Awarded Grants

This project supports the restoration of willows, mesquite and cottonwood vegetation in riparian areas to reduce hazardous fuels and erosion that pose wildfire threats in recreation areas, increase habitat conservation, and enhance water quality.

This project restores native riparian vegetation, removes invasive species, and improves habitat for plants, wildlife, and aquatic species in and around Pasture Canyon Reservoir to strengthen ecological health, cultural use, and long-term watershed resilience.

This project supports the planning, reimagining, and implementation of conservation easements to perpetually protect the culturally significant buffalo habitat within and adjacent to the Wind River Indian Reservation, while strengthening land sovereignty for the respective tribal communities.

The project supports the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s natural resources through low-tech, process-based restoration that enhances riverine processes, expands riparian habitat, reduces nonpoint source pollution, improve water quality, and strengthens tribal climate resiliency.

This project aims to restore ecological balance within the Colorado River Basin by supporting the strategic removal of feral equids. This removal will prevent further erosion, reestablish native habitat, eliminate competition for native species, and improve watershed health.

This project advances collaborative fisheries research by promoting and advocating for the use of Skipper Science with fishery partners, and creating and implementing a policy for a subsistence food security monitoring program.