Case Study: River and Wetland Restoration
Collaboration and Innovation in the Valle Vidal 2005 to Present: Watershed Artisans, Inc. has been working in the on the restoration of native Rio Grande Cutthroat trout habitat in the Comanche Creek watershed of Northern New Mexico every year since 2005. Comanche Creek is one of the major streams that drain the high elevation wet meadows and slope wetlands the Valle Vidal, a unique part of the Carson National Forest. The Comanche Creek watershed is a special place that is home to endemic populations of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, as well as numerous other species of high country flora and fauna.
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Sharing the Good Word: In 2012 Craig Sponholtz was invited to New South Wales and Queensland Australia to teach watershed restoration courses with two of Australia’s top tier regenerative agriculture organizations, Milkwood Permaculture and RegenAg, as well as several Natural Resource Management organizations and Landcare groups. Since 2012, Craig has returned to Australia every year to share his knowledge and techniques as well as building the regional capacity of skilled watershed restoration practitioners.
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