Get Involved: Terrestrial Wildlife Programs - SW Region - Gunnison Sage Grouse Habitat Support

Gunnison Sage Grouse Habitat Support

Description:

Volunteer assists local CPW biologists and the Gunnison Basin Wet Meadow Restoration and Resiliency Building project enhance wildlife habitat through the use of simple low-tech restoration structures built from rock and wood materials. Restoration structures will be built by hand in incised stream channels to promote water spread, retention, and connectivity with former meadow surface/floodplain. Restoration will enhance mesic plant communities which Gunnison sage-grouse need for late brood-rearing and summer-fall habitat. These efforts benefit a variety of other species such as deer, elk, pronghorn, neo-tropical birds, and amphibians. Volunteers need to be physically fit and capable of working in adverse weather conditions. The ability to lift irregularly shaped rocks weighing a few pounds to over 50 pounds is needed. Volunteers will serve in a team environment, typically with a crew supervisor or biologist. Special training on how to construct restoration structures will be provided.

Time Commitment:

Field work is completed between July 15 - October 15, depending on site conditions. Specific dates of construction work varies based on need and amount of work.

Volunteer Benefits:

Volunteers will support CPW and cooperating federal land managers enhance wildlife habitat through the restoration of incised and gullied stream channels. Volunteers willing to make a long-term commitment will have the opportunity to see how vegetation c

Interests:

General - Ongoing Volunteering, Habitat and Trail Work - Habitat Improvement/Restoration