Restore Encinado Creek to provide access to the floodplain, and minimize bank erosion and a narrowing width/depth ratio. Project will prevent erosion, raise the water table, and spread water as sheet flow, lowering stream temperatures, reducing runoff and creating improved habitat for the threatened and endangered species that live in the project area.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southwestern Rivers
Project Title: Brazos River and Tributaries Wetland and Stream Restoration (NM)
Organization:
Rio Puerco Alliance
Project ID:
2504.19.066534
Description:
Award Amount:
$151546.02
Location:
Encinado Creek, Rio Brazos Watershed, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico