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• Henry's Fork Wetlands • USFS 6-AA-CU-FS110 $79,000 ~ Constructed 300+ acres of waterfowl habitat along Henry's Fork Creek adjacent ~ to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Several small impoundments hold water diverted • from Henry's Fork during waterfowl nesting season and release to enhanced wetlands around the reservoir. The project was awarded the 2000 Taking Wing ~ Award for partnership projects benefitting waterfowl by Ducks Unlimited and the ~ Forest Service. ~ Little Hills State Wildlife Management Area ~ CDOW 6-FC-CU-DW 120 $68,000 ~ In continuation of work commenced under 5-FCCU-DW030, riparian corridors ~ along 2 miles of Yellow Creek and 7 miles of Stake Springs (State property) were fenced to prevent livestock trespass and to improve riparian revegetation. ~ Fencing was installed according to Colorado DOW specifications for wildlife, ~ leaving periodic water gaps for cattle access to the streams. Markedly increased • riparian vegetation along with an increase in stream flow and improvement in water quality resulted. This has improved big game habitats on state property ~ and will work to diminish big game depredations on neighboring private ~ agricultural lands. ~ Water control structures in wetlands constructed under the previous agreement ~ were replaced with larger capacity and more efficient units. ~ Tamarisk control was initiated in an effort to gain an early advantage over this • newly invasive species. Heavy equipment removed plants, including root masses. ~ 1997 Completed Projects ~ Bunker Ranch ~ The Nature Conservancy 7-FC-CU-NC110 $100,000 ~ The program provided approximately 20% of the costs of the purchase of the • 351-acre Bunker Ranch along the San Miguel River near Nucla, Colorado. The ranch is almost totally composed of acottonwood-dominated riparian plant ~ community. Avery small portion of the property has been disturbed for grazing ~ and for housing and outbuilding structures. TNC is exploring restoration ~ concepts for these areas. The property abuts an existing TNC preserve and the • acquisition results in preserving and protecting a total of 610 acres and 6.5 miles of nearly pristine riparian forest, an ecosystem severely impacted by water ~ resource development. ~ t,..