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Rio Abajo Conservation Area Habitat Restoration Phase I
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Southern end of Rio Abajo Bosque
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The Rio Abajo Conservation Area 80 acres prime Bosque along Middle Rio Grande – suitable habitat for SW Willow Flycatcher and the Yellow billed Cuckoo 120 acres of uplands open space
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Site Bosque Winter 2005
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Species Recovery Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax trailii ssp extimus) Yellow billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
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Restoration Species List: Primarily Black willow & Cottonwood patchy mosaic including Coyote willow New Mexico olive Screwbean mesquite Wolfberry False indigo Golden currant native forbes & grasses
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Salt cedar encroachment
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Levee road, Rio Abajo South
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Bosque approach to Rio Abajo Conservation Area
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Budget Rio Abajo Habitat Restoration Phase I ItemResults, products VSWCD In-Kind $ Match Requested funding Total funds budgeted Year 1: Monitoring:NEPA compliant EA, Baseline Data for species recovery $5,000$10,000$15,000 Control:20 acres invasives removed $5,00041,000$46,000 Administration (5% total costs):Contracts administration, Annual Report $2,500 Year 2: Monitoring:Species surveys $2,500$7,500$10,000 Control:20 acres invasives removed $5,000$41,000$46,000 Restoration:20 acres restored habitat $2,500$15,000$17,500 Administration:Contracts administration, Annual Report $2,500 Year 3: Monitoring: Species Surveys, Final Species Recovery Monitoring/Mgt. Plan $5,000 $10,000 Restoration:20 acres restored habitat $5,000$12,500$17,500 AdministrationContracts administration, Final Report $2,500 Total Project Costs$30,000$139,500$169,500
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TIMETABLE Rio Abajo Conservation Area Habitat Restoration Phase I 1 st Year: EA, Biological surveys, species surveys, 20 acres control of invasives (areas to be determined–GPS), restoration planning, annual report. 2 nd Year: Species surveys, resprout treatment of 20 acres cleared 1 st year, restoration of 20 acres cleared 1 st year, eradication of next 20 acres of invasives, annual report. 3 rd Year: Species surveys, begin monitoring of habitat restoration, resprout treatment 40 acres, restoration of additional 20 acres cleared, finalize long-term maintenance & monitoring plan (10 year), final report.
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