west colorado river watershed coordinator

West Colorado River West Colorado River Watershed CoordinatorWatershed Coordinator

PurposePurpose• Coordinate Conservation Efforts Between

Agencies and Organizations• Projects– Moab– Price (Applicable)

• Grants

Interagency CoordinationInteragency Coordination• Price River Enhancement Committee

– Bureau of Land Management – Castleland Resource Conservation and Development Council– Carbon County– Environmental Protection Agency– Natural Resources Conservation Service– Price City– Price River Conservation District – Price-San Rafael-Muddy Creek Conservation and Development Council– Private Landowners– Skyline Cooperative Weed Management Area– Utah Association of Conservation Districts– Utah Department of Agriculture and Food– Utah Department of Transportation – Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands – Utah Division of Water Rights– Utah Division of Water Quality – Utah Division of Wildlife Resources– Utah State University Extension Service

Interagency CoordinationInteragency Coordination

Interagency CoordinationInteragency Coordination

Projects (Moab)Projects (Moab)

Before After

Animal Feeding Operation

Fencing and new corrals will later be installed.

Projects (Moab)Projects (Moab)Ken’s Lake Cocklebur Project

Projects (Price)Projects (Price)Storm Drain Markers

Projects (Price River)Projects (Price River)

Before After

Russian olive/Tamarisk Treatment

Projects (Scofield)Projects (Scofield)

Before After

Grazing Management at Spur Bay

GrantsGrants• EPA 319 (60/40 Match)• State Revolving Fund • Grazing Improvement (50/50 Private, 75/25 public)• NRCS EQIP (Match Ranges)• Utah Partners for Conservation Development (UPCD)– Watershed Restoration Initiative

• Utah Weed Supervisors Association (Federal Funds)– Cooperative Weed Management Areas

• Utah Watershed Coordinating Council (60/40)– Mainly for Information and Education

Questions?

Daniel GunnellWatershed Coordinator (435) 381-2300 x 117daniel.gunnell@ut.nacdnet.net