BIG NEWSâźď¸ Quail Forever (QF) is excited to announce plans for conservation efforts on 35,000 acres of working lands and wildlife habitat in Arizona. The project â Restoring Arizonaâs Colorado River Basin Conservation Area â was recently funded at $24.5 million by the United States Department of Agricultureâs (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
Working together with the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts, Arizona Game and Fish, and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, team members will restore native plant communities by removing invasive woody plants in the Colorado River Basin. Strategically implemented, and expanding on previous landscape-scale projects, this award will add approximately 35,000 acres of restored habitat. These projects will enhance habitat for wildlife, improve wildlife connectivity, reduce the risk of wildfires, sequester carbon, protect soils and improve water quality and hydrology.
Partners will work with Arizona livestock ranchers to complete projects across the landscape. Producers will see long-term benefits for livestock grazing as forage production increases after invasive brush removal.
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