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~ Imperial National Wildlife Refuge ~ USFWS 8-AACU-FW120 $10,000 ~ Cost share funds allowed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to clear and level 10 ~ acres of land dominated by invading reed grass (Phragmites) and salt cedar ~ (Tamarix) vegetation as the first step in restoration of native riparian habitats on ~ refuge lands along the lower Colorado River. The Service provided other ~ funding to complete the restoration by replanting native cottonwood and willow to • benefit riparian wildlife species that utilize the refuge. ~ Sage Grouse Study . BLM 8-AA-CU-BL020 $17,500 ~ BLM-Gunnison completed field studies of habitat characteristics, preferences ~ and recommended land treatments to benefit sage grouse in accordance with ~ the approved Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, amulti-agency • cooperative effort to improve the status of the species. The goal of the plan is to assist in providing stable and healthy populations of sage grouse in Colorado. ~ Habitat characterizations, experiments with fenced exclosures, and delineation of ~ critical winter habitat use areas were all subjects of the studies completed. ~ Horsethief Canyon Riparian Restoration ~ BLM 8-AA-CU-BL020 $4,900 ~ In a pilot effort to restore riparian forest conditions along the Colorado River near Fruita, Colorado, the Grand Junction Resource Area of the BLM eradicated a dense stand of tamarisk of about one acre and replanted native cottonwood and ~ willow trees. An irrigation system was installed to support the growth of the ~ planted vegetation. A high mortality of planted material occurred over a period of • two years. Causes were likely due to poor plant stock, possible improper treatment of rooted stock, lack of water during a very hot summer of 2000 and ~ lack of agency expertise or monitoring of the project. ~ Upper Fontenelle Wetlands • BOR 8-AA-CU-BR010 $25,000 ~ This study considered the feasibility of creating up to 300 acres of waterfowl ~ nesting habitats and other riparian migratory bird habitats on BOR withdrawn • lands adjacent to the Green River south of LaBarge, WY. The project would involve rehabilitating an irrigation diversion from the Green River to deliver water ~ to flooded bottomlands along the river. After a period of study the BOR ~ determined that it did not wish to pursue the project.