Restore over 200 acres of riparian habitat for the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher along the Upper Gila River in Arizona. Project will protect critical breeding habitat from the tamarisk leaf beetle, a biological control of the invasive salt cedar.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southwestern Rivers
Project Title: Restoring Native Habitat Refugia for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher on the Gila River (AZ)
Organization:
Gila Watershed Partnership of AZ
Project ID:
2504.22.074882
Description:
Award Amount:
$101773.65
Location:
Upper Gila River near the Town of Thatcher and City of Safford in Graham County, Arizona.