OpportunityTitle: Restore Trails and Native Vegetation at Canyonlands NP
Description: This project will employ youth conservation crews to work alongside NPS staff to improve trails, control exotic plant populations and restore degraded grasslands in Canyonlands and Arches national parks. B. Project Objectives &#226;&#191;&#191; Trail work will involve repairing water bars, check steps, stone retaining walls, and trail tread surface, as well as installation of fencing and shade structures. Project will control exotic vegetation through hand-pulling and treating target species with herbicide, and assisting NPS sawyers with tamarisk removal. Grassland restoration will involve installing and seeding small erosion control devices called &#226;&#191;&#191;ConMods&#226;&#191;&#157; that will collect soil, sand, litter and debris which will facilitate germination and establishment of native species.
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GrantorContactText: Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams &lt;br/&gt;Kelly_Adams@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;