Ninemile Hill Stewardship Recap

This past Saturday, HCCA volunteers joined BLM staff to improve wildlife habitat and protect sensitive areas in the Ninemile Hill area south of Blue Mesa Reservoir. Volunteers constructed worm fences and strategically placed rock and woody debris to effectively treat head cuts forming in the meadow on site. These head cuts are early erosion features that can develop into major gullies that result in unstable incising that drains water from the landscape. Addressing these head cuts early helps preserve this critical Gunnison sage-grouse habitat. Please consider joining us this month in other restoration projects on your public lands!