In
order to protect, restore and connect ecosystems in the Southern
Rockies, SREP is working on the ground with local groups, agencies,
citizens, policy makers and all levels of government. Through our
partnership in the
Southern
Rockies Conservation Alliance (SRCA), we are working
closely with 26 conservation groups by providing scientific information
and
technical assistance, as well as SREP staff time and expertise.
Restoring Landscape
Connections
As an organization, SREP is filling a critical niche by focusing on
restoring landscape connections, an important and overarching goal of
our organizational vision.
Through our Linking Colorado's Landscapes
project and our Colorado Wildlife on the Move
campaign we have forged unique partnerships with transportation and
insurance agencies, businesses, engineers, and state agencies.
Our efforts to construct Colorado's first wildlife bridge just west of Vail Pass
is a unique and monumental on-the-ground effort that will literally
restore habitat over I-70 in the White River National Forest.
Core Conservation
SREP is working to protect our public lands through cooperative efforts with local groups. Through GIS assistance, map making, and ecological analyses we are providing assistance to important local conservation plans and projects. SREP is helping to guide priority-setting for new projects and assisting groups in their campaign work.
Currently, SREP is working with two local groups around Colorado
Springs - the
Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition and the
Upper
Arkansas South Platte Project - to support the designation of new
wilderness areas in this region and to refine the Wild Connections
Conservation Plan for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
We are also working in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre and Gunnison
National Forest (GMUG) through a collaborative project called
Mountains to Mesas, as well as in the San Juan National Forest on
the
Wild San Juans project.
For more information on our public lands protection efforts, please click here.
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