SW Utah • Entered by Jane Stewart on May 7, 2024
Willows Project – Field Work
February 24, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 0.5 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 3.5 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Total Hours | 14.5 |
Key Issue: Wildlife Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Utah DNR, BLM
Landscape/area: BLM UT – St. George Field Office
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Plants planted (200 trees)
Outcome 2: Event Attendees (15 people)
Short Description of Activity
Planted willows & cottonwood trees along a section of the Virgin River to create a new nesting habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Reflection/Evaluation
4 Great Old Broads worked alongside Utah Wildlife and BLM agents to plant trees and ready this habitat for future nesting. This project was spearheaded by the Southwest Utah Great Old Broads group. We reached out to the state DNR and together came up with this project.
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Photo Captions
1 – Great Old Broads planting willow trees along the Virgin River to create nesting habitat for the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher