NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
America the Beautiful Challenge
Project Title: Riparian Wildlife Corridor Restoration and Wildfire Recovery at Santa Clara Pueblo (NM)
Organization:
Santa Clara Pueblo
Project ID:
5200.23.077634
Description:

Perform post-fire and flood riparian and wildlife corridor restoration across Santa Clara Pueblo reservation lands in the Santa Clara Creek Watershed, the lower Rio Santa Cruz, and Rio Grande River. Project will reconnect, protect and restore over 40-miles of important stream corridors that run from the top of the Jemez Mountains to the Rio Grande Valley by managing invasive species, re-establishing native habitats, improving fencing, and engaging the local workforce and communities.

Award Amount:
$4250000.00
Location:
Santa Clara Pueblo proposes to conduct extensive riparian and wildlife restoration across reservation lands in the Santa Clara Creek Watershed, the lower Rio Santa Cruz, and Rio Grande River.