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<br />e.v. <br />tw. <br />ct;l, <br />U\ <br />-TrackinG Habitat Imoacts <br />A wetland and wildlife habitat tracking system (WET) is IJeing <br />used in the Lower Gunnison Salinity Unit. WET tracks general salinity <br />contract information, wildlife haIJitat practices; wetland information, <br />and HEP related data for all contracts. <br />General contract information includes total 'contracted acres, the <br />date the contract is approved, total cost share funds and cost share <br />dollars for wildlife habitat improvement practices. specific wildlife <br />habitat practices (i.e. shallow water developments, shelterlJelts, <br />etc.), size of the practices, dates planned and applied are entered <br />for each contract. Wetland information entered in WET includes <br />wetland type, source of water supporting the wetland (artificial VS <br />natural), acres and values (CWEP/WUV's). HEPinformation tracked <br />includes cover type acres, HSI and HUV values for existing, planned <br />and applied conditions. WET is being used to record and evaluate the <br />qualitative and quantitative changes to wetland and wildlife habitat <br />as the salinity program progresses. These data are cumulatively <br />summarized, evaluated and annually reported in this document - the <br />Monitoring And Evaluation Report for the Lower Gunnison, Colorado <br />Unit. <br /> <br />Non-Salinitv Funded Reolacement <br />Additional state and privately funded programs will be used for <br />salinity habitat replacement when the SCS is the primary agency <br />providing technical assistance and evaluating the project through the <br />HEP process. An example is the Cooperative Wildlife Habitat ' ' <br />Enhancement Program (CWHEP) funded through the Colorado Division o~ <br />Wildlife and administered by the Montrose and Delta Soil Conservation <br />Districts. Presently, 25 projects are planned through CWHEP <br />obligating approximately $38000 for upland, riparian and wetland <br />wildlife habitat developments in the Lower Gunnison Unit. These <br />projects are not included in this report as salinity habitat <br />replacement as, they have not yet been evaluated through the HEP <br />process. <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />..... <br />{J.::"}~ <br /> <br />1 <br />I <br />,I <br /> <br /><;~~~ . I <br />