NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Southwestern Rivers
Project Title: Grazing Management Enhancements in Eddy County, New Mexico
Organization:
New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts
Project ID:
0801.17.059382
Description:

Implement brush control, installation of alternate water sources, water pipelines and fence lines in upland areas adjacent to the Pecos, Black and Delaware rivers and Red Bluff, Brushy and Salt Grass draws within Eddy County, New Mexico. Project will focus on restoration of grassland ecosystems, enhanced distribution of livestock and enhancement of water quality, quantity and rare aquatic species within these rivers.

Award Amount:
$247495.93
Location:
Treatments will occur in grazing allotments within the Black, Delaware and lower Pecos River watersheds south of Carlsbad, in Eddy County New Mexico (see uploaded map).