html
