Awardee Name
University of Wyoming
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Development of a Market or Ecosystem Services in the Wyoming Green River Basin
Awardee State/Territory
Wyoming
Involved States/territories
Wyoming
Award Year
2011
End Date
Award Amount
$69,830.00
Project Background
To implement a pilot Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) program in the Green River Basin of Southeastern Wyoming. This program's focus is ranchers and ecosystem services located in an arid region of the Intermountain West. The program involves working with interested landowners and potential funders to determine ecosystem services and contract terms that would be amendable to both buyers and sellers. Existing conservation plans will be used and additional ones developed to determine which ecosystem services and locations in the basin would be optimal. The ecosystems services considered for the proposed program are maintenance or improvement of wildlife habitat and riparian condition in the basin. Examples of practices that increase provision of these services include altered grazing patterns and choice of irrigation practices and timing.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No