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   Restore Wildlife Habitat at Chico Basin Ranch, March 22-24: VOLUNTEERS   
   NEEDED   
   Date: Feb 15, 2013 3:15 PM   
      
      
   Chico Basin Ranch Restoration   
      
   March 22 - 24   
      
   (Ranch-style BBQ, bird walk, the GREAT Plains)   
      
      
   OVERVIEW   
      
   Right now, more than 1,500 miles away in Central America, droves of   
   tiny birds are considering migrating north, up through the Central   
   (great plains) Flyway and beyond. To successfully make their journey,   
   they need the right habitat. Here in Colorado, at the western edge of   
   the great plains, much of that habitat has been altered and/or lost   
   completely.   
      
      
      
   In partnership with the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, the Col   
   Division of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and   
   Chico Basin Ranch, WRV is building on its first successful year at   
   Chico Basin Ranch to restore a classic plains riparian (i.e.,   
   streamside) plant community essential to well being of so many   
   migratory birds and other wildlife. The site has been severely altered   
   throughout the years, resulting in a dense cover of exotic Russian   
   olive trees and tamarisk. These trees have been eliminated, and now   
   the site is ready for the re-establishment of native shrubs and trees,   
   such as golden currant, wild rose, chokecherry, plains cottonwood,   
   coyote willow, and others. On this project, volunteers will be   
   installing willow cuttings, container stock, and bare-root shrubs. We   
   hope you can join us for one or three days to help restore habitat in   
   an important part of the central flyway.   
      
      
      
   View Chico Basin Ranch video and conservation info: Chico Basin Ranch   
   For more information about flyways, visit: Central (Great Plains)   
   Flyway   
      
      
   Free camping and food provided!   
      
      
   HOW TO REGISTER?   
   To register for the first camp-out of the year, click here,  e-mail   
   john@wlrv.org, or call 970-493-2075.   
      
      
   Want to help restore Chico Basin, but can't make the date?  Come join   
   us on March 15 for one day of willow and cottonwood harvest, essential   
   plant stock to restore the bird habitats of Chico Basin.  Willow   
   Harvest Project, March 15   
      
      
      
   QUESTIONS?   
   If you have any questions, please contact John at (970) 493-2075 or   
   john@wlrv.org.   
      
      
      
   WANT TO SEE MORE PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE?   
      
      
   Join WRV as a Member and get great discounts on trainings & gear!  Get   
   advance notification of our projects each season and the satisfaction   
   that you're investing in a sustainable conservation effort in   
   Colorado!   
      
   For more info about our membership program, follow this Membership   
   Link.   
      
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