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Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks applications for wetlands program

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking applications for wetland and riparian restoration, enhancement and creation projects to support its Wetlands Program Strategic Plan.

The agency will award up to $1.3 million from Great Outdoors Colorado to projects that support the strategic plan’s two main goals:

Improve the distribution and abundance of ducks, and opportunities for public waterfowl hunting.Improve the status of declining or at-risk species.The Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program is a voluntary, collaborative and incentive-based program to restore, enhance and create wetlands and riparian areas.

Funds are allocated annually to the program, and projects are recommended for funding by a CPW committee with final approval by the director.

The application deadline is Aug. 9.

For an application, visit bit.ly/2JBTFsv.