Color Country Duncan Creek Restoration

Background information. The Duncan Creek restoration area is located in Iron County, Utah. This area provides important habitat for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and an increasing number of homes are located in the wildland-urban interface. Restoration efforts are focused on both habitat improvement and fire/fuels reduction. Restoration in this area is ongoing; this case study focuses on restoration activities that occurred primarily in 2012. During this period, restoration was accomplished on 2,080 acres of public and private lands. The project was funded by a variety of private, State, and Federal cooperators, including the Bureau of Land Management, Mule Deer Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Bank stabilization/erosion control, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Land Management, Debris addition, Fire, All tags... Fuels reduction project, Habitat-based, Herbaceous (grass, sedge, forb), Herbaceous fuels management, Invasive species control, Mule Deer Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Private land, Sagebrush restoration, Sagebrush restoration, Seeding, Shrub/scrub, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Department of the Interior land, Utah, Vegetation management, Watershed restoration, Woody fuels management, Fewer tags