July 30, 2008--Gunnison River enhancement efforts awarded grant (Montrose Daily Press)
Local efforts to clear invasive species and restore native plants along the Gunnison River received a boost in July. The National Association of Counties (NACo) awarded $246,100 in grants — including $40,000 to the Uncompahgre Plateau Project — through the Five Star Project Partnership. The grants will aid 10 community groups in implementing locally driven wetland and restoration projects, NACo noted. The Uncompahgre Plateau Project in Montrose and Delta counties will use the two-year grant to remove invasive plants and restore native species along 23 miles of the Gunnison River within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, said Pam Motley, Uncompahgre Plateau Project education coordinator.
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