The Colorado First Conservation District (CFCD) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a 5 year, $3.26 million dollar grant in support of critical conservation projects aimed at protecting and enhancing sagebrush habitat on private lands for the Greater Sage-grouse and other wildlife in northwest Colorado under National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Colorado Greater Sage- Grouse Fund.

The funding will allow CFCD to implement targeted efforts to ensure the long-term conservation of Greater Sage-grouse in Northwest Colorado by funding projects focused on restoration and enhancement of priority and general habitat. Additionally, the grant will support collaborative work with local ranchers, government agencies, and conservation partners to ensure the health of these rangelands for both wildlife and agricultural use. CFCD will be reaching out to key stakeholders in the community to start engaging on four key outcomes of:

·         Improving habitat quality on rangelands and create contiguous patches of sagebrush.

·         Enhancing habitat through control of invasive plants.

·         Reversing juniper/conifer encroachment in sagebrush habitats.

·         Maintaining and improving habitat on grazing lands/rangeland.

TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING, PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION HERE

For more information or if you need help applying - please contact Mark Lowrey at 970-329-3146 or email cfcdsagegrouse@gmail.com

 Project Staff