NFWF Grant Profile

Install and maintain in-stream structures including beaver dam analogs and construct cattle and elk exclosures in the Rito Peñas Negras for Rio Grande cutthroat trout and chub and develop a comprehensive plan to manage invasive species and improve stream function to expand habitat for Gila trout in Chase Creek. Project will reduce channel erosion, improve aquatic habitat conditions including re-wetting of wetlands as well as promote vegetation establishment and improve streambank stabilization.